Gator Bowl

[40bill]

Just read Kentucky will go to the Gator Bowl vs North Carolina State. Cat's fifth straight bowl bid.

[SBCatMan]

I wonder who will play and who will opt out.

[Spiritof96]

Should be a good game. We need the practice and the money.

[40bill]

Should be a good game. We need the practice and the money.

Yup. I think UK announced a 35 million dollar budget shortfall.

[SCBlu]

Should be a good game. We need the practice and the money.

Practice Yes.........Money, good luck on that.

[40bill]

Big money comes from the total bowl payout pool. Last year, the Gator was the lowest paid of the 4 bowl (Music City, Liberty,Belk/Duke Mayo)those other three have a total payout about 5.2 mill...the Gator about 3.7 mill.
being on Florida and the name adds to the gator-TaxSlayer. End of day, being in conference theres not just a ton of difference in money when everything is divided up.

[Lighthouse]

Kentucky's money would be the same whether they played in a Bowl or not. Per SEC rules, all SEC teams get the same amount of money from all Bowls SEC teams play in.

[Blue Heaven]

While I welcome another game, and the extra practices, USCjr is going bowling with TWO wins. Meanwhile Army, at 9-2, won't play in the Independence Bowl because it has been cancelled. However, the MILITARY Bowl is looking for some teams! What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here!?!? While going to five straight bowls is nice, I can't help but feel this one wasn't earned.

[Matt Dillon]

On teams going with two or three wins, there are so many teams that either can't go due to COVID-19 or are choosing not to go, that the bowl committees are having to take just about anyone. Plus some of the bowls are further hampered by having conference tie-ins. Not being able to find a bowl for Army, especially with one named the Military bowl, is puzzling, to say the least though.

[TrueblueCATfan]

I really thought with covid teams would all play closer to home....because of the traveling

[Los Gatos]

I wonder who will play and who will opt out.

Per Stoops every one will play, IE no one has dropped out.

[Los Gatos]

Big money comes from the total bowl payout pool. Last year, the Gator was the lowest paid of the 4 bowl (Music City, Liberty,Belk/Duke Mayo)those other three have a total payout about 5.2 mill...the Gator about 3.7 mill.
being on Florida and the name adds to the gator-TaxSlayer. End of day, being in conference theres not just a ton of difference in money when everything is divided up.

That's the way I remember it also. However, Google "Gator Bowl payout" and it says 5.350 M for the 2019 season. Have not been able to find a link to the payout for 2021.

[Spiritof96]

Kentucky's money would be the same whether they played in a Bowl or not. Per SEC rules, all SEC teams get the same amount of money from all Bowls SEC teams play in.

Which means KY playing in a bowl (if no other SEC was) adds to the total pool. That's my point, the more SEC schools go bowling the better.

[Los Gatos]

Kentucky's money would be the same whether they played in a Bowl or not. Per SEC rules, all SEC teams get the same amount of money from all Bowls SEC teams play in.

Not quite correct. The bowl payout is divided 16 ways with each non participating school receiving a share, the conference office receives a share but the participating school receives two shares.

[Lighthouse]

I really thought with covid teams would all play closer to home....because of the traveling

Teams have traveled all season.