Re: new schedule is out

[Bryan Sherman]

Realizing this is NOT a Bengals forum, I do still have to ask Jon, is this
true, or just something you heard? This is the first time I heard of this.

That being said, I wouldn't put forth the Bengals organization as a
model... lol

> The Bengals did try to sell the right first.  After not getting what they
> considered the "appropriate" amount, they then said the name would be Paul
> Brown Stadium.  Had Fifth Third put up $50 mil or whatever, the Bengals
> would have gladly done it "wrong".  :)
>
> jon b
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ALACOMBE" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
>
>
> > For me it is the change of the name that I do not like.  How would
> > you like to cheer for the UC Fifth Thirdians?  Absurd, right.  Well
> > it is the same damn thing.  It was the Shoe and it still is the
> > Shoe.  If it was named when it was built I think most people would
> > not have a problem with it.  This way it appears that they sold
> > out.
> >
> > The one thing that the Bungles did the right way was naming the
> > stadium, Paul Brown Stadium - very cool move.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:22 AM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
> > >
> > >
> > > More likely to be the Proctor and Gamble School of Chemistry due
> > > to research
> > > commitments.
> > >
> > > A friend of mine got their ME degree from GMI.  I hear you can get one
> > > anywhere these days!
> > >
> > > On a more serious note, it still says "Shoe" underneath Fifth Third
> Arena.
> > > I do not like the name change much, but it is all part of the
> > > financing for
> > > the Varsity Village so I understand why.
> > >
> > > jon b
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ALACOMBE" <address@hidden>
> > > To: <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:38 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
> > >
> > >
> > > > Too late, there already was  GMI - General Motors Institute ;-)
> > > >
> > > > How about The Charmin School of Chemistry?
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Panth [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:27 PM
> > > > > To: address@hidden; 'Mike Sherrick'
> > > > > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Neither do I.
> > > > >
> > > > > How about naming the university after a business/bank too? It's
> > only
> a
> > > > > matter of time before we have "General Motors University" or
> "American
> > > > > Express School of Business".
> > > > >
> > > > > Panth
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Mike Sherrick [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 7:20 PM
> > > > > To: address@hidden
> > > > > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
> > > > >
> > > > > I  guess this "Fifth Third Arena" is the Shoe?  I don't think much
> of
> > > > > the
> > > > > name change.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike in Newfoundland
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "jon breiner" <address@hidden>
> > > > > To: <address@hidden>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:33 PM
> > > > > Subject: [UC Basketball] new schedule is out
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > They releases times and dates.  The Miami game was changed from
> Sunday
> > > > > to
> > > > > Sat. (to not conflict with the Bengals game downtown).  I could
> > have
> > > > > predicted it.  I just got done setting up my Thanksgiving and
> > > Christmas
> > > > > travel (in-laws) plans around all the previously known info
> > > and the fact
> > > > > that I had it all worked out without missing anything other than 1
> > > > > basketball game against Coppin St. was too good to be true.  :)
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.ucbearcats.com/sports/mbball/schedule.asp
> > > > >
> > > > > jon b