It's the curse of the Mumme. This would be one of those years. The bigger the margin, the higher the ranking, the better the bowl invitation.
Business is business.
Certainly, Mumme understands better than anyone that football is a numbers game. It's why Kentucky called timeout with just a few seconds left in its 45-14 victory over Connecticut last year. Mumme wanted to run one more offensive play. When Huskies coach Randy Edsall complained about it, Mumme's response was that every repetition in the offense was important, and if UConn didn't like it, the Huskies didn't need to take the paycheck for playing the game. Earlier this week, Mike Major decided it wasn't worth it to take a paycheck as Kentucky's defensive coordinator and resigned.