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Title: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: txstateends on July 25, 2013, 08:18:13 PM
AT&T.  A 6-year deal, reportedly worth $17mil-$19mil a year.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20130725-report-att-naming-rights-for-dallas-cowboys-stadium-17-19m-a-year.ece

Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: triplemultiplex on July 26, 2013, 02:13:53 PM
The AT&T Death Star.  Ha!
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: ARMOURERERIC on July 26, 2013, 06:12:40 PM
The Vagasil deal fell through?
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: 1995hoo on July 28, 2013, 08:49:17 AM
All the more reason I'm sticking with Verizon!
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: mgk920 on July 28, 2013, 01:05:09 PM
Well, Jerry Jones has to pay for that pleasure palace somehow!

:-P

(Don't look now, but Lambeau Field now seats more fans than this one - the capacity difference is due to the fact that the Cowboy stadium can hold well over 20K in standing room).

Mike
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: triplemultiplex on July 30, 2013, 03:26:24 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on July 28, 2013, 01:05:09 PM
(Don't look now, but Lambeau Field now seats more fans than this one - the capacity difference is due to the fact that the Cowboy stadium can hold well over 20K in standing room).

Without anyone really noticing, Green Bay has slowly turned Lambeau into the 3rd largest venue in the league.  And all without sticking taxpayers with the bill.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: Big John on July 30, 2013, 03:52:12 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on July 30, 2013, 03:26:24 PM

Without anyone really noticing, Green Bay has slowly turned Lambeau into the 3rd largest venue in the league.  And all without sticking taxpayers with the bill.

There is a 0.5% county sales tax still in effect to fund the 2003 improvements.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: triplemultiplex on July 30, 2013, 04:04:53 PM
Quote from: Big John on July 30, 2013, 03:52:12 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on July 30, 2013, 03:26:24 PM

Without anyone really noticing, Green Bay has slowly turned Lambeau into the 3rd largest venue in the league.  And all without sticking taxpayers with the bill.

There is a 0.5% county sales tax still in effect to fund the 2003 improvements.

I thought that was all paid for by that big stock sale thing they did in the 90's.
My bad.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: mgk920 on July 31, 2013, 02:12:48 AM
That sales tax is expected to be retired within the next few years, too.  It is running well ahead of schedule.

Mike
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: cpzilliacus on August 01, 2013, 05:21:29 PM
Quote from: ARMOURERERIC on July 26, 2013, 06:12:40 PM
The Vagasil deal fell through?

A deal with Ex-Lax would have been better, IMO. 

Ex-Lax boxes even approximate the Cowboy team colors. 
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: bugo on August 02, 2013, 08:38:09 AM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on July 30, 2013, 03:26:24 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on July 28, 2013, 01:05:09 PM
(Don't look now, but Lambeau Field now seats more fans than this one - the capacity difference is due to the fact that the Cowboy stadium can hold well over 20K in standing room).

Without anyone really noticing, Green Bay has slowly turned Lambeau into the 3rd largest venue in the league.  And all without sticking taxpayers with the bill.

Love 'em or hate 'em (I kind of like them and usually root for them) the Packers have it figured out and they are a classy organization who is in it for the community, not cold profits.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: bugo on August 02, 2013, 08:40:50 AM
It still is, and will always be "Cowboys Stadium" (or if you want to get cute then "Jerry's World") to me.  They can change the "official" names of things all willy nilly if they want to but I'm going to call things by their real names.  Sears Tower in Chicago is a good example.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: Henry on August 06, 2013, 10:51:59 AM
Quote from: bugo on August 02, 2013, 08:40:50 AM
It still is, and will always be "Cowboys Stadium" (or if you want to get cute then "Jerry's World") to me.  They can change the "official" names of things all willy nilly if they want to but I'm going to call things by their real names.  Sears Tower in Chicago is a good example.
Amen!

IIRC, this will be the third sports building in North America to carry the AT&T name (the baseball park in San Francisco and the basketball arena in San Antonio are the other two).
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: Roadmaestro95 on October 11, 2013, 09:26:56 AM
They should've named it after Alanland.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: Alps on October 11, 2013, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: Roadmaestro95 on October 11, 2013, 09:26:56 AM
They should've named it after Alanland.
I think the Rangers' defense is on vacation there... along with the NY Giants.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: msubulldog on October 11, 2013, 07:26:35 PM
I actually thought a gigantic petrochemical enterprise headquartered in the Dallas area would have the Cowboys stadium named after it.
Title: Re: Cowboys Stadium naming rights sold to......
Post by: Roadmaestro95 on October 15, 2013, 12:54:58 PM
Quote from: Steve on October 11, 2013, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: Roadmaestro95 on October 11, 2013, 09:26:56 AM
They should've named it after Alanland.
I think the Rangers' defense is on vacation there... along with the NY Giants.
Along with their offenses...no luck for me is there?