koolhandlick
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I fell that since everyone is in a naming mood why not name the stools in the restrooms in honor of coach Lick for turning the basketball program into crap.
Carver-Hawkeye Arena will now contain Mediacom Court
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IowaBanker
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While it sounds great and would be a terrific tribute to a Hawkeye legend, it would generate exactly zero dollars, and therein lies the problem with said idea.
I guarantee you that one of the first bullet points on ANY Division I athletic director's job description is to go out and find additional revenue streams. It's an arms race, and every dollar counts.
I'm sure Barta would give up this idea in a New York minute if someone would agree to write him a check that is equal to or greater than the check Mediacom will be sending his way.
Just that he was complaining about the Case IH red zone stuff when the Hawks wear ANF stickers on their helmets. Nothing wrong with it. I like the ANF stickers.
INTIMIDATORHawk
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Mediacom customers should be seriously ****** off. Especially those who have been tired of the rate increases that come along each and every year. This is obviously a good situation for the U of I, but where do people think those dollars from Mediacom are originating from?
Those are Mediacom subscriber dollars. They are spending your money to advertise their name. Oh sure that happens with almost every business in every industry, but for an industry and corporation that has seen declining subscriptions due to rate increases and programming/technology/infrastructure/customer service deficiencies (as compared to the competition), this is a questionable decision that will likely further anger a portion of their subscriber base.
Those are Mediacom subscriber dollars. They are spending your money to advertise their name. Oh sure that happens with almost every business in every industry, but for an industry and corporation that has seen declining subscriptions due to rate increases and programming/technology/infrastructure/customer service deficiencies (as compared to the competition), this is a questionable decision that will likely further anger a portion of their subscriber base.
hawkeyescott
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Damn glad I don't have mediacom as you know a rate increase is right around the corner for their customers to help offset the cost of these naming rights.
cibula11
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THIS!
Hawk4Life25
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Just so everyone knows this deal was likely sought out by Hawkeye Sports Properties and their staff, not Barta. My guess is that HSP has a rights fee to pay the UofI each year. It probably increases each year so they needed to come up with some additional revenue and pitched these unsold advertising inventories to Mediacom.
My guess is Mediacom is paying in the neighborhood of $400,000 a year for these naming rights, on top of their existing $150,000 a year contract.
My guess is Mediacom is paying in the neighborhood of $400,000 a year for these naming rights, on top of their existing $150,000 a year contract.
DwayneTwill
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Mediacom should have taken that money and bought new equipment for their 'Connections' channel instead.
chitown
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How much less do you care?
tweeterhawk
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I predict this is coming. What will be Gary Barta's price for selling Roy Carver's soul?
ddiction
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If you use Mediacom to look at it, you might not be able to see it anyway.
Hawke
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I bet Mediacom gets their logo on the court.
Iowafarmgirl
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If the seats aren't selling out, then the court has to.
Iowafarmgirl
Banned
If the seats aren't selling out, then the court has to.
Iowafarmgirl
Banned
If the seats aren't selling out, then the court has to.
Iowafarmgirl
Banned
If the seats aren't selling out, then the court has to.
