soon will be the day when the universities’ traditional names will be
(parallel posted on football, basketball and subscribers board)
replaced with the names of the corporations who purchase “naming rights” of the school.
McDonalds Longhorns
Bucees Buckeyes
Purdue Gamecocks ( this might confuse a few folk at first)
ColoGuard Cavaliers
Dr Schols Tar Heels
Hariboo Bruins
Seresto Bulldogs
Trojan Trojans
United Way Volunteers
Southern Baptist Deacons
Gillette Razorbacks
maybe the federal government will even get involved:
the NOAA Hurricanes
maybe even international buyouts:
Republic of Ireland Irish
** Edited by HtownHokie at 7/2/2026, 3:27:49 PM
Posted: 07/02/2026 at 03:24 PM ET
Thread Replies (4)
soon will be the day when the universities’ traditional names will be
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-- HtownHokie
Jul 02, 2026 at 03:24 PM ET
HtownHokie
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07/02/26 03:24 PM ET
There is a precedent for that
-- I85Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:35 PM ET
I85Hokie
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07/06/26 01:35 PM ET
Yeah, Stanford, Rice, Tulane, Vandy, Carnegie-Mellon all named after
-- mancunian
Jul 07, 2026 at 08:36 AM ET
mancunian
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07/07/26 08:36 AM ET
Purdue Gamecocks ( this might confuse a few folk at first)
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 03, 2026 at 08:03 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/03/26 08:03 AM ET
I once heard the Salisbury MD baseball Shorebirds referred to as the
-- IB4TECH
Jul 03, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
IB4TECH
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07/03/26 11:59 AM ET