🏈 Georgia Tech has been in discussions to sell the naming rights to Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

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[BamaFan334]

They lost me when they went to turf. Spare me the cost savings and weather perks when it comes to drainage. It's the oldest field in college football, you gotta hold some kind of tradition. Now they want to renname it to the highest bidder, just a slap in the face to college football and shows yet again why the sport is sinking morally.

 

[rick4bama]

So a lot of GT fans will lose their seats!

 

[OldPlayer]

Pepsi should buy the rights since Coca-Cola’s HQ is about a block away

 

[TerryP]

It's the oldest field in college football, you gotta hold some kind of tradition.

It's one of the oldest. Kyle Field is older as is the stadium where Harvard plays. I'm pretty sure the oldest is where Penn plays.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Pepsi should buy the rights since Coca-Cola’s HQ is about a block away

True. The guys at Pepsi think that way...

 

[24and7]

And people are bitching about Chinese buying up all our farm land…. then there’s the Saudi’s buying all of our sports…. Look out here comes the Koreans…

 

[It Takes Eleven]

It's one of the oldest. Kyle Field is older as is the stadium where Harvard plays. I'm pretty sure the oldest is where Penn plays.

Yep, Penn is 1985. Sewanee's is from 1899, and they bill themselves as the fourth oldest continuously used field.

 

[TerryP]

Sewanee's is from 1899, and they bill themselves as the fourth oldest continuously used field.

I didn't even consider them when I was thinking about that comment. And I got a little lost ...

The two Mississippi schools in the SEC? I'd guess they were in the top ten. Neyland. Samford Stadium, maybe?

Now I got to look ...

 

[TerryP]

Now I got to look ...

These are the 10 oldest stadiums in Division I college football

College football has been around since 1869, meaning some stadiums are celebrating triple-digit birthdays. Here's a look at the 10 oldest stadiums in the sport's history.

www.ncaa.com

 

[TerryP]

Samford Stadium, maybe?

Comes in at 32, so UGAWire starts their list at ... 32.

The 32 oldest on-campus college football stadiums in America

If you’re a fan of college football or early 20th century architecture, come along for a nostalgic visit to these 32 legendary, on-campus stadiums across America. From the Big House in Ann Ar…

ugawire.usatoday.com

32. Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia (1929)
31. Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke University (1929)
30. Kinnick Stadium, University of Iowa (1929)
29. Peden Stadium, Ohio University (1929)
28. Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina (1927)
27. Kyle Field, Texas A&M University (1927)
26. Michigan Stadium, University of Michigan (1927)
25. Ryan Field, Northwestern University (1926)
24. Faurot Field At Memorial Stadium, University of Missouri (1926)
23. Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati (1924)
22. Michie Stadium, U.S. Military Academy (1924)
21. Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, University of Texas (1924)
20. Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University (1924)
19. Folsom Field, University of Colorado (1924)
18. California Memorial Stadium, University of California (1923)
17. Zuppke Field at Memorial Stadium, University of Illinois (1923)
16. Memorial Stadium, University of Nebraska (1923)
15. Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium, University of Oklahoma (1923)
14. Spartan Stadium, Michigan State University (1923)
13. Vanderbilt Stadium, Vanderbilt University (1922)
12. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State University (1922)
11. Memorial Stadium, Kansas University (1921)
10. Neyland Stadium, University of Tennessee (1921)
9. Husky Stadium, University of Washington (1920)
8. Boone Pickens Stadium, Oklahoma State University (1920)
7. Camp Randall Stadium, University of Wisconsin (1917)
6. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, University of Mississippi (1915)
5. Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi State University (1914)
4. Yale Bowl, Yale University (1914)
3. Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, Georgia Tech (1913)
2. Harvard Stadium, Harvard University (1903)
1. Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania (1895)

 

[BamaFan334]

These are the 10 oldest stadiums in Division I college football

College football has been around since 1869, meaning some stadiums are celebrating triple-digit birthdays. Here's a look at the 10 oldest stadiums in the sport's history.

www.ncaa.com

Interesting. I didn't know both Mississippi schools were that old. Good stuff.

 

[OldPlayer]

It's official

Georgia Tech and Hyundai Announce Multi-Decade Partnership

 

[BamaFan334]

Unreal. One of my buddies, Tech booster, wondered if they are gonna lead the team out in a Hyundai Santa Fe now instead of the Ramblin' Wreck.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Unreal. One of my buddies, Tech booster, wondered if they are gonna lead the team out in a Hyundai Santa Fe now instead of the Ramblin' Wreck.

A Hyundai Sante Fe IS a ramblin' wreck...and it's easy to jack.

I can hear it now...bring Wes Durham back...the Hyundai Sante Fe Steal of the Game goes to #23 with the pick...

 

[TerryP]

with the pick...

Pun intended?

 

[Sid Youngleman]

Night games to be illuminated by the Bud Lights.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Night games to be illuminated by the Bud Lights.

I guess for games that seek to transition from day to night, but I'm not looking for that kind of enlightenment.

 

[TerryP]

Night games to be illuminated by the Bud Lights.

I'll grant you a hat tip here.

 

[TerryP]

The partnership also includes field-naming recognition at Bobby Dodd Stadium, which will now be known as Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and sponsorship elements that feature enhancements to boost the experience on gamedays for fans in and around the home of Georgia Tech football.

Hyundai Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium seems better to me, eh?

At first thought, I can't say I'd have a hard time supporting something like Learfield Field at Bryant Denny Stadium—at the right dollar amount.

We've talked about how donors/boosters would react to the NIL funds needed versus keeping the facilities top notch—there's only so much money to go around. Something like that may go a long way in bridging the gap.