5 Strangest College Bowl Game Sponsors
Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, 2013
Sponsor: Taxslayer.com
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Matchup: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Payout: $2.5 million
Really? Is this bowl sponsored by 1999, too?
Nothing against "Taxslayer" and its thrash-metal approach to tax and accounting software, but putting a dot-com company name into a sports sponsorship brings back bad memories of sock-puppet pet site pitchmen and job-seeking monsters. We know Taxslayer has to do something to make folks stop thinking of Intuit's (INTU) TurboTax when they consider filing online, but NASCAR sponsorships and Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving his ride out to the 50-yard-line for the coin toss doesn't exactly scream fiscal prudence.
Besides, there are only two dot-coms sponsoring bowls this year. The other is notorious skin-purveying web host GoDaddy. Unless Taxslayer.com either A) Switches NASCAR sponsorships and starts running Danica Patrick teaser clips or B) Starts playing portions of Slayer's "Reign In Blood" every time a taxpayer completes a subsection, they may want to rethink both their marketing and moniker.Select the service that is right for you!
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