For those that don't care about historic matchups like this, just move along, nothing to see here.
However, for those of us who love the traditions inherent in these games, something is rotten in the state of Magic City. Pretty ridiculous that one of the premier HBCU matchups is at risk. Over 80 years of history in this historic game. Alabama A&M & Alabama State are arguing over licensing & promotion rights to the game. Of course, it's about revenue, who generated it, and who gets it.
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However, for those of us who love the traditions inherent in these games, something is rotten in the state of Magic City. Pretty ridiculous that one of the premier HBCU matchups is at risk. Over 80 years of history in this historic game. Alabama A&M & Alabama State are arguing over licensing & promotion rights to the game. Of course, it's about revenue, who generated it, and who gets it.
Obviously each school should get its fair share (and the non-profit entity too, if so agreed) but I would call this a failure of the respective attorneys & ADs to clarify things before getting to this point. No way they should be a couple weeks out from the game arguing about this kind of stuff.al.com said:
Alabama A&M says it has retained own firm to promote ‘23 Magic City Classic, firm denies it
In a letter last week to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin - prior to this week's cease-and-desist letter to the non-profit that has long handled the Classic, A&M's AD said the school had hired LRY Media Group to manage its participation in the storied HBCU rivalry.
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