Took this photo during the youth basketball camp in August.Cefcu will pay 3.1 million over 10 years for the naming rights to redbird arena.
Agreed. That number seems really low. Wish we could have got more, but it is what it is.It wills always be Redbird Arena, regardless of what other moniker is tagged to it. Also, $300k per year seems awfully light.
Just have to invest this money at the casino then we'll have plenty in the coffers.Agreed. That number seems really low. Wish we could have got more, but it is what it is.
I anticipate that will change. CEFCU pays this off by adding new accounts to their membership. (big time DUH! statement there sorry 'bout that)Funny how it works, CEFCUs name goes on the building and then when you walk in you see PNC promoted heavily.
It definitely is for all events in Redbird. Which...why don't we hold concerts there anymore??I mean the IHSA hosts two state tournaments there too, so that exposure has to be worth something for CEFCU.
According to who? The athletic dept. that inked this deal will faithfully refer to it as Cefcu. The media will comply and refer to it as Cefcu. Every year a new group of students with little exposure to the old name will reference the building the way it is labeled and call it Cefcu. RBF.net will be the holdout. Fans that have known it as RA since the beginning and have that deeply ingrained in them will be the slowest to make the change, but they will gradually become marginalized. I'm fairly certain that RBF.net already has a thread with the title Cefcu arena. The new name has already made its way into the toughest market of acceptance.It wills always be Redbird Arena, regardless of what other moniker is tagged to it. Also, $300k per year seems awfully light.
Just have to invest this money at the casino then we'll have plenty in the coffers.