Branding and the Erosion of Soul in College Football - Printable Version

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Branding and the Erosion of Soul in College Football - CowboyIndian - 12-22-2012

From the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/sports/ncaafootball/putting-the-brand-before-the-football-game.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121222&_r=0

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Re: Branding and the Erosion of Soul in College Football - oman - 12-22-2012

Well, I have always enjoyed potatoes and potato-based products, no matter how famous.

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Re: Branding and the Erosion of Soul in College Football - Bruce Wang - 12-22-2012

This all would be less bad if the money ended up benefiting universities and students but that financial scandal with the Fiesta Bowl organizers makes this whole thing much worse. An expanded playoff is better than all these silly corporate logo bowls and organizers paying themselves ridiculously salaries and benefits.  To me the only Bowls that matter are the ones that existed when I was a kid ie before the Poulan Weed Eater Bowl.  I wish my Stanford Fiesta and Orange Bowl shirts didn't have Discover and Tostitos logos.

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Re: Branding and the Erosion of Soul in College Football - fullmetal - 12-23-2012

Speaking of bowl fans, that's a problem with the concept of a playoff system.  How many fans can travel to multiple postseason games to fill seats?  If you say that TV revenue is a bigger deal than ticket sales, then we need to start playing some of these games in studios.

Was the Fiesta Bowl big before the BCS?

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