News broke Monday that Syracuse is reportedly shaking down the Carrier Corporation for more money if they want to keep their name on the future version of the Carrier Dome. As we all know, the naming rights deal signed when the stadium first opened is a pretty terrible one and the upcoming renovations appear to have created an opportunity for SU to loophole their way into more money or a new sponsor
According to one expert, Syracuse could get something in the range of $2 million a year from an updated naming right deal (the whole Carrier deal was a one-time $2.