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[QUOTE="Orange87, post: 1791819, member: 1341"]
If the University and Carrier can agree on a buy out price or if there is a clause somewhere in the original contract saying that under certain circumstances the University can once again have the right to re-name the facility and those particular circumstances are met then what's the issue?

Naming rights and fees for sporting arenas wasn't even a thing in 1981.  The Carrier Dome was looked at like any academic building on campus - Carnegie Library, Shine Student Center, etc.  You donate enough you get a building named after you.

It doesn't work like that anymore and hasn't for a long time.  Carrier Corp. is well aware of this.  If the University didn't explore this they would be irresponsible.  Its a major revenue stream that simply cannot be ignored.  Carrier got much, much more than their money's worth since the Dome was built.  There is no reason for either side to be dissatisfied with the history of this deal.

If Syracuse University was Hobart or Colgate, there would be no need for this to happen but SU competes with the top Division I programs in the country in many sports on a regular basis  and has since before the Dome was built.  My point is that it is part of SU's mission, and to continue it, the existing facility must be upgraded or replaced and revenue needs to be generated from it.
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