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Heinz Field to be renamed Acrisure Stadium


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Timing makes sense. The obvious connection with a condiment company just didn’t really exist any longer once Roethlisberger retired. It was simply a perfect fit.

Say what you will about the man, but he mustard up so many good explanations that the law could never quite ketchup to him for doing whatever he mayo to any girl he relished.

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10 minutes ago, e16bball said:

Timing makes sense. The obvious connection with a condiment company just didn’t really exist once Roethlisberger retired. It was just a perfect fit.

Say what you will about the man, but he mustard up so many good explanations that the law could never quite ketchup to him for doing whatever he mayo to any girl he relished.

...I need your in here more often.

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One of the downsides of modern era sports is that pretty much every venue now has a sponsor name. One of the hallmarks of the glory days were having league stadiums like Candlestick Park, The Astrodome, Three Rivers Stadium, Riverfront Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Mile High Stadium, Soldier Field, Veteran's Stadium, Foxboro Stadium, etc. Or it was named after a person like Jack Murphy Stadium or Joe Robbie Stadium. Yes most were multi-purpose, and they were all a joke compared modern accommodations now, but at least half the league's fields back then didn't have the corporate stench through it's namesake. OldManYellsAtCloud.jpg. 

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2 hours ago, Wyld Stallyns said:

Back in the day, Madden had at least one game where you could sell naming rights to your stadium. Acrisure was probably used in the game. 

That reminds me, even the older venues that did have naming rights were from brands that everyone knew. Like the RCA Dome, or the Pontiac Silverdome. Guessing most have no idea what Acrisure is. 

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3 minutes ago, TecmoSuperJoe said:

That reminds me, even the older venues that did have naming rights were from brands that everyone knew. Like the RCA Dome, or the Pontiac Silverdome. Guessing most have no idea what Acrisure is. 

It makes some sense though - for the sponsor, naming rights are a great way to get your company's name out there. Everyone knows Pontiac and Heinz already, so the value is less to them.

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