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Originally Posted by Buccaneer
I would be surprised if the Air Force Falcons have ever made any money in the bowls they have gone to. Local paper talks about $250-500k loss each time.
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Figures aren't available for the Air Force Academy, but the top four programs in the MWC turned a profit last year. I can't find info on whether the Mountain West divides bowl revenue equally, but it's worth noting that the BCS pays out money to the non-auto qualifier conferences every year, and that amount - even if none of their teams were selected to a BCS bowl - would be enough, split between all conference teams, to cover that amount of bowl loss.
I don't think many people realize that the BCS system pays out money each year to every conference.