🏀 Oh Lord! Sponsorship has gone overboard.

[OldPlayer]

The quest for sponsorship money in college athletics has gone too far. Michigan State announces a new sponsorship deal with Rocket Mortgage that essentially changes who the Spartans really are.

Michigan State announces basketball team will now be called 'MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage'

 

[PurlJam]

Does this mean Duke will be represented by KY jelly?

 

[mando]

I can see it now the Barn presented by Black Kow (organic fertilizer) or Tractor Supply .

 

[1CrimsonTider]

UCF Presented by Waffle House would be a gold mine.

 

[TerryP]

I'd say Michigan got the jump on Sparty when they started selling naming rights to their coaching staff's positions: Michigan's Lester Family Defensive Coordinator.

 

[OldPlayer]

On second thought . . .

Aborted at liftoff: Michigan State shoots down basketball team name change