Ark State Fan has an interesting bowl take.

[jllanclos]

_ ArkStFan is absolutely correct in his assessment. We went over the same scenario on BEV yesterday. _

Jay, isn't this similar to what happened a couple years ago with MT going to the Motor City Bowl as Sun Belt champs and Troy going to the new Orleans Bowl? Or am I remembering that incorrectly?

[zephyr]

_ I would rather win the conference and then choose to go to the Indy bowl up in Shreveport because it is a more prestegious bowl. A win there over a beatable BCS opponent would go farther than a win in the NO Bowl. _

A payout of 3 times what the NO bowl would give us is why I'd love to be in Shreveport. NO would be great for the game and the amount of fans we'd bring but I'd take the money and play a better opponent.

[Clutch0364]

_ Jay, isn't this similar to what happened a couple years ago with MT going to the Motor City Bowl as Sun Belt champs and Troy going to the new Orleans Bowl? Or am I remembering that incorrectly? _

Troy was the conference champion that year not Middle.

[Cajun Express]

_ A payout of 3 times what the NO bowl would give us is why I'd love to be in Shreveport. NO would be great for the game and the amount of fans we'd bring but I'd take the money and play a better opponent. _

Well the conference takes all the money and splits it up so it does not matter money wise where we go.

[cajun4life]

_ A payout of 3 times what the NO bowl would give us is why I'd love to be in Shreveport. NO would be great for the game and the amount of fans we'd bring but I'd take the money and play a better opponent. _

We would have a great showing in Shreveport as well its only 4 hours away. It would also help us out in recruiting North Louisiana.

[Arkstfan]

The conference hasn't been sharing bowl profit (other than the BCS share) because there has been no real profit to share.

Don't be fooled by the numbers you see on websites regarding payout. There is significant fraud involved. Remember the shock that the MWC gave up a $1.4 million payout in the Liberty? What people don't know is that the MWC paid a "marketing fee" to the Liberty of about half that amount and that payout included a ticket requirement. Their runner-up was making more going to Las Vegas when the payout was $800,000 than the champion was making in Memphis when the "payout" was $600,000 more.

The Cajuns would make more money in New Orleans because the payout is based on a very low ticket allotment. Sell above it through your ticket office and you make more.

The NCAA no longer requires bowls to pay each team the same amount. They understand that while the SEC can command $1.7 million now to come to Memphis that C-USA isn't as attractive and that $1.7 million can be reduced a bit either through fees or just a lower payment.

When you aren't the SEC and you aren't a BCS buster, your bowl revenue is almost totally what you sell in tickets.

[MetryCajun]

_ The conference hasn't been sharing bowl profit (other than the BCS share) because there has been no real profit to share.

Don't be fooled by the numbers you see on websites regarding payout. There is significant fraud involved. Remember the shock that the MWC gave up a $1.4 million payout in the Liberty? What people don't know is that the MWC paid a "marketing fee" to the Liberty of about half that amount and that payout included a ticket requirement. Their runner-up was making more going to Las Vegas when the payout was $800,000 than the champion was making in Memphis when the "payout" was $600,000 more.

The Cajuns would make more money in New Orleans because the payout is based on a very low ticket allotment. Sell above it through your ticket office and you make more.

The NCAA no longer requires bowls to pay each team the same amount. They understand that while the SEC can command $1.7 million now to come to Memphis that C-USA isn't as attractive and that $1.7 million can be reduced a bit either through fees or just a lower payment.

When you aren't the SEC and you aren't a BCS buster, your bowl revenue is almost totally what you sell in tickets. _

Thanks for the insite. GEAUX New Orleans Bowl!!!!!!!!

[DestinCajun]

Thanks for the insite. GEAUX New Orleans Bowl!!!!!!!! _

Absolutely, it's the best possible scenario. No doubt a Cajun appearance in the NO Bowl would set a new all time attendance record. We'd probably bring more fans than we did playing Tulane in the dome.

[zephyr]

_ Well the conference takes all the money and splits it up so it does not matter money wise where we go. _

Yeah, that's hogwash. The conference doesn't do the "sharing" that you are thinking of.

[RCAJUN90]

_ Yeah, that's hogwash. The conference doesn't do the "sharing" that you are thinking of. _

Oh NO! Xpressie is wrong? This can not be.