Bowl
Location
Driving Dist.* | Conference
matchup | Date
time | Day | TV | Payout | Remarks |
Capital One
Orlando, Fla.
688 miles | Big Ten v SEC | January 1/noon CT | Thurs. | ABC | $4.25 million | Network TV, great location and payout, but very unlikely VU will play in this one. LSU or Georgia likely. |
Outback
Tampa, Fla.
705 miles | Big Ten v SEC | January 1/10 am CT | Thurs. | ESPN | $3 million | Nice payout and location. Longshot for Vandy. LSU or Georgia likely. |
Chick-fil-A
Atlanta, Ga.
248 miles | ACC v SEC | December 31/6:30 pm CT | Wed. | ESPN | ACC $3.25 million
SEC $2.4 million | Good payout and location. Possible bowl for Vandy. |
Cotton
Dallas, Texas
666 miles | Big 12 v SEC | January 2/TBA | Fri. | FOX | $3 million | Prestigous bowl. Good payout and nice day to play. This bowl would likely be worried about how many fans VU would bring. |
Liberty
Memphis, Tenn.
213 miles | C-USA Champ v SEC | January 2/4 pm CT | Fri. | ESPN | $1.7 million | Okay payout. Easy driving distance but cold weather bowl game. |
Music City
Nashville, Tenn.
0 miles | ACC v SEC | December 31/2:30 pm CT | Wed. | ESPN | $1.6 million | Okay payout. Very close driving distance but cold weather bowl game. SEC may not be able to fill this one. |
Independence
Shreveport, La.
559 miles | SEC v Big 12 | December 28/7 pm CT | Sun. | ESPN | $1.1 million | Okay payout. Good day. Long driving distance but warmer bowl game. SEC may not be able to fill this one. |
PapaJohns.com
Birmingham, Ala.
193 miles | SEC v Big East | December 29/2 pm CT | Mon. | ESPN | $300,000 | Terrible payout. Easy driving distance. SEC very likely will not be able to fill this one. |
