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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: tsumpire on January 13, 2011, 03:33:48 PM

Title: Great American Conference
Post by: tsumpire on January 13, 2011, 03:33:48 PM

Does anyone know if the new Great American Conference has a website?  How about any clinics they may be doing this Spring?

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: TXMike on January 13, 2011, 03:36:39 PM

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-American-Conference/134295689957138

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: Grant - AR on January 13, 2011, 04:06:14 PM

I don't know if they have a website or not, but someone named Sanford Smith in Dallas, TX is already trying to make money off the conference.   ::)

http://www.greatamericanconference.org/

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: Rulesman on January 13, 2011, 04:15:04 PM

Quote from: Grant - AR on January 13, 2011, 04:06:14 PM

I don't know if they have a website or not, but someone named Sanford Smith in Dallas, TX is already trying to make money off the conference.   ::)

http://www.greatamericanconference.org/

what a turd!

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: HLinNC on January 13, 2011, 05:15:41 PM

Cyber squatter!

.com is still available, I think.

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: TxSkyBolt on January 13, 2011, 09:32:47 PM

Quote from: Rulesman on January 13, 2011, 04:15:04 PM

what a turd!

Smart business man.  Why a turd?

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: JasonTX on January 13, 2011, 10:01:07 PM

I wonder if he has permission to use those schools helmets on his website. 

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: Amir on January 14, 2011, 04:17:40 AM

Quote from: JasonTX on January 13, 2011, 10:01:07 PM

I wonder if he has permission to use those schools helmets on his website. 

I'm no legal expert, but I aren't sports logos usually copyrighted?

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: JasonTX on January 14, 2011, 12:10:39 PM

Quote from: Amir on January 14, 2011, 04:17:40 AM

I'm no legal expert, but I aren't sports logos usually copyrighted?

That is what I was thinking.

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: Rulesman on January 14, 2011, 12:19:46 PM

Quote from: SATCFI on January 13, 2011, 09:32:47 PM

Smart business man.  Why a turd?

When did he buy the rights to the name? While not illegal, neither was the A-11 at one time. See any similarities here? People taking advantage of other people falls under my definition of a turd.

Then again, if the conference leadership were on the ball (not blaming the new commissioner; he was hired after-the-fact) locking down a web domain should have been taken care of BEFORE the announcement of the conference name was released. Then we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: DSMitchell on January 15, 2011, 05:30:33 PM

Quote from: Rulesman on January 14, 2011, 12:19:46 PM

Then again, if the conference leadership were on the ball (not blaming the new commissioner; he was hired after-the-fact) locking down a web domain should have been taken care of BEFORE the announcement of the conference name was released. Then we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Agree - if you are going to start a new business you have to cover ALL your bases before you launch it

Title: Re: Great American Conference
Post by: RS on February 06, 2011, 10:03:24 PM

The GAC should have a supervisor hired soon. I assume we will find out about camps shortly after.