Having a bowl in your own stadium is a mixed blessing: you almost always have a place to go, but sometimes you'd like to go somewhere else:
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2007/10/09/bmurphy/bowl_possibilities_not_promising_for_broncos_wac
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2007/10/09/bmurphy/bowl_possibilities_not_promising_for_broncos_wac