Product Placement

[rwmctrofholz]

I thought I noticed this in the Ohio State game, and it was confirmed tonight.  

 

First, I should note that I'm neither celebrating nor castigating what I saw.  Just an observation.

 

On the jumbo screen when individual players are being introduced as starters, or after a player makes a great play, they show them up there dribbling, spinning, rolling, messing around with the basketball in some capacity.  Regardless of what the player does with the basketball, the Adidas logo on the ball always ends up pointing straight ahead toward the camera right before it fades away.  

 

Suttle, but clever.  Makes me subconsciously want to go buy an Adidas duffle bag. 

[HuskerFever]

...now if we can only find a way to promote Cip's restaurant during the games for free.

[uneblinstu]

I thought I noticed this in the Ohio State game, and it was confirmed tonight.  

 

First, I should note that I'm neither celebrating nor castigating what I saw.  Just an observation.

 

On the jumbo screen when individual players are being introduced as starters, or after a player makes a great play, they show them up there dribbling, spinning, rolling, messing around with the basketball in some capacity.  Regardless of what the player does with the basketball, the Adidas logo on the ball always ends up pointing straight ahead toward the camera right before it fades away.  

 

Suttle, but clever.  Makes me subconsciously want to go buy an Adidas duffle bag. 

wut?

[Huskerpapa]

Never noticed.  Likely still won't.  It is kind of like the thing they do when trying to pick what spinning ball has the Burger King logo.

[Red Rum]

I never noticed it, but that would explain my overwhelming urge to buy addias basketballs after every game.