A Lot of Money On the Line During Bowl Season

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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Bigger bowl games don't necessarily mean more money. The Big 12 and Big Ten conferences, for example, are among those that pool the bowl payouts of their eligible teams and split the money equally among all league members.

So while Illinois' $17 million payout for going to the Rose Bowl might dwarf Missouri's $3 million Cotton Bowl guarantee, Missouri actually stands to make a little more money than Illinois when the conference checks are cut.

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A Lot of Money On the Line During Bowl Season

And Missouri, which will be in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, will get the same amount of money as conference rival Kansas will get for its appearance in the Orange Bowl in Miami. In fact, after travel expenses, Missouri likely will clear mo...

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