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I was personally disappointed to see Clark McLeod's name go on our new building despite their contribution. Maybe a higher power agrees. Why else can we not win at home?
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so you're saying that they should have turned down their donation? -
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Maybe we should just rename it crapsville.UNI FIGHT
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no, but Clark could have certainly told the school at that time that it was no longer necessary to have his name on the building.
or the school could have dropped a not-so-subtle hint.Comment
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How about Bernie Ebbers Auditorium?Comment
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How about, "If You Build It, They WONT Come"??Comment
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I'm not following...why would he volunteer to NOT have his name on the building?Originally posted by 9YRPLAN View PostComment
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Am I missing something between UNI and Clark? Or what?Comment
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hes a criminalComment
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He's also the largest donor to the building and the reason we were able to get it built.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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He is? Please elaborate. I wasn't aware. Before the Creighton game (he was in attendance in the President's box) they introduced him and everone clapped.Originally posted by 9YRPLAN View PostComment
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See the link below. It's a tough thing to reconcile. I don't like his name on the building, but as someone else already mentioned, it might not have existed without him.Originally posted by Panther-Sheik View Post
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this is the first thing that popped up on Google.
http://telephonyonline.com/access/fi...inning_021306/
I have some personal thoughts as well, but they are not appropriate for this forum.Comment
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Correct. Note he practiced some of the same shenanigans as Bernie Ebbers and Joe Naccio involving Saloman and Jack Grubmann. Ebbers is in prison, and I'm pretty sure Naccio is too. Obviously, McLeod isn't guilty of some of the other things they did to land them there. He also created lots of jobs and wealth in Iowa, so it's a mixed bag. If you're looking for a poster boy on why the Internet bubble burst, it's Bernie Ebbers. McCleod isn't in the same league, fortunately.Originally posted by JD720 View Post
Ironically, the people I know who've met Bernie and Joe describe them as first class a**holes. Many of Bernie's underlings were too. A good example of karma, in my opinion.Comment
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Wow, I can't say I enjoy having the name of McCleod on the arena anymore either...Comment
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