Sponsorship taken to a new level

[BLPOG]

I don't know. What do you think about Duke University Blue Devils Presented by Bojangles?

I'm sold

[budwom]

And the world moves towards the one described by David Foster Wallace in Infinite Jest ...e.g. Year of the Whopper, Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad, Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken...

[Indoor66]

Maryland Terrapins presented by Johnny Rockets?
UNC Tar Heels presented by Reading is Fundamental?

Wouldn't that be unc tAR hEELS presented by Cliff Notes?

[CrazyNotCrazie]

if it was named for Mel Brooks!!

Sorry, I received a shot for Covid yesterday and have been in a funk since.

That or too much ...something else!!!

LOL. Love Mel Brooks.

I do think that if the field was named for Brooks Brothers it would be very on brand for Duke (says an alum who wears Brooks Brothers clothes half the time).

[jwillfan]

Just sitting out there

Duke's Mayonnaise!

[CameronBornAndBred]

Dan Brooks is the current women's golf coach at Duke and has coached Duke to 7 NCAA championships since coming to Durham when I was a soph or junior. Dan's a good friend and great coach/motivator. He certainly didn't pay for this honor, he earned it. He's coached many All-Americans and had maybe 2 or 3 NPOY!!

Here's his bio:
https://goduke.com/staff-directory/dan-brooks/276

Another great hire by Tom Butters, for sure!!!

Duke positive test and my ignorance, so very sorry!!

Meh. Your version would have been way better, and even though it's not the case, you still got to share info with those of us who didn't know.

[Acymetric]

To be fair to MSU, this is new to college basketball but not necessarily new to sports. Still looks really dumb though, just like it does elsewhere. I don't think the comparison to field/stadium naming rights really fits.

[dudog84]

Just sitting out there

Duke's Mayonnaise!

At least you didn't suggest Duke (the dog) from Bush's Baked Beans. Hate to see Cameron turned into the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles.

[bundabergdevil]

Just sitting out there

Duke's Mayonnaise!

Never let mayonnaise sit out for too long.

[flyingdutchdevil]

...as someone who grew up watching a lot of Premier League, Eredivisie, and La Liga (where everything is sponsored), I like this. It's a really, really easy way to get additional income, and I doubt fans aren't going to support the team because of this.

Also, it further emphasis that college ball just isn't an amateur sport anymore, which I've agreed with for a while.

Next step, which will probably get a few fans to jump off a cliff: sponsorships on the jerseys.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Just sitting out there

Duke's Mayonnaise!

Duke's Commodities Brokerage

[dudog84]

...as someone who grew up watching a lot of Premier League, Eredivisie, and La Liga (where everything is sponsored), I like this. It's a really, really easy way to get additional income, and I doubt fans aren't going to support the team because of this.

Also, it further emphasis that college ball just isn't an amateur sport anymore, which I've agreed with for a while.

Next step, which will probably get a few fans to jump off a cliff: sponsorships on the jerseys.

NASCAR was ahead of it's time.

[CameronBornAndBred]

NASCAR was ahead of it's time.

New post game basketball interviews.

"So Coach Izzo, your defense looked great today and helped your team be dominant in the victory, what can you tell us about your game plan?"

"Thanks, and first off I'd like to thank Rocket Mortgage for even making this possible."

[Tripping William]

New post game basketball interviews.

"So Coach Izzo, your defense looked great today and helped your team be dominant in the victory, what can you tell us about your game plan?"

"Thanks, and first off I'd like to thank Rocket Mortgage for even making this possible."

Izzo channeling his inner DeChambeau . . . . .

[Tripping William]

...as someone who grew up watching a lot of Premier League, Eredivisie, and La Liga (where everything is sponsored), I like this. It's a really, really easy way to get additional income, and I doubt fans aren't going to support the team because of this.

Also, it further emphasis that college ball just isn't an amateur sport anymore, which I've agreed with for a while.

Next step, which will probably get a few fans to jump off a cliff: sponsorships on the jerseys.

Like, say, Nike? Or adidas? {ducks & runs}

[miramar]

I guess if you’re going to have someone pay for your building it might as well be a mortgage company.

Well, at least you know that they will never repossess the arena.

On the other hand, the MSU Spartans presented by Rocket Mortgage makes the university and the company sound ridiculous. It would sound better to have the announcer say, Welcome to Rocket Mortgage Indoor Stadium for tonight’s game between the Michigan Fab Fivers and the Michigan State Barbarians.

[MarkD83]

NASCAR was ahead of it's time.

if you ever plan to or have been to a NASCAR race go early and watch the driver introductions. There is an official standing near the drivers with a whole stack of hats, one for each sponsor. The driver has to put on each of the hats and have a picture taken.

So can you imagine Coach K or Tom Izzo at the end of a game in a press conference having to put on a new hat every 20-30 seconds for each sponsor....

[kako]

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Explain to me how we aren’t paying college athletes again.

Yeah, once you get past the humor in this, it gets disgusting again. Imagine if the players now need to wear a logo on their jerseys like the NBA. Even guys walking around wearing sandwich boards saying "Eat at Joes" get cash in their pocket. "Oh, but they have their scholarships!" Ridiculous. Give the moneymakers a cut of the ever-growing pie.

9F

[MChambers]

I bet Rocket Watts is looking forward to playing in Rocket Mortgage Arena

If Rocket really was his name, he should sue for misapproriation of his name. Sadly, apparently it is only a nickname and his real name is Mark. He played more like Mark than Rocket this year.

But back to the real point: this exposes the hypocrisy of college sports (not that it wasn't already apparent).

[budwom]

NASCAR was ahead of it's time.

The eventual challenge for hoops and soccer may be to extend the uniforms to long sleeves and long pants to accommodate more sponsor advertising...NASCAR definitely maxes this out, so many square feet of billboard space on each driver.