2011-12 POSTSEASON FOOTBALL HANDBOOK

Updated 11/16/2011 Lotteries ...... 24 Table of Contents Medical Procedures...... 24 Participating Team Radio Origination ...... 24 Introduction...... 7 Playing Rules ...... 24 Football Issues Committee...... 8 Postgame Press Interviews ...... 24 Handbook...... 10 Practice Facilities ...... 25 Bowl Directory ...... 10 Pregame Meeting ...... 25 Bowl Licensing ...... 11 Professional Football Credentials...... 25 Participation...... 11 Radio and Television Promotional Messages ...... 25 Date for Bowl Game ...... 11 Sideline Telephones ...... 25 Bowl Representation at April Meeting ...... 11 Television ...... 25 General Licensing Criteria for NCAA Postseason Bowl Games ...... 11 Participating Team Information and Policies...... 27 Initial Bowl License ...... 12 Agent/Gambling Affidavit...... 27 Initial Bowl-License Application Form ...... 13 Bowl Game Survey ...... 27 Relicensing of Established Postseason Games ...... 14 Concussions...... 27 Conditions of Receiving a License...... 16 Drug Testing ...... 28 Name, Site, Date and Time Changes ...... 16 [Game Film/Video ...... 29 Penalties for Failure to Comply With Requirements ...... 16 Insurance ...... 29 Selection of Institutions...... 18 Mascot...... 29 Access...... 18 Sideline Management ...... 29 Eligible Teams ...... 18 Student-Athletes in Uniform ...... 29 Expectations...... 18 Team Bench Area ...... 30 Open Bowl Situation...... 18 Uniform Logos ...... 30 Selection Scenarios...... 18 Officiating...... 31 Two Conference Teams in Same Bowl Game...... 19 Background Checks...... 33 Waiver for Conference Champion ...... 19 Clock Operator ...... 33 Bowl Administration and Policies ...... 20 Courtesy Automobiles ...... 33 Advertising Credentials ...... 33 Alcoholic Beverages ...... 20 Entertainment ...... 33 Awards...... 20 Game Fee ...... 34 Bowl Site Inspection Visit ...... 21 Game Management Responsibilities ...... 34 Bylaws and Regulations...... 21 Game Tickets ...... 34 Commercial Logos on the Field...... 21 Gifts ...... 34 Commercial Product Contracts ...... 21 Hotel Accommodations ...... 34 Crowd Control ...... 22 Instant Replay...... 34 Enhancing the Bowl Experience ...... 22 Per Diems ...... 35 Entertainment/Official Function for Official Party/Student-Athletes ...... 22 Practice ...... 35 Gambling ...... 22 Pregame Meeting ...... 35 Game Titles/Title Sponsorship ...... 23 Standby Official...... 35 Halftime ...... 23 Supervisor of Officials...... 35 Insurance ...... 23 Transportation ...... 36 Kickoff Times ...... 23 Travel Arrangements ...... 36 Licensed Products ...... 23 Uniforms ...... 36 Live Microphones ...... 23 Tickets...... 37 Accounting ...... 37 NCAA DivisionIBowlLicensing Task Force Standards forFutureBCS Automatic Qualification Tie-Breaking Procedure Harris InteractiveCollegeFootballPoll The 2011-12 BowlChampionshipSeriesStandings Team-Selection Procedures At-Large Teams Automatic Qualification Bowl ChampionshipSeries Bowl ChampionshipSeries Bowl-Based Revenue/MinimumGuarantee Loss-of-Income Insurance Licensing Fee Letter ofCredit Distribution ofGrossReceipts Components ofGrossReceipts Audited Reporting Financial Administration Student-Athlete Ticket Gate-“PassList” Student-Athlete Tickets Seating Plan Location Handling Fee Armed ServicesDiscount Allocation ...... 4 ...... 40 42 38 43 43 38 45 39 37 38 41 48 45 39 42 39 38 46 38 40 42 41 38 41 45 5

Championships Information THE NATIONALTHE COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION P.O. Box6222Indianapolis,Indiana46206-6222 November 16,2011 www.ncaa.org 317/917-6222 11/3/2011 6 success andfailureofthebowls. situation. The goodwilland intellectual propertyoftheNCAA isthereforeaffected bythe or participatingstudent-athletes,theNCAA wouldbeexpectedtopreventandremedythe the NCAA.Ifabowlweretofailitspurposes,community, itsparticipatinginstitutions venture with theorganizing committee, participatingconferences,NCAA joint memberinstitutionsand limited a are Bowls football. NCAA of part a as bowls identifies public the and student-athletes, andmustberegulatedtopreservethesebenefits. institutions member participating communities, sponsoring benefit ordinarily Bowls require NCAA authorizationandregulationtoprotectstudent-athletesafetywell-being. involve additionalpracticetime,physicaldedication,riskofinjuryand,consequently, student-athletes for Bowls 18.7.1. Bylaw in defined as season regular the of end the after Bowls areanextracontestbeyondthelimitsestablishedinBylaw17.9.5,andplayed Because bowls are licensed by the NCAA and benefit from enabling NCAA bylaws, bylaws, NCAA enabling from benefit and NCAA the by licensed are bowls Because Postseason bowlshavelongbeenatraditionandrewardforsuccessfulfootballseason. Introduction 7

Championships Information [email protected]) isastaff liaisonandisresponsibleforadministrativematters [email protected]) isastaff liaisonandisresponsibleforadministrativematters 6435 [email protected]) is responsibleforfinancialmatters. [email protected]) isastaff liaisonandisresponsibleforadministrativematters. games: contests. The followingindividuals serveonthesubcommitteetolicensepostseasonfootball conference. The subcommittee isresponsibleforissuesinvolvingpostseasonfootball Committee includesonerepresentativefromeachDivisionIFootballBowlSubdivision T Chad Tolliver, NCAA coordinatorforchampionshipsandalliances(317/917-6706or Damani Leech,NCAA directorofchampionshipsandalliances(317/917-6629or (317/917- operations business NCAA and Martin, finance E. of Keith director managing Dennis L.Poppe,NCAA vicepresidentofchampionshipsandalliances(317/917-6509or he postseasonfootballlicensinggroupoftheNCAA DivisionIFootballIssues Mark Womack, SoutheasternConference Bruce VanDe Velde, Louisiana Tech University Chris Massaro,Middle Tennessee StateUniversity Dave Heeke,CentralMichiganUniversity Brett Gilliland,Mountain West Conference Richard Gianinni,UniversityofSouthernMississippi Robert DeCarolis,OregonStateUniversity David Cutcliffe, DukeUniversity Joe Castiglione,UniversityofOklahoma Nick CarparelliJr., BigEastConference,chair Barry Alvarez, Universityof Wisconsin Football IssuesCommittee 8 December 26 December 24 December 22 December 21 December 20 December 17 Date December 30 December 29 December 28 December 27 January 9 January 8 January 7 January 6 January 5 January 4 January 3 January 2 December 31 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Sheraton HawaiiBowl MAACO BowlLas Vegas San DiegoCountyCreditUnionPoinsetia Beef ‘O’ Brady’s BowlSt.Petersburg R&L CarriersNewOrleansBowl Famous IdahoPotatoBowl Gildan NewMexicoBowl Game Insight Bowl Franklin American MortgageMusicCity New EraPinstripeBowl Bell Helicopter Armed ForcesBowl ValeroBowl Alamo Champs SportsBowl Bridgepoint EducationHolidayBowl Military BowlpresentedbyNorthrup Belk Bowl Little CaesarsPizzaBowl Allstate BCSNationalChampionship Game GoDaddy.com Bowl BBVA CompassBowl AT&T CottonBowlClassic Tostitos FiestaBowl Discover OrangeBowl Allstate SugarBowl Rose BowlGamePresentedby Vizio Gator BowlClassic Capital OneBowl Outback Bowl TicketCity Bowl Chick-fil-A Bowl Kraft FightHungerBowl AutoZone LibertyBowl Hyundai SunBowl Meineke CarCareBowlof Texas Bowl Bowl Grumann 2011-12 LicensedBowlGames 9 5:30 p.m. 6:40 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 10 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon Noon Noon (EST) Time Network ESPNU ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ABC ABC FOX CBS

Championships Information Postseason+Football/). Postseason+Football/). Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/NCAA/Championships/ schedules ofthe2011-12 licensedpostseasonfootballgamesisprovidedontheNCAA Bowl Directory disputes overminimumrequirements,NCAA legislationandcommitteepolicies. are binding specifications on the involved Those parties. The standards. handbook, however, is minimum the final authority the for arbitrating exceed that requirements specifies that some instances,aninstitutionorconferencemayhaveacontractualrelationshipwithbowl Handbook A directory listing the names, addresses, telephone numbers, executive directors and This handbookincludesminimumstandardsthathavebeenadoptedbytheNCAA.In 10 requirements and conditions set forth in Bylaw 18.7.2. requirements andconditionssetforthinBylaw18.7.2. that arelicensedbythe Association. The licensed postseasonbowlgameshallmeetall conference championship).Participationbymemberinstitutionsislimitedtobowlgames involves teamsselectedbecauseoftheirregular-season performance(i.e.,won-lostrecord, Issues Committee. sponsored postseasonfootballgameunlessithasbeenlicensedbytheNCAA Football Participation the license in order to continue conducting the game in subsequent years: the licenseinordertocontinueconductinggamesubsequent years: to conductapostseasonbowlgameandmustshowcomplianceeach yearduringthetermof Games LicensingCriteriaforGeneral NCAAPostseason Bowl meeting. game shallhavearepresentativeattendtheNCAA FootballIssuesCommitteeannual April Bowl RepresentationatAprilMeeting than thethirdweekendinDecember(e.g.,16,2011). January (e.g.,9,2012).Itisrecommendedthatabowlgamebeplayednotearlier Date for Bowl Game A postseasonfootballbowlgameisconducted after theregularfootballseasonendsand A memberinstitutionshallnotparticipateinanynoncollegiate-ornonconference- All sponsoring agencies must agree to meet the following criteria in order to be licensed All sponsoringagenciesmustagreetomeetthefollowingcriteria inordertobelicensed A sponsoringagencyrequestinginitiallicensingorrelicensingforapostseasonfootball A licensedpostseasonfootballgamemustbeplayednotlaterthanthesecondMondayin 3. 2. 1. Postseasonbowlgameswillbegrantedlicensesforafour-year period. As acondition 5. 4.

institutions andconferences. participating two the from commitments financial contractual the of all than greater agency ofapostseasonbowlgamemustgeneratebowl-basedrevenue equaltoor On anannualbasis,ineffort toindicatelocalcommunitysupport,thesponsoring reviewed annuallybythelicensingsubcommittee. is meetingexpectations. These conditionsofperformancewillbesubmittedtoand of themultiyearlicense,conditionsperformancemustbemet toensurethebowl Sponsoring agencies submitting initial applications must submit an irrevocable $2 Sponsoring agenciessubmitting initialapplicationsmustsubmitanirrevocable$2 payouts notlaterthanSeptember 1eachyearofthelicense. shall berequiredtoissueanirrevocable letterofcreditequaltocontractualconference the teams during the preceding three-year period, or did notmeetthe licensing criteria Each licensedbowlgamethathas notdistributedanaverageof$1milliontoeach stadium capacity. rolling three-yearperiod,eitheractualattendanceofatleast25,000 or70percentof A sponsoringagencyofapostseasonbowlgameshallberequiredtoaverage,over Bowl Licensing Bowl Licensing 11

Championships Information games: games: when reviewingapplicationsfromprospectivesponsoringagenciesforpostseasonbowl shall adheretothefollowingNCAA bylawsandexecutiveregulations: Initial Bowl License The following guidelines will beemphasizedby the NCAA Football Issues Committee Any sponsoring agency seeking an initial license for a postseason football bowl game 10. Quality of the facility and other necessary accommodations. 10. Qualityofthefacilityandothernecessaryaccommodations. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. Conferencecommitmentsandconferenceplacefinishoftheteamstobepaired; 1. 7. 6. 4. 3. 2. 1.

