Naming the New Meadowlands Stadium
Seems the shiny new $1.4 billion stadium at the Meadowlands doesn't have a naming-rights deal. Unless someone steps up, the new football home of the New York Giants and Jets will be called the New Meadowlands Stadium.
It's a sign of the times -- the only undeniably good thing to come out of the recession. With cash-strapped companies giving up naming rights, stadiums are reverting to their original, simpler names. Next year, for example, the stadium where the Miami Dolphins play will lose the "Land Shark" and revert to being simply "Dolphins Stadium."
Nevertheless, Page 2 hates to see billionaire football team owners suffer. So we came up with a few potential sponsors for the New Meadowlands Stadium.
Hampton StevensEveryone knows the New York City football teams are really based in New Jersey. And we all know who New Jersey's most famous citizen is. It was either this, or get a sponsorship from "Jersey Shore."
Hampton StevensSpringsteen has money. Lots and lots of money. Besides, he played in the old Meadowlands stadium practically as many times as the Giants or Jets -- and he's probably more popular.
Hampton StevensSee, the Jets wear green, and the Giants play there. It's, you know, witty. OK, you're right. It's not witty. So the idea of getting JetBlue as a sponsor is probably out too?Hampton Stevens is a contributor to Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. He also has written for Playboy.com, Maxim, Atlantic Online, the Kansas City Star and many more publications. He lives in Kansas City, Mo., with his girlfriend and two dogs.
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