The Oakland Raiders get a new, ridiculous stadium name

[AsahinaKimi]

Other than the brief reign of Land Shark Stadium, the NFL has largely avoided the rash of absurdly named arenas that have plagued other sports like baseball and college basketball (I'm looking at you, KFC Yum! Center.) A new deal to rename the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set to change that.

The Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Authority announced a deal to rename the home stadium of the Raiders and A's as Overstock.com Coliseum. The agreement with the Internet retailer will run for six years at a cost of $7.2 million.

Overstock.com Coliseum. Overstocked tickets. Yeah, I can see the connection.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Oakland-Raiders-get-a-new-ridiculous-stadiu?urn=nfl-wp1313
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I still haven't gotten used to Monster Stadium...It will always be Candlestick Park..

[El Supremo]

1. That isn't all bad >>

[AsahinaKimi]

2. When I think of the Big O.. I ususally picture..

Yeah, its an anime...

[madinmaryland]

3. Holy f***!!!! That's an awesome name and graphic!!

:wow:

[Renew Deal]

4. It's only slightly better than overrated.com stadium.

:shrug:

[hughee99]

5. Unfortunately the crappy stadium name won't distract fans from the crappy team

that plays inside.

[Upton]

6. Candlestick isn't called Monster anymore..

the naming rights contact expired a couple years ago..

[KamaAina]

7. It'd be better if they built an Overstock.com Park to keep the A's

yes, I know I'm in San Jose, which is angling for the A's, but I sincerely hope not to be here forever; I refer to SF/Oakland/Berkeley as "civilization".

[trumad]

15. I use to love taking Bart to the A's games....

Easy trip from SF.

[HuckleB]

8. University of Phoenix Stadium, Qwest Field, Qualcomm Stadium...

Heinz Field, M & T Bank Stadium, FedEx Field, EverBank Field, Gillette Stadium, AND LUCAS OIL STADIUM!!!!!

What are you talking about?

:rofl: :shrug:

[El Supremo]

9. The only names I like are Miller Park, Busch Stadium and Coors Field.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[HuckleB]

10. Yikes!

That reminds of the time I inquired (in the mid '90s) about a rather popular beer (Sam Adams) at a grocery store in Phoenix. (I figured that they'd have that, at the very least.) The clerk said, "Oh, we have everything: Bud, Miller, Coors." I had moved to the northwest in the late '80s, which explained the blank look I gave him, but I was the only one who understood it in that particular establishment.

Strangely, it seems that the higher up the ladder a team or venue goes, the fewer beer choices they offer.

Still...

:toast: :beer: :toast:

[JonLP24]

11. Citi Field

[HuckleB]

16. Oh, there are plenty in baseball, too.

[El Supremo]

12. Just think what Cowboys Stadium will be named.

After all, Jerry Jones is going to need some dough.

I envision it being named Exxon/Mobil Oil Spill Field of Pollution.

[madinmaryland]

14. "Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium". It's all about the Jerry!

[Yavin4]

13. I'd Love To See Hustler Magazine Stadium

That would be cool.