Geographic proximity to other licensed bowl games; and Geographic proximitytootherlicensedbowlgames;and Financial commitmentsbythesponsoringagencytoparticipatingteams; Longevity ofbowlandpreviousadministrativeexperience; city andfacility; community, adetailedpromotionalprogram andlettersofcommitmentfromthehost the of commitment financial the outlining report a persons, contact key noting chart Community involvementsubstantiatedby, butnotlimitedto,anorganizational Stadium capacityandpreviousattendancehistory; Television networkandthevalueoftelevisionagreement; Value ofthetitlesponsor; submitted toensurethebowlwillhaveeligibleparticipatingteams. historically supported,thena secondary agreementoragreementsarerequiredtobe feasible. Ifthelicensingsubcommitteedeterminesaconferencecommitmentisnot Historical datawillbeusedtodetermineiftheprimaryconferenceagreementsare and participationexpenses. meets, ataminimum,theparticipatingteams’ reasonablecontractualtravelobligations It is recommendedthat the distribution to the twoparticipating teams and conferences complied withtherequirements,bowlshallloseitslicense. its licenseorbeputonprobationforoneyearand,ifattheendofthatithasnot If asponsoringagencyfailstomeetanyofthelicensingrequirements,itshalllose license). million letterofcreditwiththeirlicensingapplication(dueby April 1eachyearofthe The football issues committee shall prepare licensing documents that require the The footballissuescommitteeshall preparelicensingdocumentsthatrequirethe spring meetingheldinlate April. The footballissuescommitteewill approveordisapprovethecontestatitsannual form, a projected financial report showing financial soundness of the proposed game. proposing sponsor shall submit to the football issues committee, with its application application receivedafterthatdate mustbepostmarkednotlaterthanMarch25. The than 1. later April Any not NCAAoffice the national at received be shall application sponsor onlyattheannualspringmeetingoffootballissues committee. The The applicationfortheinaugurationofacontestwillbereceived fromaproposing institution shall not participate in more than onesuchgame during anyacademic year. The competing institutions shall be active members of this Association, and a member deserving teams. The bowl game must serve the purpose of providing a national contest between 12 requirements that are included on the application form. It shall complete the following: requirements thatareincludedontheapplicationform.Itshallcomplete thefollowing: Initial Bowl-License ApplicationForm A sponsoringagencyrequestinganinitiallicensealsomustmeettheseadditional 1. 6. 5. 2. 7. 3. 8. 9. 11. Bowlmanagementshallacknowledgethatthefootball issuescommitteehasthe 10. A licensed game shall be held in the academic year for which it is licensed; otherwise,

credit for an international bowl game shall be for $3.75 million. credit foraninternationalbowlgameshallbe$3.75million. expenses relatedtogamemanagement,operationsandadministration. The letterof will bedistributedtotheparticipatingteamsplusanadditional25percentcover it isreplacedafterlicensingbyanewletterofcredit,guaranteeingtherevenuesthat time oftheagency’s initialapplicationtothecommittee’s annualspringmeeting,until the from effect in be shall letter The NCAA. the to payable and institution financial not laterthan April 1a$2millionirrevocableletterofcreditissuedbyUnitedStates An agencythatwishestosponsoradomesticpostseasonfootballcontestmustsecure interpretations, andwithotherpoliciesadoptedbythesubcommittee. intercollegiate athletics,assetforthinConstitution2andrelevantbylaws management agreestocomplywiththeNCAA’s principlesfortheconductof through theNCAA licensingprogram. This agreementstipulatesthatthebowl management ofeachpostseasonbowlgametoenterintoacontractualagreement committee; committee; List allpersonnelwhowillserveonthegame’s governingboardormanagement contracted toplayinthegameforanyexpensesincurredpreparationgame. sponsoring agency, theagencyisobligated toreimbursetheconferenceorinstitution played forreasonsthefootballissuescommitteebelievesarewithincontrolof In the event that agameis licensed (withor without conditions)and the game is not for license is submitted to the subcommittee, until it is replaced after licensing by a for licenseissubmittedtothesubcommittee, untilitisreplacedafterlicensingbya NCAA, whichshallbeineffect fromthespringmeetingatwhich theinitialapplication million international) issued by a United States financial institution and payable to the the successofgame.Itshallinclude aletterofcredit($2milliondomestic,$3.75 Demonstrate the financial ability of management or the sponsoring agency to guarantee had withcollegiatefootball; Provide evidence of the experience or association that the management personnel has gross receipts. fee payable to the Association by November 1 of each year, which is deductible from Each postseasonbowlgameshallpayannually, uponnoticeoflicensing,a$12,000 gross receipts. gross receipts. option andexpense,whichmaybedeductedfromtherespectiveinstitution’s shareof available loss-of-incomeinsuranceforaparticipatinginstitutiontopurchaseatits The managementofeachlicensedpostseasonbowlgameannuallyshallmake and othercorporatecontracts,anytelevisioncontract(s). authority toreviewanydocumentrelatedthebowlgame,which wouldincludetitle the licenselapses. the applicationwithoutapprovaloffootballissuescommittee. agency, may not be changed after thefootball issues committee’s initial approval of The site,date,timeandname of alicensedgame,asrepresentedbythesponsoring 13

Championships Information to thefollowingNCAA bylawsandexecutiveregulations: Postseason Established Games Relicensing of Any sponsoring agency seeking the relicensing of a postseason football game shall adhere Any sponsoringagencyseekingtherelicensingofapostseasonfootball gameshalladhere 14. Acknowledge thatthefootballissuescommitteehasauthoritytoreviewany 13. Certifythatthestadiumhasaminimumseatingcapacityof 30,000, andanyother 12. Submittheorganizational operatingstructure,includingachartordiagram,withan 11. Indicatetheplansfortelevisionandradiocoverage; 10. Provideevidenceoftheexperiencesponsoringgroupinconductingsuch 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 4. 3. 2. 1.

contracts, andanyothertelevisioncontract(s). document relatedtothebowlgame,whichwouldincludetitleand othercorporate pertinent informationorcomments;and and management; indication oftheextentactivecommunityinvolvement ingamepromotion games orsimilaraffairs; conference(s); and providelettersrecommendinglicensingofthebowlgamefromparticipating Indicate whetherthebowlhasacontractualarrangementwithmemberconference(s) institutions; to maintainthelicenseorbowlhasmetticketdemandsofparticipating These requirements apply unless the football issues committee authorizes a waiver value tothecombinedcontractualobligationoftwoparticipatinginstitutions. of thoseavailableforsaleinthestadium,orsalesanumberticketsequal fail toaverage,overarollingthree-yearperiod,salesof25,000tickets,or70percent demonstrate itsunderstandingthatthebowlwillbeineligibleforrelicensingshouldit Provide plansforsellingtickets,identifythenumberofifapplicable,and Detail proposalsforpromotingthegame; Estimate thetotalgrossreceiptstoberealizedfromgame; and teamexpenses; Identify theamountofmoneyonhandortowhichthereisaccessguaranteegame believes arewithinthecontrolofsponsoringagency; or withoutconditions)butisnotplayedforreasonsthefootballissuescommittee expenses incurredinpreparationforthecontest,ifgameislicensed(with Reimburse the conference or institution contracted to play in the game for any and administrativeexpenses; participating teamsandanadditional25percentforgame-management,operational letter ofcredit,guaranteeingtheminimumrevenuesthatwillbedistributedto management of each postseason bowl game to enter into a contractual agreement management ofeachpostseason bowlgametoenterintoacontractualagreement The footballissuescommitteeshall preparelicensingdocumentsthatrequirethe institution shall not participate in more than onesuchgame during anyacademic year. The competinginstitutionsshallbe activemembersofthe Association, andamember deserving winningteams. The bowl game must serve the purpose of providing a national contest between Applications forrelicensingshallbereceivedbytheNCAA notlaterthan April 1. 14 12. Bowl management shall certify that the stadium has a minimum seating capacity of 12. Bowlmanagementshallcertify thatthestadiumhasaminimumseatingcapacityof 11. The managementofeachlicensedpostseason bowl gameannuallyshallmake 10. Eachlicensedpostseasonbowlgameshallpayannually, uponnoticeoflicensinga 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 30,000. 30,000. gross receipts. option andexpense,whichmaybe deductedfromtherespectiveinstitution’s shareof available loss-of-incomeinsurance foraparticipatinginstitutiontopurchaseatis which isdeductiblefromgrossreceipts. $12,000 feepayabletothe Association byNovember1ofeachyearthelicense, deducted fromthecontest’s grossreceipts. participating institutions in the eventofdefault. The cost of the letter of credit shall be shall specify that the Association is responsible for the distribution of revenues to the their distribution ofgrossreceipts,ornotlaterthanMay1eachyear ofthelicense.It received have they that NCAA the notified have institutions participating the payable totheNCAA andannuallyshallcovertheperiodfromNovember1until game management,operationsandadministration. The letterofcreditshallbemade shall includeintheletterofcreditanadditional25percenttocover expensesrelatedto teams orconferences. Any bowlthathasnotbeenlicensedforthreeconsecutiveyears participating and agency sponsoring the between commitments distribution financial championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms), intheamountofcontractual on theNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/ secure annuallyanirrevocableletterofcredit,asamplewhichmaybefound million toeachparticipatinginstitutionduringtheprecedingthree-yearperiodshall A postseasonfootballcontestthathasnotdistributedanaverageminimumof$1 September 1eachyearofthelicense. audited financial report shall be filed with the football issues committee not later than after thatdatemustbepostmarkednotlaterthanMarch25. Additionally, acomplete million or less to each participating team. Any application or financial report received Net Assets formisrequiredtobecompletedforbowlgameswithapayoutof$1.5 in changes The license. the of year each 1 April than later not fax or mail by office and ticketsalesthechangesinNet Assets form,shallbereceivedatthenational of schedule the gross receipts, including the schedule of game, sponsoring agency past expenses, the affidavit immediate of attendance the of report financial audited An period unlessthefootballissuescommitteegrantsbowlawaivertobelicensed. contractual obligationofthetwoparticipatinginstitutions,overarollingthree-year available forsaleinthestadium,oranumberofticketsequalvaluetocombined The sponsorofagameshallaverageselling25,000tickets,or70percentthose the subcommittee. agency initsapplicationforrelicensing,maynotbechangedwithouttheapprovalof The site,date,timeandname of alicensedgame,asrepresentedbythesponsoring the licenselapses. A licensed game shall be held in the academic years for which it is licensed; otherwise, interpretations, andwithotherpoliciesadoptedbythesubcommittee. intercollegiate athletics,assetforthinConstitution2andrelevantbylaws management agreestocomplywiththeNCAA’s principlesfortheconductof through theNCAA licensingprogram. This agreementstipulatesthatthebowl 15

