Coming soon to GT: Corporate sponsorships and new names for football field and basketball gym

[g0lftime]

Call it the "insert name here" Georgia Tech Football Complex. Could keep BDS and Grant field as part of the football complex. I would prefer to not do it but really helps reduce the debt.

 

[g0lftime]

Just read the article. Naming rights for the field only. Would remain BDS according to the ajc article.

 

[GTRhino24]

Let’s just keep the name, metal bleachers, and current game day experience. I like being miserable and like to show my friends what football was like before electricity.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

How many 4-star players can the deal fund with NIL money?

 

[Techster]

How many 4-star players can the deal fund with NIL money?

This guy gets it.

It's like when GT fans b!tch that they're glad they don't see GT gear littering Walmart aisles like UGA gear because they don't want GT associated with low cost merchandise at Walmart. Well, that attitude literally costs GT money. If you don't have money, you don't compete in college sports. Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.

 

[Lil G]

It's called HISTORIC Grant Field for a reason. We should never change that!

Nobody gonna call it Hyundai
We can call it by its rightful name

 

[TooTall]

I mean Coca-Cola is more than double the size of Georgia Institute of Technology on the scoreboard. Money talks.....

 

[Techwood Relict]

Nobody gonna call it Hyundai
We can call it by its rightful name

I seem to remember the Thrillerdome had multiple nicknames as well. I'm sure we can come up with something playable.

 

[Ramble1885]

I sent the following email to Batt today:

Dear Mr. Batt,

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep the names Bobby Dodd Stadium and Grant Field intact, those titles are ingrained in Tech culture. If you were to add a sponsor to it, it should go something like this.

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic [Sponsor]-Grant Field

By adding a hyphen, you keep the legacy of the Grant name which goes back to 1913 while being able to put a sponsor onto the title as well.

Please don’t do anything crazy, Tech has a rich history and the stadium names play a big role in that.

Sincerely,
Daniel Hord

 

[DvilleJacket]

Show me the money!!!!

 

[HurricaneJacket]

Use the sponsored by approach to the name and let's go get a check. E.g. Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field sponsored by Hyundai.

 

[awbuzz]

I really hope this isn’t true

The OP? 4shotB's offer? Or, both?

 

[g0lftime]

How much would this deal be worth and for how long?

 

[awbuzz]

I sent the following email to Batt today:

Dear Mr. Batt,

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep the names Bobby Dodd Stadium and Grant Field intact, those titles are ingrained in Tech culture. If you were to add a sponsor to it, it should go something like this.

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic [Sponsor]-Grant Field

By adding a hyphen, you keep the legacy of the Grant name which goes back to 1913 while being able to put a sponsor onto the title as well.

Please don’t do anything crazy, Tech has a rich history and the stadium names play a big role in that.

Sincerely,
Daniel Hord

I'd change Historic [Sponsor]-Grant Field to
... [Sponsor] / Historic Grant Field, or the ilk. Do not put Historic before the sponsor name. JMO.

 

[yeti92]

Use the sponsored by approach to the name and let's go get a check. E.g. Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field sponsored by Hyundai.

Yep, "sponsored/presented by X" is the way to go.

 

[Ramble1885]

I made this concept logo for the stadium if we were to change the name. I did move Grant to before the hyphen. Y’all like it?

 

[bobongo]

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I made this concept logo for the stadium if we were to change the name. I did move Grant to before the hyphen. Y’all like it?

It's fine, but the new sponsor will want its own logo front and center.
Upon reflection, I'm not sure all of this is worth the money. Tech should be careful about this. It may negatively impact its own brand.

 

[Ash]

GTRI should buy the naming rights. It has the money.

 

[MWBATL]

Money baby. We need money if you wish to be competitive. Not with UGa or Alabama, but even with VPI&SU and UNC etc.

 

[Root4GT]

It's called HISTORIC Grant Field for a reason. We should never change that!

It’s an old crappy stadium. Would be nice to get some money to raze it and replace it with a nice smaller modern stadium