Coming Next Year…The Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl!
By Cecilio's Scribe on Dec 19, 2009 with Comments 6
National Icon, Bowl SponsorInstead, I was slightly distracted from that route because we’ve got a new bowl sponsor to look forward to next year! Beef ‘O’ Brady’s! That’s right folks. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (not O’Brady’s) has forked over its entire marketing budget to snag naming rights for the 2010 edition of the St. Petersburg Bowl (which tonight features Rutgers and UCF). Beef’s has over 260 locations with a stronghold in the Southeast.
Strangely, I’ve never heard of them, but you gotta love B.O.B’s for throwing their name in the ring and taking a chance. Hell, I haven’t come to the point in life yet where I need to shop for a weed eater. But you can be damn certain the moment I do, I’ll be making a beeline to Poulan. Do you remember how many years they sponsored the Independence Bowl?! I sure do. That mean’s they gotta be good?
So, best of luck to you Beef ‘O’ Brady’s. Hopefully, your 2010 bowl naming will lead to millions more customers ummm, voting for beefs, or something. Now, finally, fine collegiate athletes will be able to exclaim with glee: “We’re goin’ to the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl!” Won’t that be sumpin’?
UPDATE: So far, so good for Beefs.
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About the Author: Cecilio's Scribe is the founder of The Legend of Cecilio Guante and a generally pessimistic fan of the Mets, Jets, Knicks and Rangers. A fine NYC-based gentlemen who hones his marketing skills as his primary trade by day. Husband, chef, father of a newborn and after-hours blogger by night. Proud alum of the mighty Big Red of Cornell. University. Hot sauce devotee. Staunch protester of the continued wussifcation of American sports. Sometimes I rhyme slow, sometimes I rhyme quick.


why would mr. & mrs. o'brady name their child "beef?" i mean… what were they thinking?
although i wouldn't mess with a kid named beef…or maybe i would, incessantly
And I thought it was just my dad and I who hadn't heard of Beef O'Brady's. They have yet to reach that lucrative Erie market.
I think that is the point of advertising, gang! Nobody has heard of them so they advertise.
Beef O Bradys is a long-time, Irish-American sports bar with locations around the southeastern U.S. In most cities here in Florida, you're likely to see more "Beefs" (as they are simple known) than Applebees, Chilis or TGIFridays. Beefs offers competitive prices and friendly service as opposed to scatily clad waitresses. From a strictly regional standpoint, it would do well to support a bowl game in Central Florida. Nationwide, it will obviously draw lots of laughs….
@ Dennis, nice snotty comment. Missing the point of the hilarity of a national ad campaign that has the quality of ads you see on Aurora Local Network 10? Of course you don't.