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for an audited financial report for the immediate past game, or the NCAA’s approved NCAA’s or for the postseason bowl game the for one year or fine it a percentage of its gross receipts, not to game, past the immediate policies andprocedures,thefootball issuescommitteehastheoptiontowithholdlicensing for report financial audited an for Penalties Requirements for With Failure toComply to DennisPoppe,staff liaison,attheNCAA nationaloffice. September 1,thesubcommitteewillreviewsuchrequests. All inquiriesshouldbedirected specifically, andintercollegiatefootball,generally, tochangethedateortimeafter approval ofthesubcommittee.Recognizingthatitmaybeadvantageous foraninstitution, The name,site,dateand/ortimeofapostseasonfootballgamecannot bechangedwithout Name, Site,Date andTimeChanges Conditions of Receiving aLicense Conditions of If the management of a licensed game fails to comply with Bylaw 18.7.2, the requirement If themanagementofalicensedgame failstocomplywithBylaw18.7.2,therequirement 11. ComplywithNCAA postseasonfootballcriteria,guidelinesandreporting. 10. Payanannuallicensefeeof$12,000,byNovember1each year ofthelicense. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 13. Bowlmanagementshallacknowledgethatthefootballissuescommitteehas integrity andvaluesoftheNCAA asoutlinedinthishandbook. Promote andadministerapostseasonfootballgameconsistent withtheimage, conduct abowlgame. of licensee’s infringement,including,butnotlimitedto,revocationofthelicenseto NCAA reservestherighttopursueanyandallotherremediesavailableasaresult and desistfromunauthorizeduseofNCAA marksatbowlsponsorsexpense. The When notified by the NCAA of an infringement, the licensee shall immediately cease marks duringthebowlbroadcastdirectlywithNCAA. The licensee’s televisionbroadcastershallberesponsibleforclearinguseofNCAA marks inanymanner. Bowl sponsors,advertisers,andbowllicenseesdonothaveanyrighttousetheNCAA sponsor logosorotheradvertisersin-venue,on-field,inanymanner. NCAA marksmaynotbeusedinconjunctionwith,orcloseproximitytobowl endorsement oraffiliationwithaproduct,company, organization orservice. NCAA marksshallnotbeusedinamannertosuggest,directlyorindirectly, NCAA marksmaynotappearinanymannerastheofficialnameofabowlgame. approvals. these in discretion sole have shall who staff, office national NCAA the by approval logo (blue disc) or other logos andgraphics of the NCAA without advance written NCAA the primary use to authority licensee the give not do above notifications Said game. also mayadvisethemediathatitholdsalicensefromNCAA toconductabowl membership thatitislicensedbytheNCAA toconductabowlgame. The licensee By receivinganNCAA bowllicense,thelicenseemayacknowledgetoNCAA and othercorporatecontracts,anytelevisioncontract(s). authority toreviewanydocumentrelatedthebowlgame,whichwouldincludetitle 16 has been paid. has beenpaid. penalty financial the after days working 10 within institution participating each to received Cabinet. determined byitandapprovedtheNCAA DivisionIChampionships/SportsManagement exceed 50percent,fromthecontestinvolvedinnoncompliance,withamounttobe The fine shall be paid to the NCAA, which shall forward 50 percent of any new revenues 17

Championships Information brought to the subcommittee in previous years. brought tothesubcommitteeinpreviousyears. Selection Scenarios participate. not beincreased,butmayreduced,whenteamsfromotherconferences areinvitedto contractual arrangementsnegotiatedbytheconferencesand sponsoringagencymay conferences are unable to provide a bowl-eligible team, the value of the conditions of the Open Bowl Situation championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms). be foundontheNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/ management haveanobligationtohonortheagreements. A sampleofthesummarymay game and institution the areas, these of each in reached are decisions Once conflict. in be number ofadditionalticketstheinstitutionmaypurchase.Certainlicensingcontracts available, whichshouldincludethenumberofcomplimentaryadmissionsandcost example, shallprovidethedirectorofathleticsamasterscheduleandlistsocialevents understanding oftheexpectationsthateachpartyhasother. Gamemanagement,for Expectations maximum numberofgrants-in-aidperyearinFCSoverarollingtwo-yearperiod.] Championship Subdivision (FCS)opponentthathas averaged 90 percent of the permissible losses. [Exception:Eachyear, aFBSinstitutionmaycountonevictoryagainstFootball Bowl Subdivisionopponentsthatisequaltoorgreaterthanthenumberofitsoverall Eligible Teams institution shallnotparticipateinmorethanonesuchgameduringanyacademicyear. teams. The competinginstitutions shallbeactivemembersofthe Association, andamember Access The following items provide clarification to selection procedure questions that have been When anopenbowlsituationdevelopsduetothefactoneor bothoftheoriginal It is important that institutional representatives and game management have a clear Football against games of anumber won has that one as defined is team eligible An A bowlgamemustservethepurposeofprovidinganationalcontestbetweeneligible 3. 2. 1. A bowl may not opt out of a contractual agreement with a conference in order to commitments. bowl conference’s the meet to teams eligible of number sufficient a not are there and include whetherornotallotherconference teamsunderconsiderationhave6-6records be considered forapostseasonbowl. Conditionsthatwillbeconsideredinsuchawaiver to team that allow to waiver a for apply may 6-7 of record a with finish to loses A conferenceteamthatis6-6and playsinaconferencechampionshipgameand its teamtoanat-largesportinanotherbowlgamethatcannotfillspots. A conference maynotvacateoneof its contracted commitments in order to provide Selection ofInstitutions 18 contract betweenthebowlgameandconference). to existing selection criteria in as much as the open spot would not be part of the primary the opensideofbowlmustmeetexistingselectioncriteria(eligibleteamthatissubject Two Conference Teams inSameBowl Game participate in the game. participate inthegame. to participateinabowlgamewhentheconferencechampionisscheduledcontractually as noted in the provisions of Bylaw 18.7.2.2.2, in order to enable a conference champion Waiver for Conference Champion Two teams from the same conference may participate in a bowl game, but the team filling The NCAA LeadershipCouncilmayapproveawaiverofthesix-victoryrequirement as abowl’slicenseisbasedonitsprimaryagreementwithConferenceA. secure acommitmentfromanotherconferencewithoutNCAAapprovalinasmuch 19

Championships Information approach themaximum value($550)permitted byNCAA legislation. Awards formost awards fromthemanagementof the eventorfromparticipatingmemberinstitution. Awards consider eliminatingtheseproductsinthefuture. available to implement policies regarding “responsible” consumption at bowl games and to used forcompetition). the timeaccesstostadiumisavailablespectatorsuntilall patrons haveleftthearea the Association, orifsuchbeveragesmaybebroughttothesiteduringgame(i.e., from otherwise madeavailableforpublicconsumptionatapostseason football gamelicensedby beverages, itistheprerogativeofbowltodetermineif these productsshallbe sold or Alcoholic Beverages [ Advertising any championshiporbowlgame. Association itself,unlesspriorwrittenapprovalhasbeengrantedbytheNCAA president. company ortheadvertisedproducttoparticipatinginstitutionsstudent-athletes, acceptable. is also firms pharmaceutical by advertising Institutional acceptable. are use general in are that aids athletics-training and antacids remedies, cold analgesics, however, excluded; are however, thefollowingexpresslyareprohibited: games; football postseason of telecasts and broadcasts programs, game of copy advertising have theauthoritytoruleincaseswheredoubtexistsconcerningacceptableadvertisersand do notappeartobeinthebestinterestsofhighereducation. The subcommitteechairshall Reference: Bylaw31.1.14.1inthe2011-12 NCAA DivisionIManual.] Bowl Administration andPolicies The subcommittee encourages each bowl to provide student-athletes with awards that The subcommitteeencourageseach bowltoprovidestudent-athleteswithawardsthat Only student-athleteseligibleto competeinapostseasonfootballgamemayreceive The subcommitteeencouragesgamemanagementatsiteswherealcoholic beveragesare Although theNCAA encouragessponsoringagenciestoprohibitthesaleofalcoholic It should be noted that the NCAA reserves the right of final approval for all advertising at No commercialoradvertisementmayrelate,directlyindirectly, theadvertising Non therapeuticdrugsand,generally, otherdrugsandpatentmedicineadvertisements Advertising policiesofthe Association aredesignedtoexcludethoseadvertisementsthat 3. 2. 1.

Organizations promotinggambling. Cigarettes andothertobaccoproducts; commercial ortwo30-secondcommercials); more than60secondsperhourofanytelecastorbroadcast(eitherone60-second more than14percentofthespaceinprogramdevotedtoadvertisingornot may beusedingameprograms. Such advertisements, however, shall notcompose beverages, beer and wine products that do not exceed 6 percent alcohol by volume Alcoholic beveragesthatexceed6 percent alcohol by volume. Advertising ofmalt

20 with a corporate entity (e.g., a nutrient drink in the bench area). with acorporateentity(e.g.,nutrientdrinkinthebencharea). have may institution participating a that contracts with conflict in be may that agreements invitation toparticipateinthegame.Bowlmanagementshallidentifycorporatesponsorship to aparticipatinginstitutionnotlaterthanoneweekafterthehasacceptedan trip. its for planning facilitate and finalize to require will institution the that items most address city hostingthepostseasonfootballgameinwhichitwillparticipate. The checklistshould has beendevelopedforinstitutionalrepresentativestouseontheirinspectionvisitthe org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms) Bowl SiteInspection Visit Bylaw 16andtheaccompanyingfigures16-116-3forlimitsonawards. to NCAA legislationandarelimitedinvalueto$350.InstitutionsshouldreviewNCAA valuable playersinbowlgamesarenotcountablethe$550limitation,butmustconform potential conflicts with the institution’s use of such products, equipment or supplies in supplies or among conflicts eliminate equipment and misunderstanding any prevent suchproducts, to bowl, the with of connection use institution’s the with conflicts potential a bowlinvitation,shouldmake inquiry ofthesponsoringagencyconcerninglatter’s equipment orsuppliesduringbowl games,theparticipatinginstitution,beforeaccepting institution participates. contracts involvingtheuseofsuchequipmentandsuppliesduring allgamesinwhichthe rooms. The sponsoringagencyofeachbowlshouldbeawarethatinstitutionsmayhave locker the in and field the of area team the in staff and managers trainers, student-athletes, Contracts Product Commercial professional team(s)shallnotappearontheplayingfield. should notappearontheplayingsurface. entity’s logo that however field, the on painted name its have may entity that played, being particular bowlgame. bowl games. The onlyexception wouldbefortheuseoflogotitlesponsorthat Logos ontheField Commercial the conferenceofficesaffiliatedwiththatbowl. or office NCAAnational the to topics these on questions direct should Bowls regulations. NCAA amateurism and benefits student-athlete regarding issues to attention particular pay Bylaws andRegulations Bowl management shall provide the information outlined in the bowl-site checklist A checklistofinformationthatisavailableontheNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa. Gamemanagementshallprovide125student-athleteawardstoeachteam. If a participating institution has any contracts relating to the use of such products, If aparticipatinginstitutionhas anycontractsrelatingtotheuseofsuchproducts, Institutions traditionallydeterminetheproducts,equipmentand supplies usedbytheir and/or League Football National the of markings field and/or name(s) logo(s), the Also, If a commercial entity has purchased the naming rights to the facility in which the game is football postseason NCAA during field playing the on prohibited are logos Commercial All licensedbowlgamesmustadheretoallapplicableNCAA Bylaws.Bowlsshould 21

