How far off the rails will this go

[PrestonyteParrot]

NCAA OK's college football on-field sponsor logos

Starting this season, the NCAA will allow commercial sponsor advertisements on football fields for regular-season games in all three divisions, the organization announced on Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[Uscg1984]

Honestly, I didn't even realize ads weren't already allowed on the field.

I noted this line in the article: "This change allows schools to generate additional income to support student-athletes,"

As a parent carefully planning how to cash-flow the undergraduate education of a rising HS senior with good-but-not-spectacular grades in his honors classes, I can honestly say I don't have much energy left to worry about how Carolina can generate even more money to better support its student-athletes.

 

[gamecock stock]

How is that any different than companies sponsoring bowls? Seems to me that horse got out of the barn decades ago.

 

[18IsTheMan]

oh brother

obviously a necessary by-product of schools now having to pay athletes.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

How is that any different than companies sponsoring bowls? Seems to me that horse got out of the barn decades ago.

Or the Allstate netting for FG's and PAT's.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

Will there be ''guidelines'' or ''censorship'' on what logos can appear on the field was the reason for the OP?
In today's world, it could get interesting.

 

[Carolina Doc]

Honestly, I didn't even realize ads weren't already allowed on the field.

I noted this line in the article: "This change allows schools to generate additional income to support student-athletes,"

As a parent carefully planning how to cash-flow the undergraduate education of a rising HS senior with good-but-not-spectacular grades in his honors classes, I can honestly say I don't have much energy left to worry about how Carolina can generate even more money to better support its student-athletes.

Really. I mean, why generate more? Why can't schools just tell the athletes "this is all you get".

If we let this go then it will never stop. Schools will continually look for more and more ways to increase revenues to share with the athletes. Would they consider using revenues to defray ever-increasing ticket and parking charges for us fans? I doubt it.

 

[Atlanta Cock]

Honestly, I didn't even realize ads weren't already allowed on the field.

I noted this line in the article: "This change allows schools to generate additional income to support student-athletes,"

As a parent carefully planning how to cash-flow the undergraduate education of a rising HS senior with good-but-not-spectacular grades in his honors classes, I can honestly say I don't have much energy left to worry about how Carolina can generate even more money to better support its student-athletes.

Student athletes.

 

[muscleknight]

Uniform patches like the NASCAR drivers have

 

[18IsTheMan]

"Welcome to Bojangles Field at Williams Brice Stadium"

 

[USCEE82]

NCAA OK's college football on-field sponsor logos

Starting this season, the NCAA will allow commercial sponsor advertisements on football fields for regular-season games in all three divisions, the organization announced on Thursday.

www.espn.com

They can do this on TV games digitally and change the ads during the game. Like the first down line or the down and distance on NFL games. I've seen digital ads on basketball courts and on the backside of the pitchers mound.

 

[Uscg1984]

"Welcome to Bojangles Field at Williams Brice Stadium"

"Sallie Mae Stadium" would be the most ironic, though appropriate, sponsorship.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

They can do this on TV games digitally and change the ads during the game. Like the first down line or the down and distance on NFL games. I've seen digital ads on basketball courts and on the backside of the pitchers mound.

Hockey is big into it.

 

[Slim Chickens Gamecock]

Brought to you by Shake Shack, where you can get you Shake with Pride Sprinkles.
And Bud light. ugh

 

[Debo77]

it's the proud sponsor of the NIL

 

[Tngamecock]

Little league fields even have sponsor banners all over the fences …. As long as it’s not nascarish not a big deal.

 

[Carolina Doc]

Little league fields even have sponsor banners all over the fences …. As long as it’s not nascarish not a big deal.

Little leagues and other such (typically amateur) organizations obtain sponsors to defray their costs. University athletic programs are flush with money, so why do they need sponsors? Other than greed and to continue inflation and the arms race.

 

[Spurman54]

Honestly, I didn't even realize ads weren't already allowed on the field.

I noted this line in the article: "This change allows schools to generate additional income to support student-athletes,"

As a parent carefully planning how to cash-flow the undergraduate education of a rising HS senior with good-but-not-spectacular grades in his honors classes, I can honestly say I don't have much energy left to worry about how Carolina can generate even more money to better support its student-athletes.

I agree with you. I mean these student athletes get free tuition, free tutoring, free meals, free, medical and top of the line airline when they travel to an opposing team for an athletic event which translates to over $700,000 a year, and then to top if off less than 1% of all the athletes when they finish their eligibility even give back to the university. So from my standpoint I am not giving a penny to no NIL. That is just me and my personal opinion. If I offend anyone by this post I am sorry.

 

[CockyCody]

With all the money that players are now able to get, it doesn't seem to make much sense for them to receive scholarships as well. I know that not all get that type of money, at least not yet, but those that do shouldn't receive a scholarship in addition to that. There are many that think the players may have received the short end of the stick in the past but giving them the long end now isn't the solution.

 

[Atlanta Cock]

Hockey is big into it.

Soccer too, but they don't really have commercials.

 

[GCJerryUSC]

As if we didn't have enough commercial interruptions as it is. I couldn't watch regular tv programs if I didn't have a remote to skip past them. If sponsors don't like this, then stop making commercials louder than regular programming(I thought there was a law against that)and irritating. Try humor and intelligence and I will watch commercials.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Soccer too, but they don't really have commercials.

I can't watch soccer.

 

[Tngamecock]

Little leagues and other such (typically amateur) organizations obtain sponsors to defray their costs. University athletic programs are flush with money, so why do they need sponsors? Other than greed and to continue inflation and the arms race.

I’m not saying I like it. Like another poster said, I actually thought there was sponsorship around the stadium.. it’s no different than under armor and those types of sponsorships where their logo is prevalent everywhere at sporting events. I guess I’m equating no big deal with par for the course. Colleges would sell their mothers for a dollar nowadays.