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[VolnJC]

Kentucky completes their corporate sellout by renaming Rupp

 

[Model12]

Prozac

 

[05_never_again]

I wonder why a corporate sponsor would even want to attach their name to an arena that has been so strongly identified with a non-corporate name for so long. Seems like they aren't getting their money's worth. Absolutely nobody is going to refer to it using the "...at Central Bank Center" part except announcers on TV when they intro the game.

 

[Sub Par SUPERSTAR]

Eh, as long as they keep the original name to a certain degree, it doesn't really bother me that much...I was sorta peeved when they renamed the O'Dome too, but it got a bunch of awesome new upgrades because of it, so I kinda just let it go.

Still is kinda lame though.

 

[vol66]

File under: Who cares?


Try that at Neyland Stadium, then somebody will have a problem.

 

[give_him 6]

 

[Dudleys87]

File under: Who cares?


Try that at Neyland Stadium, then somebody will have a problem.

im sure someone will try eventually. Greed is greed is greed

 

[ptcarter]

Doesn't Bama's stadium have a sponsor???

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Was expecting IGA Arena.

 

[Smokey X]

Was expecting IGA Arena.

or Piggly Wiggly

 

[peaygolf]

File under: Who cares?


Try that at Neyland Stadium, then somebody will have a problem.

Nah......couldn’t happen?

 

[Remy]

This is the same distinction in football as naming the field one thing while the stadium another, no biggy IMO.

 

[BUBear]

Keeping up with the Joneses

KFC Yum! Center - Wikipedia

Yummy! Yummy!!!

 

[volinbham]

Looks like they're redoing the whole convention center area there that Rupp has always been a part of - it's not like they are renaming a stand alone arena.

 

[volfanbill]

Oh the shame. Kentucky making bank. Shame. Shame

How unbelievably stupid to find anything wrong with this

 

[UT_Dutchman]

Haha

 

[AustinMem]

Keeping up with the Joneses

KFC Yum! Center - Wikipedia

Yummy! Yummy!!!

I pass this thing 10+ times a year because the bridge to bypass the toll for crossing between Indiana and Kentucky puts you out right by it. Always makes me laugh.

 

[wmcovol]

Isn’t Rupp and the entire convention center owned by the city?

 

[Boston Vol]

Isn’t Rupp and the entire convention center owned by the city?

Yes