Bowl Payout Question

[Volsfaninva917]

So originally I, like everyone else thought the money was split equally but after reading this article I'm not so sure so I wanted to get a few more opinions.

SEC bowl game payouts keep getting bigger and bigger

All told, the SEC and its teams stand to haul in more than $160 million in bowl payouts during the 2015-16 campaign. The conference is sending Alabama to the College Football Playoff, Ole Miss to a New Year’s Six bowl game and another eight schools to postseason contests.

Here’s a detailed look at how the College Football Playoff will pay out the SEC, starting with a $51 million base fee awarded from the playoff revenue pool to each of the Power 5 conferences, whether or not it qualifies a team for the playoffs.

$51 million base to the SEC
$6 million to the conference for Alabama (Cotton Bowl — CFP semifinal)
$4 million to the conference for Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl)
$2.08 million per CFP game to cover expenses

Ole Miss’ cut comes from the $4 million, which is $1.475 million plus some travel expenses. Alabama gets $2 million plus travel.


So do playoff teams and new years 6 teams get a bigger cut?

 

[Boca Vol]

So originally I, like everyone else thought the money was split equally but after reading this article I'm not so sure so I wanted to get a few more opinions.

SEC bowl game payouts keep getting bigger and bigger

All told, the SEC and its teams stand to haul in more than $160 million in bowl payouts during the 2015-16 campaign. The conference is sending Alabama to the College Football Playoff, Ole Miss to a New Year’s Six bowl game and another eight schools to postseason contests.

Here’s a detailed look at how the College Football Playoff will pay out the SEC, starting with a $51 million base fee awarded from the playoff revenue pool to each of the Power 5 conferences, whether or not it qualifies a team for the playoffs.

$51 million base to the SEC
$6 million to the conference for Alabama (Cotton Bowl — CFP semifinal)
$4 million to the conference for Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl)
$2.08 million per CFP game to cover expenses

Ole Miss’ cut comes from the $4 million, which is $1.475 million plus some travel expenses. Alabama gets $2 million plus travel.


So do playoff teams and new years 6 teams get a bigger cut?

Yes, but most of it is absorbed in travel expenses.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Ole Miss isn't going anywhere.

Edit: I thought this was for this year. NM.

 

[TrueOrange]

So originally I, like everyone else thought the money was split equally but after reading this article I'm not so sure so I wanted to get a few more opinions.

SEC bowl game payouts keep getting bigger and bigger

All told, the SEC and its teams stand to haul in more than $160 million in bowl payouts during the 2015-16 campaign. The conference is sending Alabama to the College Football Playoff, Ole Miss to a New Year’s Six bowl game and another eight schools to postseason contests.

Here’s a detailed look at how the College Football Playoff will pay out the SEC, starting with a $51 million base fee awarded from the playoff revenue pool to each of the Power 5 conferences, whether or not it qualifies a team for the playoffs.

$51 million base to the SEC
$6 million to the conference for Alabama (Cotton Bowl — CFP semifinal)
$4 million to the conference for Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl)
$2.08 million per CFP game to cover expenses

Ole Miss’ cut comes from the $4 million, which is $1.475 million plus some travel expenses. Alabama gets $2 million plus travel.


So do playoff teams and new years 6 teams get a bigger cut?

Here.

(This was from pamphlet/brochure the conference gave out earlier in the year that I also had downloaded onto my computer):

(A) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance of less than $1,500,000, the participating institution shall retain $1,000,000, plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee. The remainder shall be remit- ted to the Commissioner and shall be divided into 15 equal shares with one share to the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(B) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance between $1,500,000 and $3,999,999, the participating institution shall retain $1,275,000, plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and shall be divided into 15 equal shares, with one share to the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(C) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance between $4,000,000 and $5,999,999, the participating institution shall retain $1,475,000, plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee.The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and shall be divided into 15 equal shares, with one share to the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(D) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance of $6,000,000 or more (including all CFP games), the participating institution shall receive $2,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the SEC team is a participant in the College Football Playoff semi-finals game; an additional $2,100,000 if the SEC team is also a participant in the College Football Playoff championship game, which determines the National Championship), plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee. Institutions participating in a College Football Playoff game may also request additional travel expenses, which may be granted to such institution at the Commissioner’s discretion. The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and shall be divided into 15 equal shares, with one share to the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(E) Bowl Revenue Protection Insurance shall be deducted prior to Conference distribution. For bowl games with a contractually guaranteed ticket purchase number of 9,000 or more, the cost of unused tickets above 9,000 shall be deducted prior to Conference distribution, and the institution is financially responsible for 9,000 contractually guaranteed tickets. For bowl games with a contractually guaranteed ticket purchase number of less than 9,000, the institution is financially responsible for all contractually guaranteed tickets.