Califan007 The Constipated Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 With Dallas now officially being called AT&T Stadium, made me wonder which (if any) corporate-sponsored stadium names are the best, and which ones are absolute trash? Here's a list (as far as I could find): FedEx Field MetLife Stadium AT&T Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High Sun Life Stadium Bank of America Stadium Mercedes Benz Superdome FirstEnergy Stadium CenturyLink Field EverBank Field Edward Jones Dome Ford Field Gillette Stadium Heinz Field Lincoln Financial Field Lucas Oil Stadium LP Field M&P Bank Stadium O.co Coliseum Mall Of America Field Qualcomm Stadium Raymond James Stadium Reliant Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Best: FedEx Field Worst: FedEx Field Don't care: FedEx Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 This thread reminded me how much I hate corporate named stadiums. The only one I can think of that works is the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 O.co coliseum is definitely the worst. CenturyLink field is the 2nd worse. Mostly because they are my ISP and their service SUCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaozerker Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Mercedes Benz Superdome is too long and doesn't roll off of the tongue, so I'll vote it the worst. Waste of TV airtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins_win Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 fedex field - i hate the fedex colors - should be skins colors doesn't help that I work for UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 AT&T Stadium is worst because Cowboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I agree with Toe Jam. Hail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 These three stand out in my eyes as the worst: M&P Bank Stadium O.co Coliseum Mall Of America Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 A few of them I don't know. First Energy, Everlink, O.whatever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 O.co is probably the worst of the bunch. It's still Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Ford Field and Heinz Field stand out as two of the better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysknz1 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Edward Jones Dome, sounds like an old bald guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Edward Jones Dome, sounds like an old bald guy :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 For as much advertising as a company gets for sponsoring a stadium, I think they would get so much more if they sponsored one then actually named it something other than the company name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 For as much advertising as a company gets for sponsoring a stadium, I think they would get so much more if they sponsored one then actually named it something other than the company name. They get their company name mentioned ad nauseum during every game, along with whatever commercials run during game time. That's a lot of presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Mall Of America Field and Sports Authority Field at Mile High stick out like sore thumbs. Century Link Field sounds dumb because Qwest Field sounded better. Mercedes-Benz Superdome is hard to get used to because it was the Louisiana Superdome for so long. It's honestly getting harder and harder to keep up with all these stadium names. It's like they change every 15 minutes. I don't know what the hell the Niners stadium is called.I swear, in the span of like 6 years, I've heard it called: Candlestick Park 3 Com Park Monster Park Bill Walsh Field (to pay homage after he passed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 M&P Bank is M&T Bank. I'll have to go with Lincoln Financial. Just Linclon Field's OK, but Financial is a bit much and TOO corporate sounding. Oh well, it's the Eagles and they're stuck with it, Lol. Mall of America is kind of goofy sounding for a stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Ford Field is a good one as the Ford family owns the Lions. That O.co nonsense has got to be the worst. And University of Phoenix Stadium just seems shady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shangster Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The rules of thumb for me are that the name has to be short, memorable and easy on the ear; and not too much "corporate" sounding to it i.e. financial or bank. From those list, I'd say Ford field and Reliant Stadium sound the best. Sports Authority Field at Mile High and Mall of America Field are too long for names. And anything with "Bank" or "Financial" in their names are way too coporate for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Miami's place was renamed Land Shark Stadium for a year or two. That was the best. Qualcomm sounds like a sedative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Miami's place was renamed Land Shark Stadium for a year or two. That was the best. Qualcomm sounds like a sedative. Remember when Miami used to be called Pro Player stadium? What the heck was Pro Player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePenguin Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I can't pick a best or a worst, because they're all ****ing awful. Back when stadiums were named after coaches or players or whatnot, it felt like there was some sort of tangible tradition attached, a mystique if you will. Now it's just cold robotic repetition of corporate monikers to drill brand recognition into the consumer. It'd also be nice if you could enjoy even a single sentence on TV free of advertising, but I guess that's asking too much, huh? Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Proplayer was a line of sporting apparel if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Best corporate sponsored stadium: Ford Field Worst corporate sponsored stadium: O.co Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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