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Apogee Acquires Naming Rights To North Texas' New Stadium

By Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large

Published August 11, 2011

The Univ. of North Texas will announce tomorrow that campus networking firm Apogee is the naming-rights partner for the school's new $79M football stadium, in a 20-year deal that averages around $1M a year. Austin-based Apogee has been a supplier to UNT since '08...

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i just wanted it to be Mean Green Stadium. I didn't want to see naming rights sold, that's all.

I hear what you're saying. I miss the days when stadium names all had their own local character, instead of corporate names. But the impact of $20 million to our athletic department over 20 years far outweighs the burden of a corporate stadium name. You've got to appreciate the possibilities this opens up that otherwise would not exist. And don't think other conferences won't notice a school that is able to obtain a donation like this, and this quickly. Again, I understand where you're coming from, but you've got to be excited when you see the bigger picture.

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