From: jecorbett4@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 8:37:42 AM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:   
   > > Actually, I don't think any of them have to accept the bowl bid.   
   > I wouldn't be surprised if at least some conferences mandate that they do   
   accept.    
   > Besides, with the bowl game comes those extra days of practice, and I am   
   assuming that in most cases, schools in bowl games make money from them.   
      
   I don't know how other conferences work but the revenue from a bowl game,   
   minus expenses, is shared equally among all   
   the schools in the conference. I would bet that with the minor bowls, the   
   participating schools are barely breaking even if   
   not losing money. It costs about the same to send a team to a minor bowl as it   
   does for a New Years 6 bowl game.   
      
   Coaches definitely like the extra practice time. A bowl game is a transition   
   game. It's as much the first game of the next   
   season as it is the last game of the current season, especially if there are a   
   lot of departing players opting out. In some   
   cases, there are interim coaches because the head coach took another job or   
   even been fired. Depending on the bowl, the   
   players are going to have different levels of enthusiasm. I wonder what the   
   enthusiasm level will be for the Orange Bowl   
   teams after they got snubbed by the CFP.   
      
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