Ohio State lands record jersey patch deal with JPMorgan Chase
College Football Enquirer co-hosts Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey discuss the record deal between Ohio State and JPMorgan Chase. Check out the full conversation on the "College Football Enquirer" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen.
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But Ohio State on Tuesday morning dropping the news that they are gonna have a jersey patch sponsorship with JPMorgan Chase.
So basically a Chase Bank patch will be, it'll say, it, it'll be the logo and it'll say Chase.
And I didn't, I, God forbid I wear this shirt just because it's, a, an approximation of, of Buckeye's scarlet.
But- No, no, no.
Don't.
Take, take the credit.
Take the credit.
Yeah.
You- But if you just imagine- Yeah a Chase logo on my shirt, it's- Yeah.
You planned ahead that's it.
That's what it looks like.
You planned.
Yeah.
I think this looks pretty good, to be honest.
But let's talk, before we get into aesthetics, 'cause there's a whole- Can we talk money?
Yeah.
There's a whole psychology around the aesthetics- Okay and we'll get into that in a second.
So it's 17 million a year.
That's what Pete Thamel reported.
Okay.
That it's 17 million per year, which, I mean, that- Here's why I'm smiling that'd buy a hell of an offensive line.
Here's why I'm smiling.
Yeah.
Two years ago, Ohio State won the national championship in this sport for a reported $20 million.
Correct.
So we talk about haves in this sport, we talk about have-nots.
This is hila- this is deeply hilarious to me because, by the way, the going rate for a national championship is not $20 million.
In two years I would say it's probably minimum $45 million right now.
Right.
But the idea of- But the s- but the team that won it last year probably spent 22 and a half last year.
Just saying.
Well, you know, look, man, Costco shoppers are, are smart people and, and what is- what is Curt Sigaty if not a Costco shopper?
The idea of the making back almost your entire budget for a national championship roster two years ago off of one jersey patch, I think is a very representative of where we are as a sport today
