The bowls: Silly extravagance or worthwhile tradition?
May 17, 2011 11:48 AM
# On average, a team spent $1.31 million on a bowl trip. Of that amount, $321,422 went to cover costs for absorbed tickets.
# The 70 teams combined to run up expenses of $92.09 million.
# Totaled, teams spent $22.49 million on absorbed tickets, nearly 25 percent of their overall expenses.
# The average number of people in an official travel party was 568. That encompasses the team, coaching staff, band, cheerleaders, faculty, and athletics department personnel.
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# The 70 teams combined to run up expenses of $92.09 million.
# Totaled, teams spent $22.49 million on absorbed tickets, nearly 25 percent of their overall expenses.
# The average number of people in an official travel party was 568. That encompasses the team, coaching staff, band, cheerleaders, faculty, and athletics department personnel.
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