Championships Information printed program,socialactivities) fromanyorganization engaged ingamblingactivities. Gambling developed afterconsultationwith thedirectorsofathleticsrepresentingteams. be should schedule social final The basis. voluntary a on site a such at function a attend to attend official functions at a site that permits gambling. It is permissible for these individuals to party official the of members other or student-athletes that require not shall management should notbeexpectedtoattendscheduledsocialeventsthenight beforethegame.Bowl have manyattractionsreadilyavailablethatmaybeofinteresttothe teams.Student-athletes bowl. Mostinstitutionspreferamaximumoftwosocialactivities, althoughsomeareas the in participating institutions the representing student-athletes and parties official the for Student-Athletes Function for Official Party/ Entertainment/Official management. student-athletes andtheinstitution,toimprovecommunication betweenitandgame postseason+football/bowl+forms) thataredesignedtoenhancethebowlexperiencefor Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/ Enhancing theBowl Experience The gamemanagerisresponsibleforenforcingtheseprovisions. management mayelecttoremovesuchinstrumentsfromtheplayingandspectatorareas. sportsmanship. good of confines the within support enthusiastic encourage to fans other and students their site ofcompetition. be tolerated.Managementmayelecttoremoveindividualsmakingsuchremarksfromthe not will representatives team other or coaches student-athletes, officials, at directed actions in maintainingproperplayingconditions.Profanity, racialcommentsorotherintimidating address systematthefirstsignofunsportsmanlikecrowdbehaviorandrequestcooperation will alleviatecrowd-controlproblems. for effective crowdmanagement. Attention should begiventoseatingarrangementsthat suggestions belowwhenitdevelopsplansforcrowdcontrol. bowl game’s management.Itisrecommended,however, thatmanagementconsiderthe Crowd Control the institution,sponsoringagencyandthirdparties. It is requested that all bowl managements preclude in the telecasts of their games It isrequested that allbowlmanagementspreclude inthetelecastsoftheir games Game managementshallnotaccept anysponsorship(s)forgame-relatedactivity(e.g., A sponsoringagencyshouldbesensitivetothenumberofsocialeventsthatitschedules The subcommitteehasadoptedsuggestedpolicies,whichmaybefoundontheNCAA and permitted, notbe may amplifiers andelectronic horns air noisemakers, Artificial The directorsofathleticsthecompetinginstitutionsareexpectedtocommunicatewith The bowlmanager, oradesignatedrepresentative,shouldbepreparedtousethepublic- Bowl managementshouldprovideadequatesecurityandushers,preferablyinuniform, The subcommitteeacknowledgesthattheresponsibilityforcrowdcontrolrestswith 22 athletes of the participating institutions regarding gambling issues. athletes oftheparticipatinginstitutionsregardinggamblingissues. student- the to presentation a make to office NCAAnational the of representative a permit individuals toattendafunctionatsuchsiteonvoluntarybasis. these for permissible is It gambling. permits that site a at functions official attend to party intercollegiate athletics. any personnelwhowouldleadthepublictowrongconclusionaboutintegrityof microphones on game officials other than for explanation of violations. No electronic Noelectronic ofviolations. for explanation equipment (camerasormicrophones) ormediapersonnelarepermittedintheteamarea. than other officials game on microphones or coachesduringthecompetition. Inaddition,thesubcommitteeprecludesuseoflive LiveMicrophones be revieweduponaninstitution’s acceptancetoparticipateinabowl. should mark team a bearing merchandise licensed for accounting financial the and marks, licensed merchandise.Enforcement and infringement issues, rights to the institution’s Licensed Products least fiveminutes. receive atleast60minutesnoticebeforethescheduledstarttime if itwillbechangedbyat time thathasbeenapprovedbytheNCAA FootballIssuesSubcommittee. A teamshall Times Kickoff is eligibletoparticipateinalicensedpostseasonfootballgame. Insurance the 12-footlimitline). (outside field the left have officials and coaches participants, all when begins intermission Halftime sports organizations, andorganizations promotinggamblingorlotteries. tobacco andother tobacco products,muscle-building dietary supplements, professional names popularlyassociatedwiththefollowing:alcoholicbeverages,cigarettes,smokeless education andintercollegiateathletics.Suchtitlesshallnotincludereferencetoorcontain activities thatmaybedetrimentaltothewelfareofstudent-athletesorimagehigher and conformtotheNCAA’s policyofnotadvertisingorappearingtopromoteproducts Game Titles/TitleSponsorship Upon the request of the NCAA national office, the sponsoring agency of a bowl must must bowl a of agency sponsoring the office, national NCAA the of request the Upon official the of members other or student-athletes require not shall management Bowl NCAA football-playing rules prohibitmicrophonesfrom beingplacedonstudent-athletes Game managementshalldevelopaplanwiththeparticipating institutionstomarket A procedure shall be reviewed in the pregame meeting for changing a game’s starting it before insurance medical adequate has it that file on evidence have shall institution An Halftime foreachbowlgameislimitedto30minutes. 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Championships Information the mediabeforegameday. and teams participating the to distributed be should format specific a and conferences, the interviews with representatives of each team. An individual should be identified to moderate Postgame Interviews Press between halvestoextend30minutes. football games. The FootballRulesCommittee,however, hasauthorizedtheintermission Playing Rules radio commercialformat. radio incomefromgrossreceipts.Gameactionwillnotbeinterrupted toaccommodatea ncaa/championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms), itwillbe permittedtodeductall that can be found on the NCAA Web (http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ game. Ifthesponsoringagencyimplementspoliciesgoverning institutionalradiorights radio station/networkofeachparticipatingteamtopurchaseoriginationrightsthebowl TeamParticipating Radio Origination the advisabilityofcontinuedparticipation. NCAA competitionandmakearecommendationtothestudent-athletecoachas scheduled practicesessionorpostseasonfootballgameshouldrequirethefollowing: a bowlsite,itisrecommendedthatthesponsoringagencysupplementthisgroup.Each Medical Procedures management. from legal lotteriesmay be used in other bowl-related activities at thediscretion of bowl Lotteries Bowl management shall provide an area near the locker rooms to conduct postgame Bowl managementshallprovide anareanearthelockerroomstoconductpostgame postseason all of conduct the govern shall Association the of rules playing official The official the permit agency sponsoring the that recommends strongly subcommittee The The student-athlete’s teamphysicianshouldexamineeachstudent-athleteinjuredduring Although eachparticipatingteamwillhaveamedical/trainingstaff accompanyitto A titlesponsorshipforabowlgamecannotincludelottery. Revenuesgenerated 4. 3. 2. 1.

teams, of the personnel and procedures involved. teams, ofthepersonnelandproceduresinvolved. A thoroughunderstandingbyallaffected parties, includingtheleadershipofvisiting services, ifwarranted;and transportation betweentheathleticssiteandmedicalfacilityforprompt Planned access to a medical facility, including a plan for communication and presence forpromptmedicalevaluationofthesituation,ifwarranted; Planned accesstoaphysician,preferablyteambyphoneornearby athletic licensed toa trainer; and/or care certified a emergency preferably torender spectator, or delegated student-athlete stricken and qualified person a of presence The 24 Pregame Meeting Meeting Pregame a reasonablerentalcharge for practicefacilities. free ofcharge, gamemanagement isrequestedtohelptheparticipatinginstitutionsnegotiate Facilities Practice televise thegame shallattendapregamemeeting thatshallbescheduledbythe bowl’s Television representing eachparticipatinginstitution. at thepregamemeeting,aftergame managementconsultswiththedirectorofathletics Sideline Telephones provide thisvideodirectlytothenetworkand/orsyndicator. shall receive60secondsofpromotionaltime.Itistheresponsibility ofeachinstitutionto receive one30-secondpositioninthetelecasttoairitspromotional message. The NCAA promotional messagesoftheparticipatingteamsandhighereducation. Eachinstitutionshall Radio andTelevision Messages Promotional sponsoring agencytorequestthecredentials. availability inthepressbox. The NFL willadministerthisprogramandcontact each credentials to2011-12 NCAA postseasonfootballbowlgames,depending onspace Professional Football Credentials bowl managementwillbesubjecttoa$4,000financialpenaltyfromthesubcommittee. before the game, or if it fails to properly follow the format approved by the subcommittee, person notinattendance. meeting, thesponsoringagencyshallwithhold$1,000frominstitution’s shareforeach time assistant,sportsinformationdirector, orbanddirector)doesnotattendthepregame input arefinal. television formatforthegame.Decisionsreachedatthatmeetingrequireinstitutional wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms), andthe procedural detailsthatmaybefoundontheNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ been grantedliverightstothegame. has that syndicator or network television the of representative a and operator(s); clock and referee game the institution; participating each of director band and director, information game: theathleticsdirectorand/ordesignee(s),headcoachorfull-timeassistant,sports If practice facilities for each institution to use for pregame preparation cannot be provided The television producer (and other representatives) of the network or syndicator that will The televisionproducer(andother representatives)ofthenetworkorsyndicatorthatwill Policies relatedtotheusageofsideline telephonesintheteamareashouldbeestablished A minimumof120secondsshallbereservedonradiobroadcastsandtelecasts for Representatives oftheNationalFootballLeague(NFL)maybeprovidedpressbox If thesponsoringagencyfailstonotifyinstitutionthatameetingwillbeheldday When aninstitutionalrepresentative(directorofathleticsordesignee,headcoachfull- The postseasonfootballgame’s executivedirectorwillreviewadministrativeand The followingindividualsshallattendapregamemeetingthedaybeforebowl 25

Championships Information telecasts. telecasts. The sidelinerestrictionsapplicabletoregular-season gamesshallbeusedinpostseason format, etc., withrepresentativesfromeachparticipatinginstitution and thegame’s referee. executive directortoreviewapplicablefootball-playingrules,thetelevisioncommercial 26 Agent/Gambling Affidavit Concussions bowl gamesurvey. one-sixth oftheticketsavailableinstadium,shouldbeincluded withthemandatory correspondence togamemanagementrequestingtheopportunity topurchasemorethan public/ncaa/championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms) report maybefoundontheNCAA Web siteat(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/ to participate in subsequent postseason football competition. A form that may be used for this administration, specifically game management, of the bowl, before that institution is eligible shall submittothesubcommitteebyMarch1,awrittenreportdetailingconductand Bowl GameSurvey access tostudent-athletes. have access to thepress box or other areas and activities that would provide the individual his affidavitshallbeforwardedtotheNCAA nationalofficeimmediately. or refuses to agree to the truthfulness of his answers, or to execute the document, a copy of copy of this affidavit on file at the institution to attest to the eligibility of its student-athletes. wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms) NCAA the (http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ on site found Web be may affidavit the of Asample agent. an by represented be to agreement an into entered not has he that stating affidavit an and management of concussions; a student-athlete diagnosed with a concussion is is concussion a with precluded fromreturningtoathletic activityforatleasttheremainderofthatcalendar diagnosed student-athlete a concussions; of management and member (e.g.,sportsmedicine staff, teamphysician)withexperience intheevaluation (e.g., competition,practice,conditioning sessions)andevaluatedbyamedicalstaff or behaviorsconsistentwitha concussionshallberemovedfromathleticsactivities management planwillbeactivatedasnoted in the Championships Operations Manual. staff to activate their concussion management plan, the host championship concussion NCAA lacks appropriatemedical team If aparticipatingtraveling Championships. institutions shallfollowtheirconcussionmanagementplan whileparticipatingin have aconcussionmanagementplanfortheirstudent-athletes. Participatingtraveling The legislation notes, in part, that a student-athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms The NCAA hasadoptedlegislationthatrequiresallactivememberinstitutionsto A copyofthelettersinvitationandacceptancetoparticipateinagame, any The directorofathleticsaninstitutionthatparticipatesinapostseasonfootballgame A sportsagentwhoparticipatesinabowlorganization’s committee structureshallnot If astudent-athleteanswersoneormoreoftheodd-numberedquestionsotherthan“no” a keep to required be shall game postseason a for qualified or selected institution Each Any student-athleteparticipatinginafootballbowlgameisrequiredtocompleteandsign Participating Team Information and Policies 27

