Colorado St. gets $37.7 million for naming rights of football stadium

[Knight Shift]

RU deal with HPS is up in 2021, which was a 10 year, $6.5 million deal. RU should do at least as well as CSU???

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ts-377-million-naming-rights-football-stadium

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State University has signed a 15-year, $37.7 million naming rights agreement with Public Service Credit Union for its on-campus football stadium.

Combined with the $20 million anonymously donated to the school in 2016 to name Sonny Lubick Field, the total naming rights revenues of $57 million is among the largest in college athletics.
The $225 million stadium opened last season, bringing Rams football back to campus for the first time in 50 years. The Rams set an attendance record of 192,369 fans, with an average of 32,062. Season ticket sales increased 40 percent to about 15,500.

 

[RURM85]

One would think we should sell naming rights in this area for a more lucrative offer compared to Colorado State. However I also thought our apparel deal should have been more profitable compared to a few other programs and that didn't quite work out. So I'm not discounting the possibility that not one company will be interested and Rutgers will end up paying some food vendor to stick their name on the stadium. One needs a sense of humor with these issues

 

[Knight Shift]

One would think we should sell naming rights in this area for a more lucrative offer compared to Colorado State. However I also thought our apparel deal should have been more profitable compared to a few other programs and that didn't quite work out. So I'm not discounting the possibility that not one company will be interested and Rutgers will end up paying some food vendor to stick their name on the stadium. One needs a sense of humor with these issues

Chewy Balls Stadium?

 

[RUSK97]

Not sure if anyone’s doing the math, but that’s 2.5 million a year to put their name on a stadium that averages 32k in attendance. As a reminder, we get 600k a year. Somebody’s doing something right.

 

[Knight Shift]

Not sure if anyone’s doing the math, but that’s 2.5 million a year to put their name on a stadium that averages 32k in attendance. As a reminder, we get 600k a year. Somebody’s doing something right.

Our deal was in 2011, but wasn't our attendance near it's peak?

 

[RUSK97]

Our deal was in 2011, but wasn't our attendance near it's peak?

I know, there was a lot going on. The economy was still recovering and we seemed stuck in the crumbling Big East at the time, but I just don’t see the deal getting much better in 2020.

Those HPS guys though. I think they get one helluva bargain!

 

[Knight Shift]

Found a winner. Haddonfield NJ restaurant:
https://www.picketfencegardentearoom.com/
Rolls right off the tongue:

The Picket Fence & Garden Tea Room Stadium

 

[Ataylor1989x]

You clearly haven’t heard about my family’s standing offer to Pat Hobbs.....you can have two separate entrances with corresponding signage......

 

[Knight Shift]

You clearly haven’t heard about my family’s standing offer to Pat Hobbs.....you can have two separate entrances with corresponding signage......

Well, "PORK ROLL" would have to be on the Central and South Entrances, and Taylor Ham on the North Entrance.

 

[theRU]

We should get 1.2 mill a year. Maybe 1.5

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Speaking of which.. HighPoint Solutions is now just Highpoint... so are we now playing in HighPoint Stadium?

 

[fsg2]

Better than a watered down name like 3.2 Stadium.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Gerber? oh wait.. never mind...

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

how based other NJ based companies... Toys “R” Us... nah.. Bed, Bath & Beyond... maybe not...

All kidding aside

Amazon would be the real Honey Pit.. but they could afford to pay top dollar.

 

[rurichdog]

We can't get a GoFundMe together for a few dozen million dollars for Eff Trump Stadium?

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

We can't get a GoFundMe together for a few dozen million dollars for Eff Trump Stadium?

Apparently. Trump doesn't pay to put his name on things.. he gets paid for that.. or rather, did before he pissed off the liberals.

 

[BeantownKnight]

I would much rather the team play in "High Point Stadium" rather than "High Point Solutions Stadium". At least, it sounds as though we weren't paying anyone naming rights. It's a place name. But, if I had my druthers, I'd like for us to go back to "Rutgers Stadium."

 

[Mr_Twister]

County College of Morris in Randolph NJ just announced receiving a $1M donation. Perhaps better days ahead for Rutgers and its deep pocketed alumni.

 

[rufeelinit]

Couldn't help but notice that in Colorado you can get a stadium built for $225MM. We paid nearly half that amount for a 10K expansion more than 5 years ago. And that didn't cover all they wanted to do with locker rooms and other things.

