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I found this interesting, Under normal circumstances, a school like Boise State would never see the vast majority of that multimillion-dollar College Football Playoff (CFP) payout land directly in its own bank account. Because of the way conference revenue-sharing is structured, the money is distributed through a specific process. 1. The Core Rule: The Conference Gets the Check When Boise State qualified for the expanded 12-team CFP, they generated a massive payday. Under the CFP’s financial model: A conference receives $4 million just for having a team make the playoff field.  Because Boise State secured a top-four conference champion seed (earning a first-round bye), they locked in an additional $4 million bonus. They also received $3 million per round specifically earmarked to cover team travel and operational expenses.  This brought the total revenue generated by Boise State's run to $11 million ($8 million in performance payouts + $3 million in travel expenses). 2. What Boise State Is "Entitled" to Keep Except for the travel money, none of that prize money belongs strictly to Boise State. The Mountain West Conference operates on an equal revenue-sharing model for postseason performance. The $8 million in prize money goes directly into the central MWC pool, which is then divided equally among all 12 member universities. The Shared Split: Boise State's $8 million prize pool divided by 12 schools equals roughly $666,000 per school. The Travel Allowance: Boise State is entitled to keep the $3 million travel allowance to cover their actual costs (flights, hotels, bowl events). Whatever they don't spend out of that specific pool, they generally get to pocket. Therefore, out of an $11 million postseason payout, Boise State would normally only take home about $3.66 million ($3 million for expenses + their $666,000 share of the prize split).