Championships Information on Concussions”onlineatwww.NCAA.org/health-safety. death. repeat concussionscanresultinbrainswelling,permanentdamage,andeven slow recoveryorincreasethelikelihoodofhavinglong-termproblems.Inrarecases, that occursbeforethebrainrecoversfrompreviousone(hours,daysorweeks)can can occurwithoutlossofconsciousnessorotherobvioussigns. A repeatconcussion elsewhere onthebodywithan“impulsive”forcetransmittedtohead.Concussions a by determined be shall physician (e.g.,teamphysician)orthephysician’s activity designee. athletics to return for clearance medical and day; Program 2011-12bookletandwww.ncaa.org/drugtesting] [Reference: Bylaw31.2.3.4NCAABanned-DrugClasses2011-12;NCAADrug-Testing TestingDrug a minimum of one season of competition in all sports. a minimumofoneseasoncompetition inallsports. program protocolshallloseone yearofeligibilityandshallbecharged withthelossof a as result ofadrugtestadministered bytheNCAA positive orwhobreachthe NCAA drug-testing test who Student-athletes event. certified postseason or championship Program bookletwithallcoaches andstudent-athletesinadvanceofanyNCAA Testing video,theNCAA BannedDrugClassesListaswell theNCAA Drug-Testing for testing. Athletic administratorsareurged to review theNCAA DrugEducationand drugtesting) forthepublishedlistofbanned drug classes andtheproceduralguidelines to Refer andanti-estrogens. agonists the 2011-12 Drug-Testing beta-2 ProgramsbookletortheNCAA Web site(www.ncaa.org/ only) (rifle alcohol and blockers beta anabolic agents,diureticsand other urinemanipulators, peptide hormones,streetdrugs, student-athlete. The 2011-12 listincludesdrugsinthefollowingclasses:stimulants, are performance-enhancingand/orpotentiallyharmfultothe health andsafetyofthe Committee. The NCAA Banned-DrugClassesListiscomprised ofsubstancesthat compounds fromalistofbanned-drugclassesdevelopedby theNCAA Executive laboratory andtheresultsarethenreportedtoinstitution’s directorofathletics. student-athletes areanalyzedbya World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited than oneoccasionduringthechampionshipevent. All urinespecimensprovidedby random selectionmethod. A student-athletemaybeselectedfordrugtestingonmore for drug testing based on their place of finish, playing time, position and/or an approved at varioustimesthroughoutanNCAA championship.Student-athletesmaybeselected and postseasoncertifiedevents. health andsafetyofallNCAA student-athletes participatinginNCAA championships thedrug-testing of goal The program istoprovidesafe,fairandequitablecompetitionaswellprotectthe events. certified postseason all with conjunction in or For furtherdetailspleaserefertothe“NCAA SportsMedicineHandbookGuideline A concussionisabraininjurythat may becausedbyablowtothehead,face,neckor Additional informationregarding theNCAA’s championshipdrug-testingprogram The WADA laboratory analyzeseach urine specimenfor substances and related The drug-testingprograminvolvescollectingurinespecimensfromstudent-athletes All student-athletesaresubjecttoNCAA drugtestingatallNCAA championships 28 an evaluation of the officials to the subcommittee. an evaluationoftheofficialstosubcommittee. written evaluationofthecrew. The participatinginstitutionsalsoareencouragedtoprovide evaluate student-athlete performance. The supervisor must provide the subcommittee with a to use will it film/video game the of copy a game the to crew officiating the assigned that Game Film/Video area who is wearing an official jersey of the appropriate participating institution shall be be shall considered “inuniform”atapostseason footballgame. institution participating appropriate the of jersey official an wearing is who area Student-Athletes in Uniform game officials. that requiretheirpresenceonthefieldlevel. in uniformshallwearspecialteamareacredentialsnumbered1through 60. personnel directlyinvolvedinadministeringtheconductofgame. The 60individuals not to 60,whichincludesthecoachingandmedicalstaffs, managers,andotherdesignatedteam games. Eachinstitutionmustlimitthenumberofnonuniformedpersonnel intheteamarea Sideline Management the materialatNCAA championships,effective August 1,2008. cheerleaders, danceteamsandbanduniformsorparaphernaliaareprohibitedfromwearing Mascot shall havethefollowing: Insurance can befoundatwww.ncaa.org/drugtesting . Each participating team shall provide the supervisor of officials from the conference conference the from officials of supervisor the provide shall team participating Each The NCAA FootballRulesCommitteehasdetermined thatanyindividualintheteam Each teamshallreceivefourcredentialstodistributethe“ball crews”assistingthe Sideline credentialsshouldbedistributedonlytoindividualswho haveresponsibilities NCAA FootballRule1,Section2, Articles 3and4interpretationsapplytopostseason Institutions displayingorpromotinghostileabusivereferencesontheirmascots, In orderforaninstitutiontobeeligibleparticipateinapostseasonfootballgame,it 1. 2. 3.

deductible amountoftheNCAA catastrophicinjuryinsuranceprogram; Basic accidental-medicalinsuranceforeachparticipatingstudent-athletetothe by the subcommittee; and by thesubcommittee;and coverage, equal to the NCAA-sponsored program or an alternate program approved basic the of excess in benefits disability and rehabilitation medical, lifetime provides Catastrophic-injury medicalinsuranceforeachparticipatingstudent-athletethat city. athletes aretravelingtoandfromthebowl-gamesite,whiletheyinhost Coverages in(a)and(b)whichshallbeeffect whiletheparticipatingstudent- 29

Championships Information which the team is playing. which theteamisplaying. preclude theuseofpatchesthatidentifyinstitution’s conferenceorthebowlgamein (i.e., rectangle, square,parallelogram)nomorethan2¼squareinchesinarea. figure This ruledoesnot geometrical four-sided a within contained be must patch, a on it surrounding or trademarkisvisible. The singlelabelortrademark,includinganyadditionalmaterial distributor’s normallabelor trademarkontheoutside,regardlessofwhetherornotthislabel apparel (e.g.,socks,headbands,wristbands)maybearonlyasinglemanufacturer’s or postseason footballgames. This rulestates,inpart,thatuniformsandallotheritemsof Logos Uniform restricted zone. athletes or anyone else who does not have a responsibility that requires presence in this athletes, trainers,managersandstaff, inboththeteamareaanditsdressingroom. participating team may have contracts in effect for equipment and supplies used by student- Team Bench Area NCAA FootballPlayingRule1-4-5-lshallgoverntheuseoflogosonuniformsinall Participating institutionsshallnotdistributeteam-areacredentialstoformerstudent- The thesidelines. on area team the define Interpretations and Rules Football NCAA 30 Assignment Policies college athleticswhileatthebowlsite. who does not follow the policies in this handbook or who is not a dignified representative of expect orrequestadditionalitemsfromthegamemanagementofbowl. not should Officials amenities. and expenses fees, permissible to relate they as particularly a become than focal pointofthegame. rather student-athletes participating the of benefit the for competition the conduct heshould bowl, the at guest a is he himself inaprofessionalmannersimilartotheregularseason,andthathisroleismanage that games to postseason assigned official early in all bowls for December. assignments officiating the determine to teleconference a conduct will CFO The officials. game for and by made arrangements other and travel facilitate to conflict the which for game the as bowls occurred. of group same the in made be will necessary crews areassignedtogamesaftertheteamshavebeeninvitedparticipate. Any changes coordinator willcoordinatecrewassignmentsandmakeanychangestoensureneutral assigned by the College Football Officiating LLC (CFO) national coordinator. The national Officials Bowl of Assignment

The CFO will not authorize for one or more following years the assignment of any official officials, game of conduct the govern that policies of aware be should person Each each remind shall agency) (assigning conference each of officials of supervisors The These tasksshallbeperformedasquicklypossibleaftertheannualselectionsofteams be shall Association the by year each licensed games football postseason for Officials Officials will be assigned under the following guidelines: Officials willbeassignedunderthefollowingguidelines: 1. 3. 2. assignment for a postseason football game. It shall: assignment forapostseasonfootballgame.Itshall: crew a receive to criteria specific meet and CFO the by annually approved be shall game football postseason a for officials nominate to eligible is that organization An contractual relationship that annually guarantees participation in the BCS shall be contractual relationship thatannuallyguarantees participationintheBCSshall be Each assigningagencythatrepresents aDivisionIFBSconferencethathas National Championship). The secondgroupincludesallother bowls. that comprise bowls includes group the BowlChampionshipSeries(i.e., theFiesta,Orange,Rose,SugarandBCS first The groups. two into divided are Bowls three years. d. sponsored bytheCCA;and c. b. varsity footballofficialsforaminimumofeightDivisionIFootballBowl assign or officers, executive chief institutional of authority the to subject ultimately a.

