How does Boise States payout compare to those for TCU and a BCS-conference champion like Cincinnati?
TCU’s Fiesta Bowl berth is worth $9.6 million because the Horned Frogs received the automatic berth available to non-BCS teams. However, that money is subject to a revenue-sharing agreement among the five non-BCS conferences. The Mountain West – TCU’s conference – gets $7.2 million. TCU will receive a little more than $3 million from that kitty. The non-BCS group also received $9.6 million guaranteed – for a total of $19.2 million to spread among five leagues. Cincinnati, which earned the Big East’s automatic bid, gets $17.5 million for playing in the Sugar Bowl. That money is subject to the eight-team Big East’s revenue-sharing agreement. So is that why the Fiesta Bowl selected Boise State over Cincinnati – because the Broncos were cheaper? No. Bowl payouts come from the BCS, which holds the television rights to all games except the Rose Bowl. The bowls pay money into the BCS system. It doesn’t matter to the bowls whether they have a team that received an automatic or at-large bid – t
