Does AU get docked for turning down bowl?

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17Vols said:
I didn’t know bowl games made money for the conference, just the school, unlike playoff games
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If I am correct the bowl money is shared with the whole conference. Whatever they make from the bowl, the participating team gets 2 shares and each team in the SEC gets one share. It is split up 17 parts. I can’t believe a team can decline and not be penalized.
 
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iuvol said:
If I am correct the bowl money is shared with the whole conference. Whatever they make from the bowl, the participating team gets 2 shares and each team in the SEC gets one share. It is split up 17 parts. I can’t believe a team can decline and not be penalized.
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Many teams lose money on toilet bowl games due to massive travel cost and low-ticket sales...
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
looked for this question everywhere! Right forum?

If they turned down money to go into the conference pool do they get a full share of the money from the rest that did create the pool? Does not seem right.

Thanks in advance…..
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No, because the SEC fulfilled all of its bowl commitments and teams that finish with a record below 6-6 are not obligated to participate if they meet additional metrics (APR+Too few 6-6 teams) that would make them bowl-eligible.
 
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What a world we’ve ended up in nowadays!

The expanded playoffs have largely rendered the rest of the post-season bowls irrelevant. Players were already starting to opt out before that, but now we have schools actually choosing to decline invitations.

Conference championship games are on their way to becoming just an annoyance for the teams involved except in very specific circumstances.

Programs have to re-recruit their rosters every off-season as other schools try to lure their best players away with bigger NIL offers.

Some players get a big NIL deal and then try to hold their programs hostage by demanding more even when their on-field performance doesn’t warrant a “raise.” All the while, these guys are pimping themselves to other programs to see if they can get more $.

Coaches have always (mostly) been $ wh%res, not that different from politicians - but now so many of us rush to make excuses for garbage like Lane Kiffin. Heck, it looks like Dan Campbell ran out on his players without even talking to them.

This is the new world we’ve made. It’s daunting to think where the sport is headed. I hope we figure out how to stabilize things a bit in the next year or two.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
No, because the SEC fulfilled all of its bowl commitments and teams that finish with a record below 6-6 are not obligated to participate if they meet additional metrics (APR+Too few 6-6 teams) that would make them bowl-eligible.
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Thanks for confirming - that is what I thought as well. They are 5-7 and are not obligated and only would be asked if there were openings.
 
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vols-1 said:
What specific bowl did they turn down? They can't be docked if they were not officially invited.
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Auburn finished 5-7 and is not "technically" eligible for a bowl game but there may not be enough teams with 6 wins to fill out all the bowl games. In that case, Auburn would be one of 4 or 5 teams that "could" be invited to a bowl game.

I doubt the SEC would punish Auburn based off "maybe" getting a bowl game with a losing record, since the other SEC teams filled out the conference contractual allotment.

This is just an uneducated guess though :) :) :) :)
 
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The biggest benefit that they lose is the additional 15 or so days of practice - and with a new coach/system. At least they can get acclimated to how the new coach runs the practice sessions which now they have to use some spring sessions to learn.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
looked for this question everywhere! Right forum?

If they turned down money to go into the conference pool do they get a full share of the money from the rest that did create the pool? Does not seem right.

Thanks in advance…..
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They were 5-7. They didn’t get bowl eligible. I doubt they get fined for turning down a lifeline.
 
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MHS Rebel said:
The biggest benefit that they lose is the additional 15 or so days of practice - and with a new coach/system. At least they can get acclimated to how the new coach runs the practice sessions which now they have to use some spring sessions to learn.
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Nothing is stopping teams from having those practices now. The NCAA isn’t gonna do squat. The NCAA died this week
 
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iuvol said:
If I am correct the bowl money is shared with the whole conference. Whatever they make from the bowl, the participating team gets 2 shares and each team in the SEC gets one share. It is split up 17 parts. I can’t believe a team can decline and not be penalized.
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I thought most years teams after expenditure's either broke even or were in the negative on the smaller Bowls. Thus, leaving nothing to share.
 
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No, Auburn shouldn't have anything to worry about. For one, they are 5-7 and weren't eligible to begin with. The only reason they were asked is the fact that several teams with winning records opted out of playing in a bowl. Also, the SEC has fulfilled it's quota and obligations with the amount of teams that they have playing in bowls and the playoffs.
 
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sambronkowitz said:
No, Auburn shouldn't have anything to worry about. For one, they are 5-7 and weren't eligible to begin with. The only reason they were asked is the fact that several teams with winning records opted out of playing in a bowl. Also, the SEC has fulfilled it's quota and obligations with the amount of teams that they have playing in bowls and the playoffs.
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Don’t think that’s accurate. The SEC has a slot in the Liberty Bowl if it has enough teams qualify. This year it has had to take Navy and Cincinnati. Tickets available.
 
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Chad F said:
What a world we’ve ended up in nowadays!

The expanded playoffs have largely rendered the rest of the post-season bowls irrelevant. Players were already starting to opt out before that, but now we have schools actually choosing to decline invitations.

Conference championship games are on their way to becoming just an annoyance for the teams involved except in very specific circumstances.

Programs have to re-recruit their rosters every off-season as other schools try to lure their best players away with bigger NIL offers.

Some players get a big NIL deal and then try to hold their programs hostage by demanding more even when their on-field performance doesn’t warrant a “raise.” All the while, these guys are pimping themselves to other programs to see if they can get more $.

Coaches have always (mostly) been $ wh%res, not that different from politicians - but now so many of us rush to make excuses for garbage like Lane Kiffin. Heck, it looks like Dan Campbell ran out on his players without even talking to them.

This is the new world we’ve made. It’s daunting to think where the sport is headed. I hope we figure out how to stabilize things a bit in the next year or two.
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Please tell me when they ever were "relevant". Tell me a time when the Music City Bowl meant anything more than it does now.

This pearl clutching over the bowls is beyond hilarious to me because the bowls haven't changed one bit, it's just people are just now realizing that they never meant anything all along. Literally the only thng that has changed is people's perspectives. The bowls and their value have changed ZIP.

This is like people freaking out realizing that *GASP*.....the NIT doesn't really matter much!

Edit: This wasn't directed at you, just I'm seeing this reaction a lot around here and it's just really puzzling to me.
 
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This is the problem with the sorry ass SEC.. wanting to punish a team for doing what is in their specific self interest. I can't stand this conference, it's just a greedy collective, bent on forcing it's will on all members.
 
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