Assign officials for a minimum of eight Division I FBS-playing institutions for for institutions FBS-playing I Division eight of minimum a for officials Assign Require itssupervisoroffootballofficialstoattendtheannualmeeting Provide anannualclinic,trainingandsupervisionforitsofficials; Subdivision (FBS)members; Be amemberoftheCollegiateCommissioners (CCA)and Association Officiating Officiating 31

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12. When any adjustments in the assignments are required, the officiating subcommittee 11. Eachcrewshallinclude astandbyofficial. 9 paragraph in identified process the (from results evaluation performance The 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. will attempt to make the new assignment commensurate to the bowl to which the will attempttomakethenewassignment commensuratetothebowlwhich officiating postseason future determining assignments. in information supplemental be should FBS conferencecommissionerswithin90daysofthefinalbowl game. or concern. Those evaluationsalongwithawrittensummaryshallbesubmittedtoall group shallcompleteanevaluationofeachpost-seasongameinvolving controversy officiating additional and shallserveforaperiodofthreeyears,conductthisreview. The review three and coordinator national coordinators fromFBSconferences,whoshallbeselectedbythenational coordinator The games. post-season in performance officiating of review a conducting for implemented be shall process A bowl games. of officiating crews shall be made following announcements of teams participating in attendance andnationalrankingofteamsintheassignedbowl. Actual assignments games asdescribedinparagraphs8-b,8-cand8-dtotheleveloftelevision coverage, evaluation history of the members comprising each officiating crew and assignment to e. d. average attendanceoftheassignedbowlgame; c. network; b. the recommendation; a. assignments ofofficiatingcrewstopostseasonfootballcontests: The nationalcoordinatorshallconsiderthefollowingcriteriainestablishing crews tobowlgames. officiating assigning in coordinator national the by considered be will and nominated bowl games. The information listed in paragraph 8 shall be provided for each official coordinator a prioritized order of officiating crews to be considered for assignment to At theconclusionofregularseason,eachconferenceshallsubmittonational during thatseason. contest football postseason a in work to assigned crew officiating one least at have Each FBS conferencewithateamparticipatinginpostseason football contestshall any oneconferencetopost-seasonfootballcontestsduringaparticularseason. from assigned crews officiating of number the on placed maximum no be will There geographically eastandwest.Neutral-crewassignmentsshallrotateannually. will beassignedtoabowlgameinthesecondgroup. These gameswouldbedivided After theBCSassignmentshavebeenmade,eachremainingDivisionIFBSconference bowl season. participates inaBCSgame,itshallreceivecommensurateassignmentthefollowing rotate annually. Ifateamrepresentingconferencenotincludedinthisgroup eligible toassignacrewoneoftheBCSgames.Neutral-crewassignmentsshall In total,everyeffort shouldbemadetomatchthethree-yearperformance The officialshavebeenassignedtoofficiategamesinvolvingrankedteams;and The officials have officiated games with attendance minimally consistent with the anational on gamestelevised toofficiate of assignment history officials’ The The quartile rank of the officiating crew’s members within the conference making 32 segregated fromtheteamsandcoaches. representatives arepresentisa kickoff breakfastorluncheon, atwhichtheyshouldbe game, officialsareprohibitedfrom attendinganybowl-sponsoredactivity. shall notbeinvitedtoattendeveningbowlactivities. The nightbeforetheactualdayof that isnotattendedbycoachesorstudent-athletesfromtheparticipating teams,butthey luncheon or breakfast a in participate may officials game bowl, the before day The teams. the siteatanybowlactivitythatexcludescoachesorstudent-athletes fromtheparticipating Entertainment and whereeachofficialmaybecontacted. director willreceiveacopyoffaxtransmissionthatidentify allmembersofthecrew Credentials use duringthethreedaysthattheseindividualsarerequiredtobeatbowlsite. Automobiles Courtesy Clock Operator check. ensure that each officiating crew has a least one or more officials selected for a background to is This games. bowl season’s previous the work to assigned officials, replay including officials all of percent 50 least at assigned to work bowl on games. The pool of conducted officials is a cross section of are all officiating crews, These program. check background ChecksBackground The only exception to the prohibition of officials attending an event where team where an event attending officials of prohibition the to exception only The It is appropriate for the sponsoring agency to entertain game officials the day they arrive at Game management shall provide credentials for the officiating crew. The bowl’s executive to automobiles courtesy two crew officiating the provide shall agency sponsoring Each The clockoperatorshallattendthepregamemeetingondaybeforebowlgame. The NCAA’s Agent, Gamblingand Amateurism Activities staff administersthe 15. The sponsoringagency shalldistributebasicinformationthatmaybefound 14. The supervisoroftheassigning conferencewillidentifyforgamemanagementby 13. Final officiating crew assignments for all postseason football games shall be subject the informationtoofficiatingcrews. and anopportunitytopurchasetickets.Itisthesupervisor’s responsibilitytodistribute information lodging bowl, the for contacts key includes that distribution for officials Sports+and+Championship/Football/Postseason+Football/forms) tothesupervisorof on theNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/NCAA/ where eachofficialmaybecontacted. and bowl the to assigned been have who officials the of names the transmission fax to approvalofthesubcommittee. affected officiatingcrewwasassigned.

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Championships Information equipment. Ifnecessary, thebowlisresponsibleforallequipmentshipping charges. Instant replay instant the for arrangements the of all make to is officials of supervisor conference by theassignedinstantreplaycrew beusedforthebowlgame.Itisresponsibilityof however itishighlyrecommended thatthesameequipmentusedduringregularseason Licensing Subcommitteeanexception tothispolicy. situation develops,theassigningconferencemayrecommendto thePostseasonFootball the perceptionthatmightimpactonintegrityofsystem. If anunusualandunique crew. It isimperativethatconsistencybemaintainedandeveryeffort shouldbemadetoavoid replay instant the assign also shall officials game the assigning conference the that Instant Replay at hiscost,notthebowl’s. available) (if room hotel additional an for reservation a request may official guarantee. An agency, whichmaypetitionthesubcommitteeforanexceptionifhotelrequiresalonger expenses fortheroomandapplicabletaxesthreenightsshall be paidbythesponsoring “official” hotelofthesponsoringagencypostseasonfootballgamemaybeused. The that will not be used by the official parties of the two participating teams. The media hotel or Hotel Accommodations gifts toofficials,providedthevalueisapproximately$350perofficial. official, a watch as a gift. Game management may deduct from gross receipts the cost of the Gifts tickets. bowl management. Officialsshallnotcontactthebowldirectly. to request the make shall who officials, of supervisor conference the through made for officials to purchase, at its discretion. Any such requests for additional tickets should be at thebowl’s expense. The sponsoringagencyalso maymakeadditionalticketsavailable Game Tickets determined bygamemanagement. be shall individuals these for expenses and Fees official. liaison television and crew chain Responsibilities Game Management Game managementisauthorizedtodeductgamefeesfromgrossreceipts. a $1,725gamefeefromotherlicensedbowls.Paymentmustbereceivedatthesite. Game Fee The assigning conference shall determine the equipment used for instant replay purposes; Instant replayshouldbeusedduringtheconductofabowlgame. Ithasbeendetermined Sleeping accommodations for officials, including the standby, shall be reserved at a hotel standby the including official, game each present shall management game’s bowl The purchase to institution aparticipating contacting from prohibited are officials Game location prime a in tickets game two receive shall standby, the including official, Each Game managementshallberesponsibleforprovidingtheclockoperator(s),ballpersons, and bowls BCS from fee game $2,100 a receive shall standby, the including Officials, 34 wear hisgreenconferencevest. fee, tobedeterminedbythesponsoringagency. Inaddition,thesidelineassistantshould communicator withtherefereewhennecessary. The sidelineassistantshallbeprovideda diem forthreedays($300). per $100 a receive also should They technician-$400. and assistant/communicator-$600; courtesy lodging, gifts, cars) thatareprovidedtheon-fieldofficiatingcrews. (e.g., amenities same the with provided be to are officials replay supervisor access totheofficials’ lockerroomandadesignatedseatinthepressbox. which itisprovidingacrew, thesponsoringagencyshallprovideacredential thatgivesthe for administrative matters. liaison staff NCAA the to worked crews agency’s the game each for crew officiating Officials of Supervisor bowl+forms). www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/postseason+football/ other officials. the as fee game and diem per reimbursement, expense same the receive will who official Standby Official referee todetermineifavideocassetterecorderwillberequiredfor themeeting. the with consult should management Game details. other and mechanics officiating review other toattend have may meetings asscheduledbybowlmanagement. also Officials syndicator. or network television the and teams chaired bythebowl’s executivedirectorandwillincluderepresentativesoftheparticipating championships/postseason+football/bowl+forms). The meetingwillbeorganized and listed ontheNCAA Web site(http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/ administrative procedures,thetelevisionformatandotheritemsofinterestthatare Meeting Pregame Practice for anexceptioniflocalrequirementsdemandmorethanthreedays. and receivepaymentatthegamesite. A sponsoringagencymaypetitionthesubcommittee Per Diems The sponsoring agency for the bowl shall assign a sideline assistant, who will serve as a The sponsoringagencyforthebowlshallassignasidelineassistant,whowillserveas The instant replay officials should receive the following game fees: replay official-$1,000; If the assigning conference elects to have its supervisor or designee attend a game for If theassigningconferenceelects tohaveitssupervisorordesigneeattendagamefor the of evaluation an forward shall agency assigning the for officials of supervisor The (http:// NCAA site the Web on detailed are official standby the of duties minimum The standby a shall include game a for crew officiating the assigning is that agency The The crewalsowillhaveaprivatemeetingatthehotelorstadium beforethegameto The gamerefereeandclockoperator(s)shallattendapregamemeetingtoreview Game officialsshallnotattendanypracticesessionofacompetingteam. 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Championships Information that identifiesthebowland/orsponsor(s). Uniforms gross receipts. per mileroundtrip,nottoexceedcoachairfare. to maketravelarrangementsbeforereceivinginstructionsfromhissupervisor. is official No arrangements. travel firm making before options travel the discuss to officials for liaison bowl the contact first shall travel. supervisor all The coordinate shall conference officials’coordinate to conference the by assigning designated the individual for (or travel) officials received.of is supervisor assignment The game a of notification that date the of as Travel Arrangements cost tothemonotheroccasions. before andafterthegame.Italsoshallprovidetwocourtesyautomobilesfortheiruseatno Transportation a copyofthegamevideo/film. Each game official shall wear a standard uniform and is prohibited from wearing anything from airfare official’s each for expense the deduct to authorized is management Game A game official who uses an automobile to travel to the bowl shall be reimbursed 50 cents Each game official and the standby official shall receive the lowest available coach airfare stadium the to hotel their from officials game the transport shall agency sponsoring The The supervisorshallcontact the participating institutions tomakearrangements to receive Financial Administration Financial Administration 36 agency shallprovidetheNCAA fullaccountabilityofticketssoldandcollectedatthegate. permissible forasponsortoscale,butnotdiscount,thepriceoftickets. The sponsoring Accounting organization and the institution must be approved by the chief executive officer of the of officer executive chief the by institution. approved be must institution the and organization total seatsinthestadium. Any agreementforagreaternumbermadebetweenthesponsoring Allocation which the bowl is played, unless the geographical area is common for it and the venue. which thebowlisplayed,unless the geographicalareaiscommonforitandvenue. for thebowlandinstitution. Conversely, theteamcannotmarket ticketsinthecity for sellinginthegeographicalmarket ofaparticipatingteam,unlessthemarketissame All tickets shall be accounted for at face value and are a part of gross receipts. It is All ticketsshallbeaccountedforatfacevalueandareapartofgrossreceipts.Itis Each competing institution may be allocated a number of tickets up to one-sixth of the Each competinginstitutionmaybeallocatedanumberofticketsuptoone-sixththe Bowl management shall not advertise the availability of tickets for which it is responsible Bowl managementshallnotadvertise theavailabilityofticketsforwhichitisresponsible 1. 3. 2. 4. 5. 6 7.

