CarlSpackler88
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HIDE YOUR KEYS!
Do we keep it the same name? Or change it to BB&T Sony Goodyear Nyquil Doritos Chevrolet Arena?
Down with the Joel! Bring back the army surplus Quonset Hut including the applause meter.
... allow smoking in the arena, makes for a unique "atmosphere".
I hope we change the name. Would be silly to buy a sports venue and not take advantage of such a simple money making opportunity.
Still wouldn't be surprised if we sold the name of the court, "arena", or the vomitorium from which the players enter or something.
I know all about the name. I grew up in/around Winston-Salem and I was there the night they opened the doors of the building to the public. Still have the memorial medallions they were passing out at the door. It's easy enough to keep the Lawrence Joel name/memorial and tack on naming rights as well. There's almost no way that a corporate name doesn't end up on the building in some shape or fashion, IMO.
The Groves family disagrees.
1) Not really even close to the same thing.
2) No need for a #2.
Ok, let me explain. There is a huge memorial out in front of the building. The idea and name of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial can't and won't go away unless the memorial is razed. It's far different from a family name that was added to a facility back in 1966 due to a $$ contribution, that was later superseded by another large $$ contribution to seriously upgrade said facility. The actual name of the building will likely always include a reference to LJ, but I see no reason not to tack on "BB&T Complex" or something similar as the marketing name if we can make a few million $$ to offset the losses we'll take operating LJVM. We already struggle to compete facilities wise with larger institutions. We need every advantage we can get.
But you certainly don't see the Groves Stadium name anywhere now.
For whoever tagged "cp3 court", that would be a bad choice. We'd have a court that only went to midcourt before deciding to take its hardwood to a NBA arena
I don't give a crap what they name it, I just want it to have less seats
I'm glad to see that. It is disturbing to look in the Media Guide/Game Programs and see records for BB&T Field, when they are actually records set in Groves Stadium. The 2006 ACC Champs played in Groves Stadium, not BB&T Field. I know it is nitpicky but it seems like trying to rewrite history.
Not to mention, it's a great piece of real estate for future campus expansion.