Tennessee will be having Pilot as their corporate sponsor for football...
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20 year deal seems crazy to me in a brand new market. You have no idea where this is headed. Pilot could look like they are spending crazy money today and it turn out to be the cheapest deal anyone has 4 years from now.
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I think Tennessee may regret doing a 20-year deal so early in the game with the on-field advertising. This could be another ACC-ESPN deal, or probably more like an SEC-CBS deal.
I kid you not - go to the Winona Pilot and you will see for the first time in your adult life, gas station sushi.
If they really wanted a shout out to when they peaked as a program, they should also sign a company like Jefferson Capital and just rename the stadium "Jefferson Pilot Stadium".
I cannot imagine two organizations that deserve each other more than Pilot/Flying J & University of Tennessee Athletics.
I am kinda surprised with Pilot/Flying J making this investment/contribution since the Haslam have sold their what was their remaining stake to Berkshire Hathaway after they sued each other over the purchase price.
I am kinda surprised with Pilot/Flying J making this investment/contribution since the Haslam have sold their what was their remaining stake to Berkshire Hathaway after they sued each other over the purchase price.
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There's a gas station in Ennis, TX called the Bristol General Store. The sushi there is fantastic.
Spent about 5 minutes looking up large businesses HQ'd in MS and now I'm sad.
Hancock Whitney? Trustmark?
Hancock Whitney? Trustmark?
Hancock Whitney - the Seal family has been giving lots of $ to MSU Athletics for generations.
Of course. But do they now want to give us more money in exchange for names on the field and/or stadium? They have a nice SEC footprint so could be good advertising dollars for the bank outside of the more local stuff requiring you to be in Starkville to be exposed to.
This is interesting since Berkshire Hathaway is the majority share holder in Pilot Flying J. I guess Jimmy Haslam is still the CEO for now.
I know Hancock Whitney is technically headquartered in MS but I think a lot of decisions are made in New Orleans. I’d be shocked if one of the public banks jumped out there to put their name on a college stadium. Is it worth pissing off OM fans for trustmark or Bancorp to put their name on the stadium? I know a lot of upper management at regions are big Bama fans but I’d be shocked if they were willing to piss off auburn fans by putting their name on Bama’s stadium.
It's going to be a market decision one way or the other. Every stadium (assuming that's approved as well?) and field is going to have corporate sponsorship on it. If not, the AD should be promptly fired. There are too many eyeballs on the playing surface and references to the stadium during a broadcast. If that brings about petty fan reactions - so be it. But someone is going to want that real estate now that the NCAA signed off. And really our list of suitors should be more than just MS businesses - I only went there as a starting point. Any business with a southeast footprint and a sizable advertising budget should be interested. We will command less as you would expect but we shouldn't limit ourselves here either.
Oh yeah I agree we gotta get someone to put their name on it. We can’t ignore any revenue source.
I haven’t seen anyone name Cspire. Do we have any friends that are higher up there?