We have an awesome and unique stadium name in Commonwealth Stadium and some of us are looking forward to turning into schools like Western and UofL and becoming "Maker's Mark Stadium"? I like Maker's Mark, Papa John's and Houchens as much as the next guy, but that doesn't mean I want the NAME OF MY STADIUM to be named after a fast food joint, a bottle of bourbon, or discount grocery store.
In the SEC stadiums are named after people, not fast food joints or other businesses. There are some things (like the name of your stadium) that you just don't sell out.
I mean I can just hear the punchlines coming out of some of these names.."Ken Towery Tires Stadium".."Raising Cane's Stadium", "Wild Turkey Bourbon Stadium".."Kentucky Gentleman Stadium"
We have a great and unique Stadium name with Commonwealth. Let's not become like WKU and UofL and become Dairy Queen Stadium or Dollar General Stadium or Dunkin Donuts stadium. We get enough money from the SEC and football revenues that we don't need to sell out our stadium name. Look around the SEC and tell me how many Burger King and Papa John's stadiums you see.
Would you rather the place we play basketball be called Rupp Arena or KFC yum center?
Would you rather our football stadium be named Commonwealth (in honor of our state), or would we rather appear to have no honor and be desperately seeking money by naming it Domino's Pizza Stadium?
We're Kentucky and we're in the SEC. We're not Western aka Houchens, or Louisville aka Papa John's/KFC. We're the University of Kentucky. We don't sell out Rupp and Commonwealth to become named after a fast food joint, no matter how much money they give us.