One of my most loyal readers wrote recently to ask inquire about something he has noticed from watching way too many NCAA Tournament games:
That CBS mentions the cities in which games are being played, but never the arenas.
Hmm. Turns out it's on purpose. It says so at the end of this story in the Detroit News.
I assume this is related to the fact all corporate logos on the court are covered up during NCAA games.
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Bill Rafferty says that's fine since all his calls with double entendres full of sexual innuendos surprisingly don't involve the American automobile maker.
i seem to recall seeing "HONDA" along the baselines at the honda arena (?) in anaheim.
i also want to say i saw the "st. pete times forum" on the baselline in tampa as well.
Maybe. But most of the ad-related signage is gone during the NCAAs, all around the arena.
But most of the ad-related signage is gone during the NCAAs, all around the arena.
that's pretty standard. i've been to quite a few ncaa tournaments over the years. but i believe they let the (corporate) name of the building stay on the floor so long as it it not in the "field" of play.
so the corporate name of the building along the baselines might be kosher.
i remember jim nantz making a big deal out of how tropicana field was the first time the final four was played at a baseball stadium.
whitey herzog would disagree. he called it the world's largest bingo parlor.
There have been stories on how Fox won't mention the sponsors name if it is an alcohol product when it is pretty much required for other sponsors. Alcohol and driving fast go together as well as Chris Russo and the English language.