On that bowl money

So, how much does making a bowl game give to UConn?

 Here are the basics of the revenue distribution.

The Big East gives more revenue to the BCS rep (unlike the Big 10), so that means of the 6 bowl eligible teams that are headed to bowls the Huskies will get the most.

The Huskies are going to get $2 million from the Big East for making the BCS bowl. That is the highest of the entire conference. The range of the six payouts will be a low of $1.1 million (St. Petersburgh Bowl)  to the Huskies’ $2 million. That’s the range.

The Huskies will also get a travel fee from the Big East based on distance to travel. That range is $100,000-$300,000 as a maximum. The Huskies are going to be do close to the maximum because of the distance.

There are other additional revenue sources, but a good working number for straight bowl revenue from the Big East is $2.5 million. That’s the revenue for the bowl game.

Full post at: http://jiblogs.com/jsilvers_uconn_football_blog/2010/12/18/on-that-bowl-money/