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COLUMBIA, S.C. — There will be a new name outside South Carolina’s basketball facility next fall.
University spokesman Russ McKinney says the board of trustees’ executive committee approved changing the Colonial Center to the Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday.
The name change was requested by the company, which is contracted to pay the university $5.5 million over 12 years for naming rights.
The arena opened in 2002 as the Carolina Center. It was changed to Colonial Center a year later.
The building plays host to all South Carolina men’s and women’s home basketball games. It also holds nonsporting events, such as the circus and concerts.
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Posted by BigOrangeHustler on July 22, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
who fives a guck...
Posted by ladivolfan on July 22, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
SC has a women's team?
Posted by KingsportVol on July 22, 2008 at 2:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What Hustler said.
Posted by utwick on July 22, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I thought they might name it the C---Pit. The censors won't let me use the "C" word (as they put it). I guess SC will have to change their name from Gamecocks.
Posted by utvolz on July 22, 2008 at 3:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Changing the name of the building won't change the beat down Pearl and Pat's teams will put on em'!
Frank in Miami
Posted by GreerVol22 on July 22, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
...chicken ain't chicken till its chicken good and fried....keep on the sunny side....
sing it with me, you know you want to!
Posted by Michael1204 on July 22, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow. Changing the name from the Colonial Center to the Colonial Life Arena. Such a momentous event should be praised and celebrated. *Yawns.
Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on July 22, 2008 at 4:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"It also holds nonsporting events, such as the circus and concerts." This line pretty much explains South Carolina basketball in a nutshell.
Posted by jhayes1911 on July 22, 2008 at 5:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Workin-LOL! that was funny as h3ll!
Posted by vol4gzus on July 22, 2008 at 6:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
BOH couldn't help hisself with his playful rearranging of letters to convey his foul message without hitting the obscene button to be booted ya know. His statement btw was off topic too. Ok the police are thru analyzing his life and all. I live in Cola the home of the gamecocks. This is a big article we all needed to know. Yes Media days start tomorrow so this was slow news day filler. GO VOLS!!!
Posted by texan on July 22, 2008 at 6:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I do not post much out of season so can someone tell me when KNS started this PC censoring of such common words as mentioned earlier? And what justification ? Hell, when I lived in SC that's what every fan called them.
Posted by texan on July 22, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
jhayes1911.
My biblical version of your h3ll got throu un censored. What is this list we are supposed to follow?
Posted by VOLS85 on July 22, 2008 at 6:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
...doesn't change the product on the court...
Posted by pdhuff on July 22, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Could they be called the Halfcocks?
Posted by TurboFan on July 22, 2008 at 8:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
don't anybody tell Mikey H about this, next thing ya know it'll be Blue Cross Blue Shields-Watkins field. Or Neyland Nehi Stadium.
Posted by utwick on July 22, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Texan,
You won't know your offense until you try to "post" and get a comment such as "Watch your mouth". I guess I'll have to change my last name too.
Posted by vols1314 on July 22, 2008 at 9:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This article is on here.....WHY?
Posted by bricker865 on July 22, 2008 at 11:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would say Neyland would change to Starbucks Coliseum but they don't do advertising so maybe Petros Chili and Chips Stadium. Heck, it still beats Duncan Donuts Arena (Providence, RI).
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