Saturday, December 14, 2013

GOING ONCE GOING TWICE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER


 Money has ruined professional sports in more than one way. It is now trickling down to college football venues. Money is coming toward college football from many directions...ESPN who wants to be "kingmakers", networks, cards, autographs, pictures...you name it and the colleges will sell it to you for the right bucks.
 
College football has now bought into selling its tradition to the highest bidder for cash..stadium naming rights. The University of California is one of the latest sellouts joining Akron, Arkansas State, Central Florida,Louisville, Minnesota, North Texas, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas Tech, Wake Forest and Western Kentucky. We might as well be prepared for the gunrunners to take aim at the SEC. It has gobbled up every buck tossed its way so far.
 
I just hope Auburn doesn't sellout to big corporations. Naming the playing field Dye Field was bad enough. It will just be too much for the Auburn family to refer to Jordan-Hare Stadium as Snapple Stadium or Burger King Field, Charmin Bowl...or worse!!!

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