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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 3416136, member: 668"]
Indeed, I couldn't agree more.  As you mentioned, this was a gift, and a gift typical of just that in the era in which it took place 4 decades ago.  That was the essence and intent of the donation, Syracuse University being a main presence in the community, so was Carrier at the time, with its corporate headquarters here, etc.  Cable TV was in its infancy, as was ESPN, and the Big East Conference didn't exist yet. There's no way you will convince me that Carrier in 1979 had the foresight of what transpired in the years afterwards relative to same, nor the world of true "naming rights" deals that were borne in the future/new frontier landscape.

The gift transformed into something far more beneficial and unforeseen for Carrier.  From a legal standpoint, I think overall [I]intent/spirit[/I] carries some weight/substance.  Therefore, I believe the courts would rule in SU's favor if it ever came to that as the true 'intent' of the gift donation was not one reasonably foreseen as a financial win fall for Carrier, certainly not the same spirit that these agreements are struck with today.
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