Thompson Boling Arena at Food City Center

[bleedingTNorange]

Regardless…everyone wanted to act like this was unheard of, that no program of Tennessee's stature would do something like this, and there’s now examples of 2 similar or better programs who actually have already done this. And both of which got lesser deals than what Danny White did for Tennessee. So the claims that this is below us, or below what a top program would do is false. The claims that we should have gotten more money or a better deal are also false, as Tennessee currently has the best deal in the country from what I’ve seen.

 

[NighthawkVol]

UT Partners with Food City on 10-Year Arena Naming-Rights Deal - University of Tennessee Athletics

Thanks. I saw that, but it doesn’t really make the facade look any different, other than signage.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Freak has the deets.
UT Partners with Food City on 10-Year Arena Naming-Rights Deal - FreakNotes
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Can’t really tell what’s different about that.

 

[The Dog]

Meaningless, imo. Everything is for sale, so to speak. Just a matter of time until it's like the EPL, advertising on every American sports team jersey, along with every stadium and arena. Might as well accept it

 

[turbovol]

Schools are grubbing for money, as major-college athletics has become this commercial creature that generates a lot of revenue
but has an ever-increasing need for it for money---for everything, especially because there's a constant facilities arms race in many of the sports. It's all gotten rather absurd--but that's entertainment!

 

[Orange.]

Thanks. I saw that, but it doesn’t really make the facade look any different, other than signage.

You're right: prolly a photoshop to show how the sign will size (proportion) names. And that not final.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Thanks. I saw that, but it doesn’t really make the facade look any different, other than signage.

Coach referenced some dipictions he had seen and was impressed. I will go with that.

 

[LSG410EC83]

My biggest questions is, since I always have to use self-checkout at Food City, will I be eligible for employee discount on my season tickets since they don't give it to me at the store?

 

[BowlBrother85]

As long as "Food City" isn't on the court, then this really doesn't bother me ... but I have a bad feeling that their logo will be splattered all over the floor.

 

[cncchris33]

As long as "Food City" isn't on the court, then this really doesn't bother me ... but I have a bad feeling that their logo will be splattered all over the floor.

I'm sure it will have a presence, but I don't think it will be obnoxious. Not replacing anything "Tennessee" related. You may see it on the sideline and a couple court logos. Something like this, maybe...

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Kesling def getting in on some NIL money with Food City

 

[cardvolfan]

Next it will be the Haslam Relief Station located adjacent to the Thunder Thornton Concourse.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Not loving that official Tennessee promotional material is already eschewing "Thompson-Boling Arena" barely a month into the agreement.

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

Food City Center on the court already. Nothing on the exterior yet.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Food City Center on the court already. Nothing on the exterior yet.

I doubt they start any construction this close to the season.

 

[Velo Vol]

 

[Boca Vol]

Maybe they can’t. I drove by both Neyland and TBA everyday for my job before I moved for 8 months and it literally made me shake my head every time I see TBA. It’s so ugly on the outside. Maybe @Thunder Good-Oil or one of the old timers can tell me what they were thinking.

It was modeled primarily around the Dean Smith Center at UNC and being bigger than Rupp Arena.

The architecture students when I was at UT called it the "hat box." Pretty fitting name.

 

[KTrain]

This will give everyone something to complain about and take some of the pressure off the players being targets for complaints. Everybody likes to vent makes them feel better about their situation. It will now hopefully go towards a Sponsor name instead of students.

 

[joevols89]

Honestly I was expecting a sticker logo inside the lines like Kentucky has on both sides of the court. This is less intrusive.

 

[Willy14]

Just got my season tickets. All of them say Food City Center on them and no mention of Thompson Boling Area…

 

[CAVPUT]

They still haven't addressed the big question....will the program have any coupons to cut out? Mr. Frugal wants to know.

 

[joevols89]