distributed morethan$1milliontoeachinstitutionintheprecedingyear.) value byconstituentsofthatinstitution.(Thisrequirementdoesnotapplyifthebowl the subcommittee,stipulatingthatadditionalticketswillbepurchasedatface of theinstitutionmaysubmitawrittenrequestforanexceptiontothispolicyfrom more than one-sixth of the tickets available in the stadium. The chief executive officer An institution that accepts an invitation to participate in a bowl game shall not purchase capacity. rolling three-yearperiod,actualattendanceofatleast25,000,or70percentstadium A sponsoringagencyofapostseasonbowlgameshallberequiredtoaverage,over member. it iscontractuallyobligatedasaninstitutionorbytheconferenceinwhicha institution isnotrequiredtopurchaseone-sixthoftheticketsthatwillbe sold, unless that permitsittopurchaselessthanone-sixthofthetotalseatsinstadium. An A participatinginstitutionmaynegotiateanagreementwithbowlmanagement of tickets for which it shall become financially responsible. of ticketsforwhichitshallbecomefinanciallyresponsible. number total the of bowl, a in participate to contract by qualifies or invited been has later thannoon(institution’s time)onDecember1oroneweekaftertheinstitution purchasing, and,onceclaimed,shallnotifythemanagementof licensedgame,not The institutionshalldeterminethenumberofticketsthatit beresponsiblefor purchasing allticketsinitspossessionthereafter. A participatinginstitutionhasanobligationtomeetthedeadlineorberesponsiblefor for comparableseating. Ticket pricesmaybescaledbutnotdiscounted. Tickets soldbythesponsorandparticipatinginstitutions shallbethesameprice deadline, unlessthisoptionisapprovedbybowlmanagement. A participatinginstitutionmaynotreturnanyticketstobowlmanagementafterthe Tickets 37

Championships Information assist individuals in locating their assigned seats. assist individualsinlocatingtheirassignedseats. to provided be may ticket identification seat a however, stadium, the inside Once issued. individuals whohavebeendesignatedbythestudent-athlete.Hard ticketsshallnotbe on thestudent-athletecomplimentary“passlist.” This listingonlymayincludenamesof for thestudent-athlete“passlist”ticketgate. Student-Athlete Ticket Gate -“Pass List” other sports. admissions perstudent-athlete,noranycomplimentarytostudent-athletesin provisions ofBylaw16.2.1.1.1. An institution shall notaward more thansix complimentary Student-Athlete Tickets becomes theteam before and thosesoldbythesponsoringagencybepricedsameforcomparablestadiumseating. locations potential institution the by sold tickets that imperative todetermine is It allocation. its for responsible financially areas seating all identifies Seating Plan generally wouldbegin10-15rowsfromthebottomofstands. the 35-and50-yardlines750between35-yardlinegoallines.Primetickets Location percent ofthefacevalue,whichmaybeexcludedfromgrossreceipts. Handling Fee game isbeingplayed. representatives ofthearmedserviceswhoareassignedtogeographicalareainwhich Discount Services Armed Each participating institution shall administer a gate to admit individuals who are listed Each participatinginstitutionshalladministeragatetoadmitindividuals whoarelisted Bowl managementshallidentifyatleasttwoweeksbeforethegame thephysicallocation An institutionmayawardcomplimentaryadmissionstostudent-athletesasgovernedbythe Game managementshallprovidetheinstitutionaticketseatingplanthatgraphically Each participatinginstitutionshallreceiveatleast1,000primeticketswith250between five than greater not of fee handling a charge to permitted is agency sponsoring The The sponsoringagencymay, withsubcommitteeapproval,selldiscount-pricedticketsto 38 August 1afterthegame. the than later not entity bowl the for end year fiscal recent most the for statements financial wcm/myconnect/public/NCAA/Championships/Postseason+Football/. the operation ofitsgame.Allsixformsarelocatedwithinthefinancialreportworkbook. of results the filing for used be to format) excel (in workbook report financial a bowl each provides NCAA The year. each 1 April than later not fax or e-mail by office national before anensuingcontestwillbelicensed.ThesereportsmustreceivedintheNCAA the unaudited financial form. All applicable forms are required of the immediate past games payout of$1.5millionorlesstoeachparticipatingteam:thechangeinnetassetsformand Two additionalformsarerequiredfromthesponsoringagencyforbowlgameswitha sales. attendance/ticket of affidavit an and expenses, agency sponsoring bowl postseason opinion letter, an audited schedule of postseason bowl gross receipts, the schedule of Audited Reporting agency’s shareofgrossreceipts. myconnect/public/NCAA/Championships/Postseason+Football/. The componentsinclude: individual componentsarelistedontheNCAA Web siteathttp://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/ Receipts Gross Components of Additionally, each bowl annually shall file with the subcommittee complete audited audited complete subcommittee the with file shall annually bowl each Additionally, This workbookmayalsobefoundontheNCAAWebsiteat:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ The management of each bowl game shall submit four required forms: an auditor’s All revenue items should be appropriately reported as being generated by the participating General administrativeandoperating expensesshallbeincludedinthesponsoring the of Definitions game. the from derived revenues all include shall receipts gross The 1. 11. Any other income derived from the operation of the game, including affiliated events, 10. Corporatesponsors/contributions;and 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2.

as identified by the committee. as identifiedbythecommittee. multi bowlpromotionalactivities, corporatesponsorshiprevenuesand“giftsinkind” Merchandising salesandlicensingfees; Title sponsorships; Television, pay-per-view andmovie/videorights; Radio; Advertising (programs,radio,television,video,tickets); Programs; Concessions; Membership fees/dues; revenue. equipment, orinlieuthereof.Internalhandlingfeesshallnotbededucted fromticket applicable taxes,exceptthosepaidasstadium-usetaxesforrental,costofpermanent Ticket Sales.Grossreceiptsshallincludethegrossincomefromsaleofticketsless Financial Administration 39

Championships Information postseason+football/bowl+forms. postseason+football/bowl+forms. NCAA Web siteathttp://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/myconnect/public/ncaa/championships/ be submittednotlaterthanSeptember1. A sampleofthelettercreditmaybefoundon theminimum to guarantee institution payoff requiredforeachteamparticipatinginapostseasongame. The letterofcreditmust financial States United a by issued credit of letter Credit Letter of agency. of thegrossreceipts,allgameandadministrativeexpensesshallbepaidbysponsoring completion oftheauditgame,butnotlaterthan April 1.Outofthesponsor’s portion Receipts Gross Distribution of discretion ofthePostseasonFootballLicensingSubcommittee. process isattheexpenseofsponsoringagency. Eachbowlgameshallbeauditedatthe auditing NCAA the in firm accounting agency’s sponsoring a by involvement Any game. affiliated with it. Audits will be conducted in the summer and will review the immediate past information ofanagencysponsoringabowlgameandotherorganizations andactivities Audits voluntarily benegotiatedbetweentheparticipantandgamemanagement must distribution minimum applicable the above escrow or indemnification any revenues, Escrow the eventpromotesbowlgame. of anymemberorrepresentativeaparticipatinginstitutionitsconstituency;and/or(4) marks of such institution in the title or promotion of the event; (3) requires the participation any NCAA institutionparticipatinginthebowlgameoritsconstituency, orusesthename meets any one of the following criteria: (1) uses the name of the bowl; (2) is associated with A game-related event is any activity for which the sponsoring agency, or an affiliate thereof, teams orthesponsoringagency. All nongamerevenueshouldbeexcludedfromthereport. The licensing process may require a sponsoring agency annually to secure an irrevocable The licensingprocessmayrequireasponsoringagencyannuallyto secureanirrevocable Each competinginstitution’s shareofthegrossreceiptsmustbepaidimmediatelyupon The subcommittee or representatives designated by it may conduct audits of the financial Although asponsoringagencymayconfrontpotentialtaxliabilityonportionofits 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

The period of time covered by the letter of credit is from September 1 until the The periodoftimecoveredby the letterofcreditisfromSeptember1until The letterofcreditispayabletothe NCAA. credit tosendittheNCAA notlaterthanSeptember 1. of letter the provide will that institution financial the direct must management Bowl review andknowledgeofitsfinancial positionanditsabilitytomaketeampayouts. a sponsoringagencytoissueletter ofcreditregardlessitspayoutbasedon and participatingteams. The footballlicensingcommitteeatitsdiscretionmayrequire of the contractual financial distribution commitments between the sponsoring agency three-year periodannuallyshallsecureanirrevocableletterofcredit intheamount minimum of$1milliontoeachtheparticipatinginstitutionsduring thepreceding Each licensedpostseasonfootballbowlgamethathasnotdistributed anaverage 1. Letters of credit in the amount of $2 million for initial bowl applications are due April 40 . obligations and participation expenses. obligations andparticipationexpenses. institutions twoparticipating conferences meet,ataminimum,theparticipatingteams’ reasonablecontractualtravel the from commitments and conferences.Itisrecommendedthatthedistributionto participatingteamsand financial contractual the all than agency ofapostseasonbowlgamemustgeneratebowl-basedrevenueequaltoorgreater Bowl-Based Revenue/Minimum Guarantee shall notbedeductedfromtotalgrossreceipts. which maybedeductedfromtherespectiveinstitution’s shareofgrossreceipts. This expense loss-of-income insuranceforaparticipatinginstitutiontopurchaseatitsoptionandexpense, Loss-of-Income Insurance receipts. The licensingfeeis dueNovember1ofeachyear. Licensing Fee On anannualbasis,ineffort toindicatelocalcommunitysupport,thesponsoring The managementofeachlicensedpostseasonfootballgameannuallyshallmakeavailable The $12,000annuallicensingfeeisapermissibledeductionbeforeidentifyingtotalgross 7. 6. 8.

to play the game for any expenses incurred in preparation for the game. to playthegameforanyexpensesincurredinpreparationgame. agency, theagencyisobligatedtoreimburse theconferenceorinstitutioncontracted played forreasonsthecommitteebelievesarewithincontrolofsponsoring their In the event that agameis licensed (withor without conditions)and the game is not havereceived they that NCAA distribution ofreceipts,ornotlaterthanMay1eachyear. the notified have institutions participating institutions in the event of default. institutions intheeventofdefault. The NCAA isresponsiblefordistributingtheletter-of-credit revenuestoparticipating a letter of credit. a letterofcredit. Participating institutions orconferencesareprohibitedfromprovidingthesponsoringagencywith institution. financial the issuing by required obligations financial any The sponsoringagencyisresponsibleforsecuringtheletterofcredit,including 41