 

[RUhobbit]

I'm still holding out for "Jersey Mike's Stadium." It makes so much sense and then hopefully we can get a proper Jersey Mike's inside concession...

 

[SHUSource]

Well, "PORK ROLL" would have to be on the Central and South Entrances, and Taylor Ham on the North Entrance.

 

[cicero grimes]

When mary jane is officially legalized, sell the naming rights to a marijuana distributor on the condition they leave the name as High Point stadium.

 

[Ataylor1989x]

When mary jane is officially legalized, sell the naming rights to a marijuana distributor on the condition they leave the name as High Point stadium.

Vapo-Matic Field at High Point Stadium

Every 4/20, Piscataway could host a Phish show

 

[RUSK97]

Apparently. Trump doesn't pay to put his name on things.. he gets paid for that.. or rather, did before he pissed off the liberals.

No big deal for a Republican POTUS to piss off liberals. I think his problem is he went and pissed off conservative Republicans too.

 

[Knight Shift]

No big deal for a Republican POTUS to piss off liberals. I think his problem is he went and pissed off conservative Republicans too.

And allegedly got pissed on by Russian, err, oh, never mind. Wrong board.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Couldn't help but notice that in Colorado you can get a stadium built for $225MM. We paid nearly half that amount for a 10K expansion more than 5 years ago. And that didn't cover all they wanted to do with locker rooms and other things.

Jersey... everything cost 10 times more here.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

No big deal for a Republican POTUS to piss off liberals. I think his problem is he went and pissed off conservative Republicans too.

True enough.. Trump is not a conservative. He won because people knew Hillary was a crook.. part of the swamp.. and enough people just wanted to blow it all up. Not exactly "conservative" thinking.

 

[fsg2]

Jersey... everything cost 10 times more here.

cept for naming rights of football stadiums :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

 

[theRU]

Couldn't help but notice that in Colorado you can get a stadium built for $225MM. We paid nearly half that amount for a 10K expansion more than 5 years ago. And that didn't cover all they wanted to do with locker rooms and other things.

I really feel like our procurement folks let us down. We were still in a recession and it should have been easy for us to get a favorable contract. People pockets were lined on that one.. outside of union labor costs

 

[ManasquanMike]

I'm still holding out for "Jersey Mike's Stadium." It makes so much sense and then hopefully we can get a proper Jersey Mike's inside concession...

Except they are sponsors of FUND football. Trust me, I give my friend who works in their corporate office an earful.

 

[Knight Shift]

Except they are sponsors of FUND football. Trust me, I give my friend who works in their corporate office an earful.

Did not know that. Does that guy live off of Ramshorn Drive. Someone from their office lives in my neighborhood.

I think I am done with them if they sponsor the Domers and not RU. Should change their name to Domer Mike's.

 

[ManasquanMike]

Did not know that. Does that guy live off of Ramshorn Drive. Someone from their office lives in my neighborhood.

I think I am done with them if they sponsor the Domers and not RU. Should change their name to Domer Mike's.

It’s my buddy’s daughter. They live in Point Beach. I don’t eat much of their food.

 

[Knight Shift]

It’s my buddy’s daughter. They live in Point Beach. I don’t eat much of their food.

Some executive lives around the corner from me. We eat their food a couple of times per month, but now that will change. Notre Dame is as "Jersey" as Chicago.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Bongiovi neighbor?

 

[RAA-1]

They also sponsor Rutgers Athletics.

 

[Caliknight]

The next deal will be significantly better. As will our deal with Adidas, which will come into focus before the existing contract is up.

 

[ManasquanMike]

Bongiovi neighbor?

Don’t get me started on that jackass

 

[koleszar]

Don’t get me started on that jackass

Come on Mike spill the beans, we need a good story during this dead period. And I have a feeling this one's going to be a doozy. O and I heard about the Jersey Mike's guys. The only reason they started supporting RU in some capacity is because we started allowing them to sell sandwiches at RU events. Otherwise they only sponsored the Domed dicks.

 

[Knight Shift]

Don’t get me started on that jackass

What's the problem?
Will give him credit. He stepped up big time for Sea Bright after Sandy.
The band Train from San Francisco played a benefit.
Bruce? Still waiting.
Kudos to Jon and Train.

 

[motorb54]

Look up what the Minnesota Stadium cost
and the contributions they received
The State of Minnesota included
And in New Jersey we spend our money on.......