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The Birmingham (Ala.) News reported on its Web site Thursday that the University of Kentucky ran a deficit of $253,396 in Birmingham for the BBVA Compass Bowl against Pittsburgh. That's due in large part to 5,540 unsold tickets, according to the school's bowl expense report.

Kentucky received an expense allowance of $1,005,400 from the SEC and spent $1,258,796. The school absorbed $276,740 in unsold tickets, split nearly equally by Kentucky and the SEC, according to the al.com report.

Kentucky reported selling 4,460 tickets from a 7,000-ticket commitment, resulting in a loss of $126,740.

The amount lost on unsold tickets far exceeds the $63,960 that South Carolina lost a year earlier in Birmingham when the Gamecocks sold 8,593 tickets.

Kentucky spent $153,712 for players and staff on meals and lodging over five nights in Birmingham.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/03/04/16574...rylink=rss