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University of Phoenix Stadium to lose its name

Started by Pink Jazz, April 11, 2017, 07:52:23 PM

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Pink Jazz

Looks like the University of Phoenix will be relinquishing its naming rights for the Arizona Cardinals' stadium.  What do you think could be some potential new names?

Here are some possible names:

  • Circle K Stadium
  • U-Haul Stadium
  • GoDaddy Stadium
  • First Solar Stadium
  • Alliance Stadium
  • Freeport Field
  • Taser Park
  • Dial Dome
  • Republic Stadium
  • Carvana Cave
  • Fulton Homes Field


Max Rockatansky

Cardinals Stadium brought to you by "insert sponsor."

hotdogPi

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Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

Alps


CNGL-Leudimin

Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 11, 2017, 07:52:23 PM
Looks like the University of Phoenix will be relinquishing its naming rights for the Arizona Cardinals' stadium. 

Great. I despised the fact they "had" a stadium without having an intercollegiate athletics program. During the Final Four of the recent March Madness I referred to as Cardinals Stadium, as it was called for the first month after its opening, due to my naming policy.

Anyway, if I was up to me, I'd propose the following names:
Van der Knaap Stadium (after the champion in my March Madness parody, which in turn was named after a leukodystrophy)
Firebird Stadium
Damn so Hot Stadium
Error 404: Stadium not found
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SP Cook

The common theme in naming rights seems to be that the buyer is either out of business in four or five years or exposed as a scam in four or five years.  Or both. 

I consider the U of P to be a scam, based on observation of its graduates. 

Bruce

It would be nice if more tournaments followed FIFA's World Cup rule of banning stadium sponsors from being mentioned. They come up with a generic name or revert to a historic/traditional name when the sponsor of a stadium in the tournament, e.g. turning Investors Group Field in Winnepeg to "Winnipeg Stadium" in 2015 and Hamburg's EasyCredit-Stadion into "Frankenstadion" (its name from 1991 to 2006) in 2006.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 12, 2017, 07:18:57 AM
Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 11, 2017, 07:52:23 PM
Looks like the University of Phoenix will be relinquishing its naming rights for the Arizona Cardinals' stadium. 

Great. I despised the fact they "had" a stadium without having an intercollegiate athletics program. During the Final Four of the recent March Madness I referred to as Cardinals Stadium, as it was called for the first month after its opening, due to my naming policy.

Anyway, if I was up to me, I'd propose the following names:
Van der Knaap Stadium (after the champion in my March Madness parody, which in turn was named after a leukodystrophy)
Firebird Stadium
Damn so Hot Stadium
Error 404: Stadium not found

Actually Thunderbird Stadium would be more fitting based off local tribal lore:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)

On a more sarcastic note; Green Eggs and Ham Arena would fit in with modern local lore.  :rolleyes:  It have a bit of road flare to it and be called "Stadium 101" or named something geographically close like the Aqua Fria or New River?  Hell even calling it something kinda localized like "The Camelback" would be a lot better than the jack hole sponsorship names. 

Big John

Quote from: Alps on April 11, 2017, 11:17:30 PM
Pink Lives Matter Stadium.
The Cards nixed "Pink Taco Stadium" when it opened.

Pink Jazz

Here are a few more:

  • P.F. Chang's Field
  • PetSmart Park
  • Peter Piper Park

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Pink Jazz

Quote from: cabiness42 on April 12, 2017, 02:29:55 PM
Mercedes-Benz Field

There is already a Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Don't think we need a third stadium named after M-B.

NWI_Irish96

Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 12, 2017, 02:37:55 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on April 12, 2017, 02:29:55 PM
Mercedes-Benz Field

There is already a Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Don't think we need a third stadium named after M-B.

Not a stadium, not a dome, a field.  There's also M-B Colisseum available.  M-B Grounds if you want to go old school.  Also need a M-B Arena and a M-B Garden but those would probably have to be  NBA/NHL teams, not NFL teams.
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SP Cook

Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 12, 2017, 02:37:55 PM

There is already a Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Don't think we need a third stadium named after M-B.

Consider BB&T, a regional bank that only does business in 1/4th of the country. 

BB&T Field (Wake Forest football, Winston-Salem, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (Rookie league baseball, Williamsport, PA)
BB&T Ballpark (AAA baseball, Charlotte, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (A baseball, Winston-Salem, NC
BB&T Coastal Field (A baseball, Myrtle Beach, SC)
BB&T Arena (NKU basketball, Highland Heights, KY)
BB&T Center (NHL hockey, Broward County, FL)
BB&T Pavilion (outdoor amphitheter, Camden, NJ)
BB&T Classic (early season NCAA basketball tournament, Washington, DC)

CNGL-Leudimin

Quote from: Bruce on April 12, 2017, 10:12:54 AM
It would be nice if more tournaments followed FIFA's World Cup rule of banning stadium sponsors from being mentioned. They come up with a generic name or revert to a historic/traditional name when the sponsor of a stadium in the tournament, e.g. turning Investors Group Field in Winnepeg to "Winnipeg Stadium" in 2015 and Hamburg's EasyCredit-Stadion into "Frankenstadion" (its name from 1991 to 2006) in 2006.