Championships Information Automatic Qualification Bowl ChampionshipSeries conferences andinstitutions. Championship Series. The BCSismanagedbythe11 FootballBowlSubdivision Allstate SugarBowlandBCSNationalChampionshipGamecomprisethe The Tostitos FiestaBowl,DiscoverOrangeRoseBowlpresentedby VIZIO, 6. 5. 4. 3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain 2. ThechampionsoftheACC,BigEast,Ten,12,Pac-12,andSoutheastern 1. The top two teams in the final BCS standings shall play in the National Championship

same conferencequalifiesforthe nationalchampionshipgame. the from team at-large no that provided qualifier automatic an become will team that an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 4 in the final BCS standings, no team qualifies under paragraph No. 5 and an at-large team from a conference with If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 5, and if championship game. national the for qualifies conference same the from teams at-large no that provided ranked No. 3 in the final BCS standings, that team will become an automatic qualifier an at-largeteamfromaconferencewithannualautomaticberth foritschampionis If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 4, and if the finalBCSstandings. The UniversityofNotreDamewillhaveanautomaticberthifitis inthetopeightof earn anautomaticberthinaBCSbowlgameifeither: West Conference,theSunBeltorWesternAthleticConferencewill 2011, 2012and2013regularseasons. conferences haveearned automatic berthstothegamesthatwillbeplayedafter the Game. b. a. be inthepoolofteamseligibleforselectionbybowlsasat-large teams. BCS final standings will receive the automatic berth, and the remaining team or teams will the in ranking highest the with final BCS team the then the berth, automatic 2 in an for No. and 1 No. Standings. Iftwoormoreteamsfromthoseconferencessatisfy theprovisions both finish conferences those from teams Western AthleticConferenceshallearnanautomaticberthin any yearunless Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, and the No morethanonesuchteamfromConferenceUSA,theMid-American in oneoftheBCSbowls. is ranking its higher thanthatofachampionconferencehasanannualautomaticberth and standings BCS final the of 16 top the in ranked is team Such Such teamisrankedinthetop12offinalBCSstandings,or, Bowl Championship Series Bowl ChampionshipSeries 42 At-Large TeamsAt-Large Team-Selection Procedures Subdivision (FBS)teamthatisbowl-eligibleandmeetsthefollowingrequirements: participants to fill the remaining berths. An at-large team is any Division I Football Bowl automatically. Thefollowingsequencewillbeusedwhenestablishing parings: all ofwhichmustbeselectedand(2)at-largeteams,iffewer than10teamsqualify of itsconference. participation inapost-seasongameforinfractionsoftherules theNCAA ortherules rules ofitsconferenceand(ii)mustnothaveimposedsanctions uponitselfprohibiting post-season playundertherulesofNCAA and,ifitnotanindependent,underthe the bowlselections. those fromconferencesthatalreadyhavehadtwoteamsselected,mustbeincludedin select onlyateamfromconferencethathasfewerthantwoteamsinthetop14. of thoseteamsmustbeselectedand(2)fromtheranked15orlower, abowlcan to thefollowing:(1)ifanyconferencehastwoormoreteamsintop14,then available subjecttothetwo-teamsperconferencelimitnotedaboveandalso then thepoolshallbeexpandedbyblocksof4teamsuntil10eligibleare conference thathasfewerthantwoteamsinthetop14. selected and(2)fromtheteamsranked15-18,abowlcanselectonlyteam any conference has two or more teams inthetop14,thentwoofthose teams mustbe subject tothetwo-teamlimitnotedaboveandalsofollowing:(1)if Standings BCS final the in teams 18 top the among is and games regular-season nine large teamanyFootballBowlSubdivisionthatisbowl-eligible,haswonatleast the same from teams unless selections, at-large or conference arerankedNo.1and2neitheristhechampion. qualifiers automatic are they If there are fewer than 10 automatic qualifiers, then the bowls will select at-large select will bowls the then qualifiers, automatic 10 than fewer are there If The bowls will select their participants from two pools: (1) automatic qualifiers, qualifiers, automatic (1) pools: two from participants their select will bowls The Note: inordertoparticipateaBCSBowlgame,team(i) mustbeeligiblefor Relative tothetwoprecedingparagraphs,allteamsrankedintop14,otherthan If expansionofthepoolto18teamsdoesnotresultin10eligibleforselection, If fewerthan10teamsareeligibleforselection,thentheBowlscanselectasanat- No morethantwoteamsfromaconferencemaybeselected,regardlessofwhether 2. 1. 2. Unless they qualify to play in the NCG, the champions of selected conferences 2. Unlesstheyqualifytoplayin theNCG,championsofselectedconferences National in the beplaced will standings BCS final the in teams two top The 1. are contractuallycommittedto these selectedgames: Championship Game(“NCG”). Is amongthetop14teamsinfinalBCSstandings. Has wonatleastnineregular-seasongames,and Pac-12 Conference-Rose Bowl Big 12Conference-FiestaBowl Big TenConference-RoseBowl Atlantic CoastConference-Orange Bowl 43

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5. slot unfilled an with bowl any completed, been have 3 and 2, 1, No. steps 4. After 3. If a bowl loses a host team to the NCG, then such bowl shall select a replacement 3. IfabowlloseshostteamtotheNCG,thensuchshallselectreplacement taking intoconsiderationthefollowing: the conferencesandNotreDamemay,butarenotrequiredto, adjust thepairings After completionoftheselectionprocess as described in Paragraph Nos.1-4, the in teams at-large and/or qualifiers following order: automatic the from team a select shall b. ThehostteamforanotherBCSBowl; a. AteamintheNCG; A bowlchoosingareplacementteammaynotselectanyofthefollowing: replacement picks. loses boththeBigTenandPac-12championstoNCG,itwillreceivetwo the and pick, replacement first the gets bowl losingtheNo.2teamgetssecondreplacementpick.IfRoseBowl team 1 No. the losing bowl the case, bowl willgetareplacementpickbeforeanyotherselectionsaremade.Insuch any otherselectionsaremade.IftwobowlslosehostteamstotheNCG,each team fromamongtheautomatic-qualifyingteamsandat-largebefore d. c. b. a. All teamsearningautomaticberthsmustbeselected. January 2014games–Orange,Sugar,Fiesta January 2013games–Fiesta,Sugar,Orange January 2012games–Fiesta,Sugar,Orange January 2011games–Sugar,Orange,Fiesta Southeastern Conference-SugarBowl the bowls. and Fox on impact financial consequent the and interest, television expected football fansasmeasuredby expected ticketsalesforthebowlsandby whether alternativepairingsmay havegreaterorlesserappealtocollege two consecutiveyears,and/or; whether thesametwoteamswill playagainsteachotherinabowlgamefor be pairedagainstoneanotherinabowlgame,and/or; whether twoteamsthatplayedagainstoneanotherintheregular seasonwill consecutive years,and/or; whether thesameteamwillbeplayinginbowl game fortwo

unless thebowllosingNo.2teamconsents. not selectareplacementteamfromthesameconferenceasNo.2team, Further, when two bowls lose host teams, the bowl losing the No. 1 team may Further, whentwobowlslosehostteams,thebowllosingNo.1teammay 44 The 2011-12 Bowl ChampionshipSeriesStandings The Tie-Breaking Procedure Tie-Breaking Football Interactive College PollHarris provider accountsforschedulestrengthwithinitsformula. Wes Colley,KennethMassey,JeffSagarinandPeterWolfe.Eachcomputerranking BCS Standings. computer rankingsarethenaveraged.Theteams’averagesrankedtoproducethe points). for eachteamandthendividingtheremainingtotalby100(themaximumpossible computer rankingspercentageiscalculatedbydroppingthehighestandlowestranking maximum 2,875possiblepoints(Harris)and1475(USAToday).The etc.). percentages, eachteamisassignedaninversepointtotal(25forNo.1,242, computer rankingseachconstituteone-thirdoftheBCSStandings.Toderivethree computation iscarriedouttofull decimalpoints: final pollonselectionSunday. of threequalifiedindividuals,fromwhichHarrisselectedone. from whichHarrisrandomlyselectedthree. Army andNavytogethersubmittedalist submitted by each conference. Notre Dame submitted a list of six qualifiednames individuals, the among from panelists 10 selected randomly Interactive Harris individuals; qualified 30 of names the submitted conference each panelist, potential of pool initial The BCSStandingsareusedto: The sixcomputerrankingsprovidersareAnderson&Hester,RichardBillingsley, The percentagetotalsoftheHarrisInteractivePoll,USATodayand The two poll percentages are calculated by dividing each team’s point total by a The HarrisInteractiveCollegeFootballPoll,USATodayCoachesPolland The following steps will be used to resolve any ties in the BCS Standings after the The followingstepswillbeusedtoresolveanytiesintheBCS Standingsafterthe The HarrisPollisreleasedfornineconsecutiveweekseach season, includingthe the provide To season. 2005 regular the during used first was poll Harris The 3. 2. 1. 3. 2. 1. Standings using all six computer providers (i.e., do not throw out the high and Standings usingallsixcomputer providers(i.e.,donotthrowoutthehighand If thetiesisnotresolvedbyNo. 1orNo.2,calculatetiedteams’placeinBCS common opponentintheBCS Standings; If thetieisnotresolvedbyNo. 1,evaluateresultsagainstthehighest-ranked Look tohead-to-headresults; Establishing thepoolofteamseligibleforat-largeselectionbybowls. Determining anyotherautomaticqualifiers,and; Game; Determine thetwoteamsthatqualifytoplayinBCSNationalChampionship champion fromtheRoseBowl. The pairingsmaynotbealteredbyremovingtheBig10ChampionorPac-12 45

Championships Information Standards for BCSAutomatic Future Standards Qualification conferences willhaveannualautomaticberths. after the 2012and2013regular season. The champions ofnomorethanseven games the for qualification automatic annual have will conferences other if determine during the2004-2007regularseasons. game aBCS through the2013regularseason,basedonmathematicalstandardsofperformance for qualification automatic annual have will conferences Southeastern The evaluationincludesthefollowingforeachconference: The 2008-2011regularseasonswillbeevaluatedunderthesamestandardsto T 3. 2. 1. 4. he champions of the Atlantic Coast,BigEast, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12 and top 25ofthefinalBCSStandings eachyear.Pointswillbeawardedasfollows: the in finishes teams’ their on based conferences the to awarded be will Points No. 3above,the“Top25Performance Rating,”willbecalculatedasfollows: the conferencewithhighest rankinginNo.3. in the other and if its ranking in No. 3 is equal to or greater than 33.3 percent of If it finishes among the top seven in either No. 1 or No. 2 and among the top five conference withthehighestrankinginNo.3,OR and No. 2andifitsrankingin3isequaltoorgreaterthan33.3 percentofthe 1 No. both in six top the among finishes it if exemption an for Committee * to orgreaterthan50percentoftheconferencewithhighest rankinginNo.3. top six conferences in both No. 1 and No. 2 and if its ranking in No. 3 is equal A conference will become the seventh automatic qualifier if it finishes among the of memberseachconference. Standings eachyear,withadjustmentstoaccountfordifferencesinthenumber Top 25 Performance Ranking, the number of teams in the top 25 of the final BCS and teams inthecomputerrankingsusedcompilingBCSStandingseachyear, Average Conference Ranking, the final regular-season rankings of all conference used intheBCSStandings). the by determined conference memberthathasthehighestaveragerankingincomputerrankings is team highest-ranked its then Standings, BCS final the in team in the final BCS Standings each year (if a conference does not place a team Average RankingofHighest-RankedTeam,therankinghighest-rated drawing. If thetiesarenotresolvedbyparagraphNo.1,2or3,thenconducta low computerrankings)andtheHarrisCoachespolls; Further, a conference will be eligible to apply to the Presidential Oversight Further, aconferencewillbeeligibletoapplythePresidential Oversight 46 December 4,2011. * The computationswillbemadeaccordingtotheconference’smembershipon The pointtotalswill be adjustedto account for the sizeofconference,asfollows: 9 orfewermembers 10 or11members 12 ormoremembers Conference membership Teams finishing19-25: Teams finishing13-18: Teams finishing7-12: Teams finishing1-6: 3 pointsforeachteam 4 pointsforeachteam points increasedby25percent points increasedby12.5percent no adjustment Adjustment 1 pointforeachteam 2 pointsforeachteam 47

Championships Information time. significant some make beyond. likely will force task The adjustments tovariousbowlpoliciesandproceduresforthe2012-13season procedures. and policies bowl All licensed bowl games will be subject to those new policies or procedures at that All licensedbowlgameswillbesubjecttothosenewpoliciesorproceduresatthat The NCAA Division I Bowl Task Force is in the final stages of reviewing all NCAA NCAA DivisionIBowlLicensing Task Force 48 49

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