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Since the Bowl's inception in 1998... Did you know?

	The Bowl has contributed more than $24 Million in financial payouts to the participating universities. Payouts directly support collegiate athletics.
	The Bowl has pumped more than $153 Million in economic impact for the Nashville community and turned Music City’s slowest tourism week into one of the busiest. The Bowl averages more than 34,000 visitors per year.
	More than 50 Million total viewers and loyal fans have tuned in and watched the Bowl on ESPN’s live television broadcast.
	585,548 loyal fans have attended the Bowl since 1998.
	NFL stars such as: Shaun Alexander, Eli Manning, “Cadillac” Williams, Dwight Freeney, Deuce McAllister, Matt Jones, Marion Barber III, Karlos Dansby, Lee Evans, David Pollack, Ronnie Brown, and Keith Bulluck have played in past Bowl games to name just a few.
	Each year, hundreds of radio stations from around the country broadcast the Bowl to SEC & ACC fans everywhere including internationally through the Armed Services Radio Network.
	In 2008, the SEC and ACC conferences had more than 10 million fans attend regular season games. The SEC and ACC conferences deliver more than 17million television households and over 20+ viable television markets. SEC and ACC teams are consistently ranked in the Top 25 in the country for college football.
	The Bowl contributed roughly $30,000 in 2008 to youth football member leagues and donated more than $160,000 in tickets through its Youth Football Program.
	More than 4,500 of our region’s youth and their families attended the Bowl in 2008 with nearly 70 youth football teams participating in the pre-game Champions Ceremony.
	The Bowl has contributed thousands of tickets to local charities in the Middle Tennessee region.
	Each year, hundreds of student-athletes participate in the Bowl and all of the special activities thatMusic City provides during their Bowl Week experience.
	During 2008-2009, 34 Bowl games distributed more than $200 million to NCAA universities. The Bowl system will conservatively payout more than $2.1 Billion over the next 10 years.

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