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Interesting to note that only the Rose Garden is getting renamed, but the Rose Quarter is here to stay.
 
Mother
Of
Damian's
Awesomeness?

I think I like the phase "Go See Yoda" in reference to going to a Blazer home game.
 
Since they are paying the blazers $4.2 Mil/year, maybe we should just call it the MLE center!
 
We went from having one of the best arena names to one of the worst.

All about da $$
 
blue9 said:
Hardly.
Sleep Train?
Arco Arena?
Pepsi Center?
Quicken Loans Arena?
Staples Center?
Time Warner Cable Arena?
Toyota Center?
Verizon Center?
Wells Fargo Center?

Pretty much ANYTHING with a recognizable corporate name is worse than an unrecognizable corporate name.
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I got to agree with you. I would much rather have unrecognizable name then any you listed. Sure Nike or Adidas would have been better as it is sports related. But the STAPLES.......

Now if MODA turns out to be an embarrassing corporation then I may change my tune. But it is already growing on me and it has only been 33 minutes.

"I will meet you mother fuckers at the MODA" ......I think it has a nice ring to it.
 
I wonder if the new name will be available to satellite TV subscribers?
 
I just did a quick search and there are dozens of companies that are named Moda. Everything from photographers to bike shops, museums, bakeries, etc. Moda Center seems kind of nebulous. Maybe they've got some great marketing ideas, but so far I doubt many fans in Portland, let alone outside of Oregon, would have a clue as to what company is being referred to in the name.
 
Don't get me wrong - I hate the fact that we sold the naming rights. It'll always be THE ROSE GARDEN. But it could be SO MUCH worse. Moda? Sounds like it could be a museum.
 
blue9 said:
Don't get me wrong - I hate the fact that we sold the naming rights. It'll always be THE ROSE GARDEN. But it could be SO MUCH worse. Moda? Sounds like it could be a museum.
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Here I thought it sounded uncivilized. It sounds like the Motor Center.
 
yuyuza1 said:
smh. Is that company even going to last for that long? lol
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No, in theory the arena name could change next season, just like the Power Balance Pavilion. But I doubt there is any way MODA can go bankrupt. They would get a bail out.
 
HCP: please use this song in honor of the new name
"Get'cho Moda running!"
[video=youtube;5UWRypqz5-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o[/video]
 
blue9 said:
Hardly.
Sleep Train?
Arco Arena?
Pepsi Center?
Quicken Loans Arena?
Staples Center?
Time Warner Cable Arena?
Toyota Center?
Verizon Center?
Wells Fargo Center?

Pretty much ANYTHING with a recognizable corporate name is worse than an unrecognizable corporate name.
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Say all those arenas out loud, then say "Moda Center" out loud. The word Moda is an assault on my ears. Doesn't really roll off the tongue. More like a verbal bowel movement.
 
noknobs said:
Say all those arenas out loud, then say "Moda Center" out loud. The word Moda is an assault on my ears. Doesn't really roll off the tongue. More like a verbal bowel movement.
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Yeah that is my thoughts exactly. Linguistically, or maybe I mean acoustically its just not a cool word.
 
noknobs said:
Say all those arenas out loud, then say "Moda Center" out loud. The word Moda is an assault on my ears. Doesn't really roll off the tongue. More like a verbal bowel movement.
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Depends on how you say it. "The MODA " will sound fine in time.

We all tend to shorten things.

Meet you at the Pepsi
Meet you at the Toyota
Meet you at the Time Warner Cable

Those all suck!

"Meet you at the MODA" will roll off your tongue in 1 year.

Nothing was worse than the "Staples Center" when it first opened. After referring to the "Forum" for years? Think how tough that was. Now it is no issue at all.
 
How many arenas nationwide use regional corporations as sponsors? Just curious
 
The worst:

1) Quicken Loans
2) Sleep Train
3) Staples
 
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