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Notre Dame Fighting Irish – The Value of a BCS Bowl
Being an independent football program, unlike the rest of their athletics departments, gives Notre Dame a special status in College Football. It usually means quite a difficult schedule to plow through, but it also means a lot more money to keep once your reach a bowl game, especially a BCS bowl game.
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Alabama & Auburn College Football – The Importance to State Economy
This is what you call a cash cow. The college football programs of the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers mean a lot of money to the state of Alabama, with some estimating the tow schools and bitter rivals’ impact to be around $500 million in annual economic impact.