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SBC is now the official sponsor of the OSU-Michigan game..

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lloyd sev....good stuff....thanks...i didnt realize that...

so this is like the nike swoosh on the jerseys in 92 or so????

everyone will do this....so just get on board and run with it....

no sense bitching about this.....
 
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This fucking sucks. It was bad enough a couple of years ago when some corporation was the official sponsor of the Chicago Bears. This is The Game! If you don't understand what game that refers to go watch something else.

I still love the move by Al Lerner when he bought the Browns. The name of the stadium is Cleveland Browns Stadium. Nuff said.
 
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DiHard said:
no...this is just another case of get on board or lose major money...

just like the nike swoosh years ago.....

like it or not....it is going to happen....
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Unfortunately it is all about the almighty dollar. Probably some damn salesman sold them on this wonderful concept (I blame DiHard). You would think that with the alumni base OSU and michigan have someone could step forward and become the sole sponsor and name the damn thing The Game.
 
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I can see the post game interviews now....

"Well, I'm just glad that our kicker was able to put the Wilson-PS2 gameball thru the uprights brought to you by Cooper tires. I thought our Amazon.com QB play was good, and I was really impressed by thy Honda MFG fullback. I, on behalf of the Value City Ohio State University, accept your invitation to the Fed-Ex Orange bowl"
 
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NO, NO, NO!!! God-dammit! Everything has a stupid sponsor nowadays. The bowl games are bad enough- why do we have to degrade the history and tradition of this rivalry for a few fucking dollars?

It's one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports. It can stand on its own without some fucking sponsorship.

This may have brought in big bucks to the schools, but it has cheapened the game, and the storied rivalry. What a crock of shit.
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it's a two-year deal between <ST1:place><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City>Ohio State</st1:City>, <st1:State>Michigan</st1:State></ST1:place> and the telecommunications company. The two schools will each receive just over $500,000 over the next two years.
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The rising tuition and other kinds of expenses that we face is not different than anyone else. And this gives us an opportunity to cover some of those costs.... Geiger said.
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It was bound to happen, and at this point it is only a 2 year deal. The only issue I have with it is Geiger trying to convince us that the money is needed by the football program for scholarships. Who's he think he is kidding?
 
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