Gophers partner with Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) to explore potential naming rights for Williams Arena.




Multi-year deal with a corp (1-2m a year) or one rich egomaniac cuts a check. Is Sanford still alive?
 

It’s “The Barn”. No one calls it Williams arena. This actually makes more sense than the 3M deal.

MN balances its athletic budget and this is a way to help keeping with doing that. Great time to do it with women’s and men’s momentum.
I call it Williams Arena but I don't care what any of our sporting venues are called. All I need to know if it is home game or not.
 



I will call it The Barn until the building is turned into rubble. It doesn’t matter what naming rights are sold and what remodel is done.
 





In Robbinsdale or Crystal, Minnesota?
Columbia Heights.

My lifetime.... Red Barn first. Then Tontos. Then Taco Bell.

Quick story about the Robbinsdale location. This was back around 1999 or 2000. I knew that the old Red Barn was now a Thai restaurant. While I was waiting for my to-go order, I casually walked into the back and asked if I could look at their electrical box. That's not a reasonable ask, but the guy said ok. When I opened it up, I saw the Red Barn logo and info... confirming what I thought. I then saw a naked child walking around the kitchen. I never told my wife about the naked kid as we ate our food. Never went back.
 
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Columbia Heights.

My lifetime.... Red Barn first. Then Tontos. Then Taco Bell.

Quick story about the Robbinsdale location. This was back around 1999 or 2000. I knew that the old Red Barn was now a Thai restaurant. While I was waiting for my to-go order, I casually walked into the back and asked if I could look at their electrical box. That's not a reasonable ask, but the guy said ok. When I opened it up, I saw the Red Barn logo and info... confirming what I thought. I then saw a naked child walking around the kitchen. I never told my wife about the naked kid as we ate our food. Never went back.
You guys didn't order any won ton soup did you?

BTW Crystal used to have a Wendy's in an old bank building. It was on West Broadway across from Target and next to the McDonald's. I think it closed recently.
 

You guys didn't order any won ton soup did you?

BTW Crystal used to have a Wendy's in an old bank building. It was on West Broadway across from Target and next to the McDonald's. I think it closed recently.
Always the curry.
I have lived close to Crystal for almost 30 years and still don't know that much about the area.
 





Always the curry.
I have lived close to Crystal for almost 30 years and still don't know that much about the area.
I grew up in Brooklyn Center, just west of Brookdale and went to Robbinsdale High School (R.I.P.). Crystal was part of my stomping grounds if only to travel back and forth.
 

Forget the name Williams. He wasn't a basketball coach to boot. Why cant we get 50M from Glen Taylor and name it the Glen Taylor Family Arena? The guy is 80+ and he cant take it with him so why not leave a lasting memory?
He has an athletic venue named after him at MSU - his alma mater.
 





I am all for a meat packing plant getting the name...as long as the damn Cambria black rectangle gets removed from the floor.
 




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