City in Ohio named Oregon to temporarily change name for title game

[KamaAina]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/city-in-ohio-named-oregon-to-temporarily-change-name-for-title-game-173524635.html

Oregon, Ohio, will have a different name on Monday, Jan. 12.

Ohio State plays Oregon in the national title game that day, and in support of the Buckeyes, the city will temporarily change its name.

The name-change movement for the Toledo suburb was started via a petition, naturally, on Change.org. And it gained enough steam that, according to the Toledo Free Press, the city will announce what the new name will be on Monday, Jan. 5.

“We’ve heard about (the petition). We’ve gotten calls. We’re going to do something with it,” Oregon City Administrator Michael Beazley told the paper.

Believe it or not, there is precedent for this. A Pittsburgh mayor with the unfortunate name of Ravenstahl changed it to "Steelerstahl" right before a playoff matchup like today's.

Suggestions from the floor are, of course, welcome.

[El Supremo]

1. And...

Columbus; Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin are temporarily changing their name to Eugene.