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Jeff Greer
Going to a bowl is a big deal in college football. It means a team has finished its season at .500 or better, and the bowl game is the sweet payoff for winning at least six regular-season games. In going to a bowl, teams get a nice week (usually somewhere warm) and a chunk of cash.
But what if bowls aren't the cash cows they're supposed to be?
Turns out some schools lose boatloads of money during bowl season, the
The biggest loss of money comes when schools purchase tickets in bulk for an upcoming bowl, only to find limited fan interest in attending. The bulk ticket purchases by schools are guaranteed when the deal to include a school in a specific bowl game is made.
So much for the lucrative bowl deals, right?
Experts say that many bowls wouldn't even exist if it weren't for the ticket-buy guarantees. And we wonder why the
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College Football Bowls Aren't Cash Cows They're Made Out to Be