Michigan - OSU game being sponsored?

[AUHansel 0]

Espn is reporting that the Michigan Ohio State rivalry game is now being sponsored by SBC for the next two years.

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Yes they make half a mil, but I hope the UAT-AU game doesn't get this kind of crap. That is the thing I hate about bowl games now.

[mayonaise 0]

Who cares? I'd take the extra money for a little advertising.

[AuNuma1 1]

Yeah, those stadium expansions are damn expensive...as our athletic department has learned the hard way.

[AUHansel 0]

I don't know, I just think it cheapens the rivalry. Makes it commercial and soon enough they'll be naming college stadiums like the do for the pros. It's a slippery slope and I don't like it.

[mayonaise 0]

FOOTBALL IS A BUSINESS if you hadn't fiqured it out already. It will get more commercialized from now on. Just accept it.

[AUHansel 0]

FOOTBALL IS A BUSINESS if  you hadn't fiqured it out already. It will get more commercialized from now on. Just accept it.

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yea but it could be a little more subtle. Putting some banners up is fine but when they get to the point of advertising on the field and naming the stadium im a little less inviting to the idea. They're are less and less ball parks and stadiums in the pros that aren't called by a company name. Just look at Enron park, I'd never want anything like that to happen. and by the way FOOTBALL IS A GAME!!!!!!!!!AND WILL ALWAYS BE A GAME. never forget that!!!!!! professional sports are business'

[Lurking Tiger 62]

FOOTBALL IS A BUSINESS if  you hadn't fiqured it out already. It will get more commercialized from now on. Just accept it.

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yea but it could be a little more subtle. Putting some banners up is fine but when they get to the point of advertising on the field and naming the stadium im a little less inviting to the idea. They're are less and less ball parks and stadiums in the pros that aren't called by a company name. Just look at Enron park, I'd never want anything like that to happen. and by the way FOOTBALL IS A GAME!!!!!!!!!AND WILL ALWAYS BE A GAME. never forget that!!!!!! professional sports are business'

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Testify brother.

[AU4Ever 0]

Just how tight is Troy University tied in with Movie Gallery? Money talks!

[DKW 86 7,419]

One thought: Wrigley Field, one of the most storied stadium in sports.

[nanatiger 3]

Has the sponsorship raised ticket prices? That would be the worst thing as far as I'm concerned.

[WarTim 3,456]

"The IRON BOWL- Brought to you by the friendly people at the Law Offices of ____"

[chuck 0]

but Wrigley is named after a past owner of the Cubs - who just happened to also own Wrigley Spearment . .etc. So I don't think that's a sponsorship as much as it is a name after thing . .

I could be wrong.

[jared52 4,354]

"The IRON BOWL- Brought to you by the friendly people at the Law Offices of ____"

       

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Dewey, Cheatem and Howe... if UAT gets the sponsor!