Mercer Football lands commitment from Five Star

[FUBeAR]

http://news.mercer.edu/articles/2015/home-of-mercer-football-and-lacrosse-renamed-five-star-stadium.cfm#.VO_RjvnF-So

[chattownmocs]

All self promotion with no substance.

[FUBeAR]

Breaking news - Chatt has also announced a new corporate sponsor for their stadium...

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[Toby]

All self promotion with no substance.

Maybe the UTC men's track program would appreciate a few million dollars for the athletic program?

[PaladinFan]

Read this last night. Interesting in that it is fairly rare for pure on campus college stadiums to take on a corporate sponsorship--overwhelmingly they are named after individuals or the team that plays there. That's true for both FCS and FBS football.

Mercer has a big athletic budget. They need to sell a lot of advertising. This more or less fits right in line with that. It will take a little getting used to, but good for them.

[Sly Fox]

Did anybody else see this thread title and assume it was a joke about recruiting?

[PaladinFan]

Did anybody else see this thread title and assume it was a joke about recruiting?

I assume that play on words will not be the last.

[FUBeAR]

it is fairly rare for pure on campus college stadiums to take on a corporate sponsorship--overwhelmingly they are named after individuals or the team that plays there. That's true for both FCS and FBS football.

You are correct. I could only find 14 total that fit that criteria and Mercer is the only FCS School. I may have missed some...



Div
Stadium
City
ST
Team
Conference


FBS
Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock
TX
Texas Tech
Big 12


FBS
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Louisville
KY
Louisville
ACC


FBS
High Point Solutions Stadium
Piscataway
NJ
Rutgers
Big Ten


FBS
TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis
MN
Minnesota
Big Ten


FBS
Carrier Dome
Syracuse
NY
Syracuse
ACC


FBS
Bright House Networks Stadium
Orlando
FL
UCF
American


FBS
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
Houston
TX
Houston
American


FBS
Albertsons Stadium
Boise
ID
Boise State
MWC


FBS
BB&T Field
WinstonSalem
NC
Wake Forest
ACC


FBS
Centennial Bank Stadium
Jonesboro
AR
Arkansas State
Sun Belt


FBS
Apogee Stadium
Denton
TX
North Texas
C-USA


FBS
Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium
Akron
OH
Akron
MAC


FBS
Houchens Industries–LT Smith Stad.
Bowling Green
KY
Western Kentucky
C-USA


FCS
Five Star Stadium / Moye Complex
Macon
GA
Mercer Bears
Southern

[The Cats]

You are correct. I could only find 14 total that fit that criteria...

The fact that you would even care enough to research this subject says something about you..... way to much time on your hands for one thing.

[FUBeAR]

The fact that you would even care enough to research this subject says something about you..... way to much time on your hands for one thing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcfPi59d1BM

[PaladinFan]

Figured that it couldn't be many. Now I know.

[FUBeAR]

Figured that it couldn't be many. Now I know.

My pleasure to be of service to you, PaladinFan, and, perhaps, to other (though obviously not all) readers of this message board in our quest for expansion of our knowledge of FCS Football, specifically, and all collegiate athletics, in general.