2nd place NBE team

[nsbcfan]

Assuming Notre Dame does not make the BCS, it seems like they are a lock for the Gator Bowl. Does that put the 2nd place team from the NBE in the Meineke Bowl?

[UnionvilleUConnFan]

Yes.

[mezmrin]

before, didn't the champs of the BE go to the meineke? maybe they really are moving up in the world. if ND goes to a BCS bowl, how much of the revenue do they share with the BE?

[vanderslice]

before, didn't the champs of the BE go to the meineke? maybe they really are moving up in the world. if ND goes to a BCS bowl, how much of the revenue do they share with the BE?

ND shares $0.00 with the rest of the Big east. Pretty sure for BCS purposes, they are considered a part of the entity, so they cut an annual cut of the BCS money whether they qualify or not. I think they get something like $4mm per year guaranteed from the BCS and they don't share any football revenue with the Big East. But they can take one of BE's lesser bowl slots.