CFB: Pac-10 reportedly close to deal with Alamo Bowl
By Chris Dufresne
Los Angeles Times
The Pacific 10 Conference and Alamo Bowl are in discussions that could make the San Antonio game the league’s No. 2 bid behind the Rose and push the Holiday Bowl to No. 3.
A spokesman for the Pac-10 on Thursday had no comment on a deal, but the Seattle Times reported the conference and the bowl are “on the brink of hooking up.”
The Pac-10 would play a Big 12 team on Jan. 2 starting after the 2010 season.
Talks with the Alamo started before Larry Scott succeeded Tom Hansen as commissioner on July 1. The Pac-10, which went 5-0 in bowl games after last season, has been criticized for the strength of its postseason games other than the Rose Bowl.
@Tab0: Holiday Bowl Executive Director Bruce Binkowski, reached on vacation in Montana, said the San Diego Bowl wouldthe San
Diego game would not raise ticket prices to match the Alamo’s bid.
“We just didn’t feel it was something we wanted to do,” Binkowski said. “We’d rather keep our game as affordable as possible for our fans.”
If the Alamo joins the rotation, it would push the Sun Bowl to No. 4. The Pac-10 also has tie-ins with the Las Vegas, Emerald and Poinsettia bowls.
“It’s all about money now,” Binkowski said of the bowls. “More power to the Alamo Bowl.”
