USM and Coke agree to new beverage deal

[usmstud]

New deal triples what we were getting in the prior deal. Much needed revenue increase for the athletics department.


http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/...21/usm-coke-agree-new-beverage-deal/75938186/

 

[Houston Eagle]

I read the deal. Was Bill McGillis directly involved? Kudos to negotiating a better deal...

 

[eagleboy415]

So pretty much up to what is par nowadays? About time. Our previous deal was a joke.

 

[usmstud]

So pretty much up to what is par nowadays? About time. Our previous deal was a joke.

Since G left we've tripled the money from our apparel and beverage deals. No wonder we were in such a hole when he left.

 

[Houston Eagle]

All I ever heard from the G era was something about pressure washers, a bad Coke deal, car dealerrships, and why Southern Miss merchandise couldn't be marketed outside Hattiesburg. Growing up in MS, if you went to any other town's shopping venues, all you would find was the schools up north merchandise.

 

[ElectroEagle]

Wasn't there some issue after G left and Hammond was running things where he specifically called out the previous coke contract and was going to re-bid it and it really ruffled some feathers with people at coke or tied to it somehow?

Also, the previous contract, and its stated in the article, was with Hattiesburg Coka-Cola. This one is with The Coca-Cola Bottling Company United – Gulf Coast, LLC. Did H'burg coke change names or is this a different coke distributor?

 

[usmstud]

Wasn't there some issue after G left and Hammond was running things where he specifically called out the previous coke contract and was going to re-bid it and it really ruffled some feathers with people at coke or tied to it somehow?

Also, the previous contract, and its stated in the article, was with Hattiesburg Coka-Cola. This one is with The Coca-Cola Bottling Company United – Gulf Coast, LLC. Did H'burg coke change names or is this a different coke distributor?

Hammond basically called out the previous administration for the sweetheart deal that Coke had with USM. Hattiesburg Coca-Cola is a division of Coca-Cola United Gulf Coast.

 

[Houston Eagle]

I always thought that if USM athletics was going to grow, it would need corporate sources. Like it or not, Louisville athletics grew in part for its deal with Papa John's Pizza. More sound deals with private business>less dependence on university. Is the athletic dept self funded or dependent on tax payers' dollars?

 

[Wonder Boy Eagle]

Houston, I have always said the same thing. We do not get an SEC welfare check for 20 million every year so we need corporate sponsors. We should be trying to get some big name deals, Coke, casinos, Southern Company, etc.

 

[Houston Eagle]

It seems to me that we have an AD that is willing to try new ideas and not look at the limitations.