# Private prison company buys naming rights for FAU stadium

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 22, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-prison-company-buys-naming-rights-for-fau-stadium/651045 "2013-02-22T03:23:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-prison-company-buys-naming-rights-for-fau-stadium/651045/1 "2013-02-22T03:23:58Z")

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I thought this was an article from The Onion at first.

GEO corporation, a company which builds private prisons, is buying the naming rights for the football stadium at Florida Atlantic University. \<insert random joke about college athletes and their arrest records here\>

WTF? OK, the CEO is an FAU alum and the company is located in Boca Raton, FL. But how can anyone think this is a good idea? Naming a football stadium after a prison company?

[Story](http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21732438/report-fau-stadium-name-rights-bought-by-private-prison-group)

Even without all the allegations against GEO, this is the dumbest idea I’ve heard of in a very long time. The NCAA can’t possibly want an association with a prison company, even for all the $$$.

Besides, a prison company would be better off buying the naming rights for the Miami Hurricanes games!

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-prison-company-buys-naming-rights-for-fau-stadium/651045/2 "2013-02-22T03:38:41Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> Besides, a prison company would be better off buying the naming rights for the Miami Hurricanes games!

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. 😃

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-prison-company-buys-naming-rights-for-fau-stadium/651045/3 "2013-02-22T03:52:59Z")

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New mascot: The Convicts  
New uniforms: Orange one piece jumpsuits or striped.  
New stadium nickname:The Exercise Yard  
Yardage measuring crew:The Chain Gang