Lots to consider:
1. Bowl payout (even though it's usually a check we write as teams outspend the payout or at least that used to be the norm
2. Bowls are like vacations, who wants to vacation in state? (Players perspective)
3. People want to see their team live in a bowl (Fan perspective: not everyone can afford a trip so Nashville is ideal)
4. A win is much better than a loss (bad look that we beat UK in their house and UK "housed" Louisville, if that's the matchup)
5. I can t figure out which bowl is which anymore with all the sponsors...