Seems the other two that you mention all fit what was said.  The first
school in the system gets use of the name wihout qualifiers.  Seems, the
Amherst situatiom would be similar, except they prefer Umass instead of
Massachusetts, according to Ed's recent note  Just don't think UAA has the
ring to it that is there for UCLA or UNLV but I will wait to see how the
seawolves play it out.

Back to content of my original post, that I think it is a follow the money
issue  Seems athletic trade marks, service marks, etc are going to apply
across divisions, so it is an issue despite playing in different leagues,
divisions, etc.   Interesting how many name changes occurred around the time
of the lawsuit was filed in 1992 and upheld by the US Patent office.   While
overturned in the courts it is apparently not yet over there.  Of course,
these things are usually in the air for some time before they are filed, so
it is not a clear dividing line.   With the way the Grateful Dead have
protected their rights, it is unlikely that we will see the dancing bears
logo for an ice hockey team or a precision skating team any time soon for
many reasons.        Bob Hamilton

>From: John Edwards
>I don't think the two examples are similar at all. From what I understand,
>UMTC is clearly the main campus of the UofM system, while Duluth,
Crookston,
>Morris and Rochester are  smaller campuses. Athletically, they don't
compete
>with each other, except in hockey.
>
>If you're looking for a Minnesota example, you would be better to look at
>Mankato State. They morphed into "Minnesota State, Mankato", and then
>"Minnesota State" a few years ago (but failed to change their nickname to
>the "Screaming Eagles", much to my disappointment), in an attempt to
>separate themselves from St. Cloud, Bemidji and the smaller "State" schools
>in that system - the bulk of whom are in the same Division as Mankato.
>
>The Alaska situation, to me, is more like Nevada, where Nevada-Reno chose
to
>drop the Reno and go by "Nevada" a few years ago, despite the presence of
>Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV). It is simply an Athletic Department marketing
>manuever. UAF's university website still uses Fairbanks.
>
>If Anchorage wishes to respond, they would be more likely to drop the
>"Alaska" from their name, or use "UAA" almost exclusively. A number of
>schools have gone that route, in order to avoid being double-barrelled.
>
>That said, I'm not certain that your original point is valid. UCLA seems to
>do all right, and is certainly not seen as subservient to "California"
>(UC-Berkeley), and I'm not convinced that UNLV has suffered due to
>Nevada-Reno's move.
>
>On the same topic, has the term "Mass-Amherst" finally fallen into disuse?
>
>ps.  I do believe that other UofM teams such as Crookston have hockey
teams,
>> just not in Div 1.  And that they use a designation similar in form to
>> that
>> used by Duluth.
>
>
>UM-Crookston is currently a Division II school, playing Division III hockey
>(and thus, ineligible for the NCAA tournament). They are in the process of
>reclassifying their entire program to Division III, which would make them
>eligible. UM-Morris doesn't play hockey, but does play football and
>basketball. They are also in the middle of dropping from D-II to D-III.
>
>John
>
>--
>John Edwards
>I used to put quotes here.