Yup. I decided that if they don't pay me I won't bother to name them. So if an stadium doesn't have a generic name I'll make up one. Same goes to sports teams in this side of the Atlantic. I'm sure I'm almost the only one who refers to Ciudad de Logroño handball team by that name.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 12, 2017, 10:24:05 AMActually Thunderbird Stadium would be more fitting based off local tribal lore:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology%29

Fixed link. I proposed "Firebird" because that is what a phoenix is :sombrero:.
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nexus73

Call it Nexus Stadium.  Not many people will be in on the joke that is me...LOL!

It really hurts to see so much name changing.  Remember when Monster Park was around?  Imagine if that had been in the Sixties when "The Munsters" were on TV!  At least Mercedes Benz is a non-confusing name.  Oh heck, go for the gusto and call it "Dodge Challenger Demon Stadium"!

Rick
US 101 is THE backbone of the Pacific coast from Bandon OR to Willits CA.  Industry, tourism and local traffic would be gone or severely crippled without it being in functioning condition in BOTH states.

dvferyance

I would just call it the Sun Dome. Not every stadium has to be named after a company.

jp the roadgeek

Quote from: SP Cook on April 12, 2017, 03:20:32 PM
Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 12, 2017, 02:37:55 PM

There is already a Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Don't think we need a third stadium named after M-B.

Consider BB&T, a regional bank that only does business in 1/4th of the country. 

BB&T Field (Wake Forest football, Winston-Salem, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (Rookie league baseball, Williamsport, PA)
BB&T Ballpark (AAA baseball, Charlotte, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (A baseball, Winston-Salem, NC
BB&T Coastal Field (A baseball, Myrtle Beach, SC)
BB&T Arena (NKU basketball, Highland Heights, KY)
BB&T Center (NHL hockey, Broward County, FL)
BB&T Pavilion (outdoor amphitheter, Camden, NJ)
BB&T Classic (early season NCAA basketball tournament, Washington, DC)

Another one is TD.  You have TD Garden (Boston), TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha), TD Arena (Charleston, SC), TD Bank Ballpark (Bridgewater, NJ), and TD Bank Sports Center (Hamden, CT).  With rumors of TD buying out Scottrade, the Scottrade Center in St. Louis could join this group.

My guess for the new stadium name: Something to do with a Native American casino resort, since it seems to be en vogue with Talking Stick and Gila River becoming sponsors recently.  A longshot: Grand Canyon University Stadium.
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Pink Jazz

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Quote from: jp the roadgeek on April 19, 2017, 10:06:54 PM
Quote from: SP Cook on April 12, 2017, 03:20:32 PM
Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 12, 2017, 02:37:55 PM

There is already a Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, and the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Don't think we need a third stadium named after M-B.

Consider BB&T, a regional bank that only does business in 1/4th of the country. 

BB&T Field (Wake Forest football, Winston-Salem, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (Rookie league baseball, Williamsport, PA)
BB&T Ballpark (AAA baseball, Charlotte, NC)
BB&T Ballpark (A baseball, Winston-Salem, NC
BB&T Coastal Field (A baseball, Myrtle Beach, SC)
BB&T Arena (NKU basketball, Highland Heights, KY)
BB&T Center (NHL hockey, Broward County, FL)
BB&T Pavilion (outdoor amphitheter, Camden, NJ)
BB&T Classic (early season NCAA basketball tournament, Washington, DC)

Another one is TD.  You have TD Garden (Boston), TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha), TD Arena (Charleston, SC), TD Bank Ballpark (Bridgewater, NJ), and TD Bank Sports Center (Hamden, CT).  With rumors of TD buying out Scottrade, the Scottrade Center in St. Louis could join this group.

My guess for the new stadium name: Something to do with a Native American casino resort, since it seems to be en vogue with Talking Stick and Gila River becoming sponsors recently.  A longshot: Grand Canyon University Stadium.


TD Ameritrade is technically a separate company, however, TD Bank is TD Ameritrade's largest shareholder.  The Scottrade deal is structured where TD Bank acquires Scottrade's banking unit, while TD Ameritrade acquires Scottrade's brokerage unit.

triplemultiplex

Anything is better than naming your stadium after a bullshit degree mill set up to channel taxpayer funded student loan money into the pockets of its shareholders.

Here's a pro tip: if you see ads for a "university" during daytime TV, odds are almost 100% it's crap.
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cjk374

Runnin' roads and polishin' rails.

hotdogPi

Sand Arena ("arena" means "sand" in Spanish)
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

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Pink Jazz


Quote from: 1 on April 29, 2017, 01:00:25 PM
Sand Arena ("arena" means "sand" in Spanish)


Usually to me an "Arena" means an indoor-only facility such as one used for basketball or hockey (even though UoP Stadium was used for the Final Four games).

Alps

Quote from: Pink Jazz on April 30, 2017, 03:16:54 PM

Quote from: 1 on April 29, 2017, 01:00:25 PM
Sand Arena ("arena" means "sand" in Spanish)


Usually to me an "Arena" means an indoor-only facility such as one used for basketball or hockey (even though UoP Stadium was used for the Final Four games).
So, football around the rest of the world is played in arenas, not stadiums.



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