Melo Center Naming

[Irt4su]

I personally liked the Nike cleats on the Ernie Davis statue and we should have reached out to Phil Knight for naming rights to the statue

 

[upperdeck]

Athletic depts screwing this stuff up is the norm in my experience. They don't usually hire brain surgeons

 

[MikeSU02]

Not to my knowledge

Well that’s bad.

 

[PeteCalvin]

A look inside the public relations meeting about communicating the complex renaming:

“Anyone have an idea on how we should address the Melo Center portion of this announcement so we don’t risk alienating some fans?”

“OK. We’ll just leave it and see if people notice it. Meeting adjourned.”

 

[CNYGuy]

A look inside the public relations meeting about communicating the complex renaming:

“Anyone have an idea on how we should address the Melo Center portion of this announcement so we don’t risk alienating some fans?”

“OK. We’ll just leave it and see if people notice it. Meeting adjourned.”

Why are any fans “alienated” by SU putting the Lally’s name on the complex?

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Beholden to the almighty dollar, Syracuse is a distant second in making these decisions. If Lally wanted bigger font they get bigger font. Theyre the ones with the money

Who are these people that donate but need their names glorified ? What happened to donations because of the cause instead of the recognition?

 

[SUFan44]

Athletic depts screwing this stuff up is the norm in my experience. They don't usually hire brain surgeons

Does any field hire brain surgeons? That's a high bar.

I would also guess these sorts of things run through Institutional Advancement/Development and have very little to do with the athletic department.

 

[sufan59]

Who are these people that donate but need their names glorified ? What happened to donations because of the cause instead of the recognition?

The name is supposed to inspire other people with money to donate in small or even larger amounts.

 

[phil77]

Not to my knowledge

Well that is awful to hear.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

The name is supposed to inspire other people with money to donate in small or even larger amounts.

If they want to name something after you because you donate that’s fine. But if you donate BECAUSE you want everyone to laud you and see your name , then I’m not impressed at all.

 

[Blanko97]

Who are these people that donate but need their names glorified ? What happened to donations because of the cause instead of the recognition?

There’s plenty of those, but they aren’t giving 25 million

 

[STEVEHOLT]

There’s plenty of those, but they aren’t giving 25 million

There’s one at the Ohio state medical center who I bet they wish was anonymous

 

[Blanko97]

There’s one at the Ohio state medical center who I bet they wish was anonymous

Fair, very fair

 

[Bill Orange]

Also is anything he’s saying true? No one told melo? They wanted to take the name completely off the building? What is this rage bait garbage

Did anyone tell the Manley family?

I know for a fact that they had no idea until it was announced.