So does Simmons Bank Memorial mean that Simmons Bank is dead?

(10-01-2021 03:57 PM)mairving Wrote:  So does Simmons Bank Memorial mean that Simmons Bank is dead?

I think it is a prediction, not that Simmons bank will die but they will kill the competition

(10-01-2021 03:57 PM)mairving Wrote:  So does Simmons Bank Memorial mean that Simmons Bank is dead?

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:02 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  https://dailymemphian.com/section/busine...al-stadium

Is this a good thing… Or a bad thing? Looks like the liberty bowl….ehhhh. I mean Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium is what we are going forward with

Is it now going to be The Simmons Bank bowl instead of the liberty bowl game?

How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

They wouldn’t specify the $$$ from the naming rights or even where the money would actually go. Sounds like a new pronto pup stand and the rest goes to the city coffers.

Any guesses? It really couldn’t be too much I wouldn’t think??

(10-01-2021 04:07 PM)pkptigers07 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:02 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  https://dailymemphian.com/section/busine...al-stadium

Is this a good thing… Or a bad thing? Looks like the liberty bowl….ehhhh. I mean Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium is what we are going forward with

Is it now going to be The Simmons Bank bowl instead of the liberty bowl game?

How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

I think we just learned the city will not be throwing support behind an OCS.

I'd love to be wrong, but that's what this looks like.

Dumb name.

(10-01-2021 03:26 PM)griffin Wrote:  Now the City has removed itself from helping on the OCS, forcing the play by focusing on updating the LB stadium.

If an OCS is going to happen, I would spite the city by waiting for them to spend as much money as possible on the LB, before making the announcement.

The city doesn't benefit one bit by spending any money on a stadium with two events per year. The shortcomings are meaningless and there is no way they can come close to recouping an investment of $25-50 million or more. Would they sell even 1 more ticket to either event if the bathrooms and restaurants were nicer?

(10-01-2021 04:39 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:26 PM)griffin Wrote:  Now the City has removed itself from helping on the OCS, forcing the play by focusing on updating the LB stadium.

If an OCS is going to happen, I would spite the city by waiting for them to spend as much money as possible on the LB, before making the announcement.

The city doesn't benefit one bit by spending any money on a stadium with two events per year. The shortcomings are meaningless and there is no way they can come close to recouping an investment of $25-50 million or more. Would they sell even 1 more ticket to either event if the bathrooms and restaurants were nicer?

You're right, and that what makes me nervous. They are up to something.

(10-01-2021 04:41 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:39 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:26 PM)griffin Wrote:  Now the City has removed itself from helping on the OCS, forcing the play by focusing on updating the LB stadium.

If an OCS is going to happen, I would spite the city by waiting for them to spend as much money as possible on the LB, before making the announcement.

The city doesn't benefit one bit by spending any money on a stadium with two events per year. The shortcomings are meaningless and there is no way they can come close to recouping an investment of $25-50 million or more. Would they sell even 1 more ticket to either event if the bathrooms and restaurants were nicer?

You're right, and that what makes me nervous. They are up to something.

Love the "red" logo, goes with the colors of the existing main tenant...

I will always call it the Liberty Bowl

(10-01-2021 04:12 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:07 PM)pkptigers07 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:02 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  https://dailymemphian.com/section/busine...al-stadium

Is this a good thing… Or a bad thing? Looks like the liberty bowl….ehhhh. I mean Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium is what we are going forward with

Is it now going to be The Simmons Bank bowl instead of the liberty bowl game?

How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

I think we just learned the city will not be throwing support behind an OCS.

I'd love to be wrong, but that's what this looks like.

Not sure what you mean by 'support' but surely you don't mean city tax payer money to help finance the cost of building an OCS.

(10-01-2021 04:12 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:07 PM)pkptigers07 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:02 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  https://dailymemphian.com/section/busine...al-stadium

Is this a good thing… Or a bad thing? Looks like the liberty bowl….ehhhh. I mean Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium is what we are going forward with

Is it now going to be The Simmons Bank bowl instead of the liberty bowl game?

