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Current DateTime: 07:07:50 09 Feb 2012
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DARREN ROVELL'S SPORTS INDEX

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Darren Rovell brings you his unique take on the business of sports: a multi-billion dollar global industry and obsession full of personalities and products. On Sports Biz, Darren will give you his up-to-date take on everything from salaries to endorsement deals to marketing and promotions, trades and tirades – in short, everything that makes sports so exciting.

Anti-Isiah Thomas Popcorn: Want Some?

Published: Thursday, 4 Oct 2007 | 10:35 AM ET
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By: Darren Rovell
Sports Business Reporter

Those of you who know me know that I'm a big fan of negative campaigning. That's why I can't resist talking about the guys at popcorn company T.T. Buds. It's a Boston-based company founded last year by two former Red Sox employees named Tim and Tom.

They told me today that they are "rolling out a guerilla effort to take on the popcorn's goliath," Dale & Thomas' Popcorn and Popcorn, Indiana, which of course is owned in part by Isiah Thomas. Yesterday, I talked about how little Thomas was featured on the company Web site. Well, the guys at T.T. Buds are looking to take advantage of Thomas being held liable for sexual harassment earlier this week. Check out the campaign's tagline:

Very clever. What that's worth I'm not sure. The company has also debuted a Web site asking fans to unseat Thomas as the spokesman for the Popcorn Board's National Poppin' Popcorn Month (this month). A person who answered the phone with the Popcorn Board said that Thomas was once the spokesman, but was not put in that role this year.

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