Re: new schedule is out

[Dave Malaska]

On 10/3/03 4:48 PM, "Shinkle, Randy" <address@hidden> wrote:

> It already has a name:  Ed Jucker Court.
>
> What Coach Jucker helped give to UC was worth way more than $10 million.
>
> Randy '78
Amen, brother. Just getting into this late, but I like all the names,
especially Myrl and Fifth Third, because they put up dough that helps
continue the UC tradition of athletics. At first glance, I wanted to bemoan
the age of corporate naming, but these companies are getting a small return
on the huge investments they put into the Bearcats.

Now, not all naming is good. "Cinergy Field?" Like they have to advertise?
Do folks have a choice? Not like we can opt for Brand X Power. And then the
public utility passes along the price to customers, just like their downtown
train display at Christmas.

Shoemaker was a private individual who put his money where his mouth was.
His place in UC tradition is sealed already, and we should all be thankful
to him because I believe the Shoe started the Bearcats national rep. You
think Huggs is able to recruit the guys he has playing at US Bank? Nope.

And the court, the sacred battlefield, is named for Jucker. Because you just
can't put a price on some things.

Anyway. You all covered some of these points already, but I felt like
getting up on the soapbox for a few minutes. It's creaking, so I'll get off
now.