How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

I think we just learned the city will not be throwing support behind an OCS.

I'd love to be wrong, but that's what this looks like.

Oh we've learned this for 50 years. Once again the city bends the university over.

Nothing new.

(10-01-2021 03:32 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  At least we won’t be playing in the Liberty Bowl anymore.

Its just a naming right deal, that's all. The "Memorial" part is little weird but whatever. Simmons is paying for it so they name it. We will all still call it the Liberty Bowl. This is no different than what is happening at all stadiums in the USA.

(10-01-2021 05:50 PM)tigerlands Wrote:  Its just a naming right deal, that's all. The "Memorial" part is little weird but whatever. Simmons is paying for it so they name it. We will all still call it the Liberty Bowl. This is no different than what is happening at all stadiums in the USA.

Just going back to the original name of the stadium.

(10-01-2021 04:12 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:07 PM)pkptigers07 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:02 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  https://dailymemphian.com/section/busine...al-stadium

Is this a good thing… Or a bad thing? Looks like the liberty bowl….ehhhh. I mean Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium is what we are going forward with

Is it now going to be The Simmons Bank bowl instead of the liberty bowl game?

How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

I think we just learned the city will not be throwing support behind an OCS.

I'd love to be wrong, but that's what this looks like.

Why is hell would anyone think the city would ever throw its support behind an OCS in the first place?


Hey, we have this massive stadium that is losing money every year so let's help our main tenant to leave so we can lose even more money.

Damn people what do you do with that thing on your shoulders?

As far as Simmons, their deal with the arena in North Little Rocks pays $700,000 a year for naming rights.

One would suspect that the deal with Memphis would be significantly higher due to it being a stadium.


The typical stadium deal is around $3 million per year.

I would guess it will be somewhere around $5-$7 mil per year.

(10-01-2021 04:53 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  I will always call it the Liberty Bowl

MEMPHIS MEMORIAL STADIUM----never the friggin anti TIGER Liberty Bowl

Never University of MEMPHIS---ALWAYS MEMPHIS STATE

(10-01-2021 06:03 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:12 PM)Claw Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:07 PM)pkptigers07 Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:38 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 03:21 PM)WColt45 Wrote:  How does the city procuring a naming rights contract on their stadium have any bearing on what the university does? Just because this contract happens doesn't mean the OCS push is dead.

Hope you’re right. But sounds like wishful thinking to me. Why in the world would Simmons Bank be buying into a naming rights deal without gaining a guarantee that it’s number one tenant is still going to be playing there for the foreseeable future? Unless, maybe they will also sponsor the new stadium once it’s built and the Liberty Bowl is blown up.

If President Rudd wouldn't tie the hands of the new university president by making commitments to the Big 12 that we will build an on campus stadium, do you think he would similarly tie the new presidents hands by committing to the Liberty Bowl for an extended period of time in order to make a naming rights deal more valuable?

I'd imagine that Simmons Bank probably has some sort of out clause, or renegotiation clause, if the number of major events or primary tenants change. I wouldn't be surprised if that sort of clause were standard in naming rights deals.

I think we just learned the city will not be throwing support behind an OCS.

I'd love to be wrong, but that's what this looks like.

Why is hell would anyone think the city would ever throw its support behind an OCS in the first place?


Hey, we have this massive stadium that is losing money every year so let's help our main tenant to leave so we can lose even more money.

Damn people what do you do with that thing on your shoulders?

As far as Simmons, their deal with the arena in North Little Rocks pays $700,000 a year for naming rights.

One would suspect that the deal with Memphis would be significantly higher due to it being a stadium.


The typical stadium deal is around $3 million per year.

I would guess it will be somewhere around $5-$7 mil per year.

Because STAMMERS and his 2 idols said so

(10-01-2021 06:50 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(10-01-2021 04:53 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  I will always call it the Liberty Bowl

MEMPHIS MEMORIAL STADIUM----never the friggin anti TIGER Liberty Bowl

Never University of MEMPHIS---ALWAYS MEMPHIS STATE

I'm starting to agree with you on this. Maybe just call it Rex Dockery Field.