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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:48 am Post subject: Either rename it or redirect my money to the acclaimed One O'Clock Lab Band |
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| Quote: | A booster's unusual ultimatum has placed the University of North Texas in an awkward position: rename its new athletic facility after the just-fired football coach or allow the donor's $1 million gift to be redirected to the music department.
To keep the peace, and perhaps keep open the big-money pipeline, school officials say they will honor the odd request from Houston furniture magnate Jim McIngvale -- known locally as "Mattress Mack" for his goofy TV and radio spots.
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| Quote: | A school spokeswoman cited school policy, which states that a facility "may be named in keeping with the wishes of the donor."
It was either rename it, McIngvale said, or redirect his money to the acclaimed One O'Clock Lab Band, the showpiece at one of the country's top music schools. Mattress Mack was serious enough to take out a one-page ad Sunday in the Denton Record-Chronicle explaining his demand.
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