This is a good article about how CUSA handles bowl expenses. This was a subject that was brought up before by some folks complaining about us going to the bowl. I also read in one article(probably one of Aldo's)that our rooms are comped by Atlantis as part of their bowl partnership.
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/20151219/doug-smock-bowl-payoff-will-keep-marshall-in-the-black
I just finished reading the article and was getting ready to link it. Good stuff.
excerpt:
...In simplest terms, the league receives all bowl payouts and other related revenue, and covers all team expenses. The league negotiates terms with bowl partners, travel companies and team hotels, as needed.
C-USA had seven bowl partners this year, but only filled five positions — St. Petersburg Bowl with Marshall, Miami Beach Bowl with Western Kentucky, Bahamas Bowl with Middle Tennessee, Heart of Dallas Bowl with Southern Mississippi and New Orleans Bowl with Louisiana Tech.
The reported payout for those games is roughly $3.5 million. At $1.1 million, the Dallas game’s tab is more than twice the size of the other four, but pooling the payouts gives C-USA, its schools, bowls and TV partners more flexibility in setting the matchups.
Pooling the expenses eases the inequity in bowl travel. In some years, the league has a spot in the Hawaii Bowl, an expensive proposition. Sending MTSU to the Bahamas isn’t as pricey flight-wise, but you still can’t drive an equipment truck through the ocean.....
