# Professor Scott Galloway comments on the impact of President Trump's ties to the New England Patriots on their fan base

1 Faculty News February 1, 2017 ![Boston Globe logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030922.jpg?itok=mRV2WGZx)>

Excerpt from [The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2017/02/01/why-some-fans-say-they-feel-conflicted-about-patriots/L02sxQMvGkdvCtpBV2nCON/story.html) -- "'There’s a reason why teams have fish and \[birds\] on their helmets and not people,' said [Scott Galloway](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/scott-galloway), a professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business. 'It’s very dangerous for a team to associate itself with anyone but the most likable people in a public way. And politicians are almost always going to alienate at least half your base.'"

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