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re: College Stadiums that have corporation names
Posted on 5/12/09 at 12:20 pm to SpqrTiger
Posted on 5/12/09 at 12:20 pm to SpqrTiger
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for some stadiums they are simply TOO well-known to be attractive for corporate sponsorship.
Interesting....great point. Never thought of it that way and I believe you are right.
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Posted on 5/12/09 at 12:45 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
quote:Trust me. Its just a matter of time. The pressure to pay coaches, the need for improvements all continue to push the cost for doing business in college athletics will some day, and sooner than later will have every college stadium doing this. Its a shame but I believe this to be true.
College Stadiums that have corporation names
From what I remember, this was attempted at Tiger Stadium, briefly, and they were told, ahem, NO.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 12:51 pm to spslayto
quote:I don't think that the Carrier Dome fits with this discussion. The Carrier Corporation donated the money to build the dome for Syracuse. It's no different than naming a new building after a big donor.
Don't forget the Carrier Dome for Syracuse, which set the standard for naming rights of college stadiums.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:00 pm to wrlakers
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:01 pm to wrlakers
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I don't think that the Carrier Dome fits with this discussion. The Carrier Corporation donated the money to build the dome for Syracuse. It's no different than naming a new building after a big donor.
Much like Alex Box (although it's not named after him because of a monetary donation.)
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:05 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
quote:Yes, in a way. My thought is that if Exxon would donate a gazillion dollars to build a new basketball arena, I think I'd be okay with Exxon-Marivich Arena.
Much like Alex Box (although it's not named after him because of a monetary donation.)
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:11 pm to wrlakers
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I don't think that the Carrier Dome fits with this discussion. The Carrier Corporation donated the money to build the dome for Syracuse. It's no different than naming a new building after a big donor.
You're right. Although the money was given by Carrier (I believe the man and not the corporation), it does not fit the "corporate name" mold. Similar to "Bud Walton" in Arkansas. Does it make a difference in your eyes if the money is given from a donor as opposed to a corporation and the facility is named after the donor?
This post was edited on 5/12/09 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:13 pm to spslayto
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Does it make a difference in your eyes if the money is given from a donor as opposed to a corporation and the facility is named after the donor?
As long as the donor was an alum, which I guess is usually the case.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:36 pm to goinallout
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Minnesota Stadium
Speaking of that, that's going to be a pretty nice place.
This post was edited on 5/12/09 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:43 pm to spslayto
quote:Not in my mind. The people at the Carrier Dome told me that the donation was from the Carrier Corporation (this was a few years ago). I contacted them to settle a bet. If the company has a relationship with the school (like Exxon does with LSU), then I don't think it matters. I would want the school to make sure that the company image fit with the school's overall image.
Does it make a difference in your eyes if the money is given from a donor as opposed to a corporation and the facility is named after the donor?
Posted on 5/12/09 at 1:50 pm to wrlakers
FYI on the Carrier Dome from an article I found:
quote:
When the Carrier Dome was built in 1980, only one detail was certain about its future. It would always be called the Carrier Dome.
A $2.75 million gift from Mel Holm, the CEO of Carrier Corporation, gave Carrier the naming rights of the Dome in perpetuity. Other than the name, there was little else anyone could predict about what would become of a 50,000-seat stadium in Central New York.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 2:07 pm to spslayto
quote:Hmmm. It's hard to say whether the gift was corporate or not when it's put like that. I have a letter on Carrier Dome stationary that says the gift was from the corporation. It was written by a secretary (I think) in the Dome facilities office. I can't really weigh her credibility vs. the author of that article.
A $2.75 million gift from Mel Holm, the CEO of Carrier Corporation, gave Carrier the naming rights of the Dome in perpetuity.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 4:15 pm to Milosh
Am aware of that and the town of Chevy Chase,MD. But I still wouldn't want that jerks name on our campus.
Posted on 5/12/09 at 6:10 pm to LooongTimeATiger
So if Exxon wants to make a 80 million dollar donation to LSU, you would say NO? I say take the money and call it ExxonMobil Tiger ST. After all Exxon and LSU have the same mascot. 
Posted on 5/12/09 at 10:29 pm to LSUcrawfish
I'm with you LSUcrawfish. I would never want Tiger Stadium to get renamed, but if ExxonMobil said to LSU, we'll pay you 5 million dollars a year to have our name on the building, I'd have a VERY hard time saying "keep ya'll check" , and a VERY EASY time saying "thank you sir, may I have another."
Posted on 5/12/09 at 10:33 pm to evil cockroach
I personally think its humbling to need the assistance of a corporation to build a stadium. Its like attaching a stigma to your program. None of the top-level programs need help building stadiums.
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