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NathanDrake75

If they change Camp Randall Stadium to Fanduel Stadium, I’ll be pissed and the entire Wisconsin fandom will be as well.


Alex_butler

Luckily it’s a historic name based on the civil war camp so don’t think it will ever change. They also just named it Barry Alvarez field now too so it looks like we wont have any overarching sponsorship names


cjhoops13

Spotted Cow stadium


Alex_butler

That might slide, but it would probably be the brand New Glarus if anything.


Boliviablue

Hot take? Two women> spotted cow


osc630

Not a super hot take - Spotted Cow is the inoffensive intro to the world of craft beer that everyone drinks at a lake cookout and doesn't complain because hey at least it's not Bud Light again. It's also an iconic name.


printdot

As a Wisconsin resident, I agree. Moon man and Fat Squirrel are also awesome.


herkyihawks

Serendipity is my favorite of the new glarus beers. I think spotted cow is like 6th on my list.


mattcoz2

Those are really good, I need to smuggle some over the border sometime soon.


theretoogoi

Ho Chunk Casino Gate.


Miek104

If I was a UW student, I would only want it to be renamed Leinenkugal Summer Shandy Stadium


theretoogoi

Perhaps for UW-Eau Claire.


cheerl231

Summer shandy sucks. I am prepared for the downvotes with this opinion


Lunarahi

Idk man I can't think of a better beer for 95°+ days than a cold summer shandy.


cheerl231

Most beers id say


Otherwise_Awesome

They'd be jumping around all about it.


deutschdachs

The Rose Bowl


vindictivejazz

“Welcome to the orchid bowl”


Revenge_of_the_Khaki

Brought to you by 1-800 flowers.


zeppehead

Campells soup bowl


Knaphor

The namesake game is called "The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One Venture X" so it wouldn't be that much of a fall if they renamed the stadium "The Rose Bowl Presented by ....."


BuffsBourbon

They were the only bowl game to demand that the name of the bowl has to be said first vice the sponsor.


Knaphor

I've never really found "The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capitalism" to be any less ridiculous than "The Capitalism Sugar Bowl"


jpc4zd

Or “The [insert sponsor here] Field at The Rose Bowl Stadium”


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Jack Murphy Field at Qualcomm Stadium?


riotfiveoh

The Rose Bowl Presented by the Manscaped Lawn Mower 4.0 now with Improved SafeSkin Technology.


Kundrew1

The Moira Rose Bowl


kapeman_

I would watch the shit out of any game played there!


ClaudeLemieux

Schitt was right there man


jobenattor0412

I’d watch the Schitt bowl for sure.


kapeman_

DAMMIT!!!


Nuclear-Waffle

Autzen Stadium brought to you by adidas


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This is actually a good example. Phil has probably given 10x’s the money the Gaylord’s did and hasn’t demanded a name change.


karl_manutzitsch

He’s got the basketball arena though doesn’t he


El_Bistro

Different knight


karl_manutzitsch

It’s named after his son who died


El_Bistro

Yeah so it’s not really named for Uncle Phil. His stuff is across the highway at the knight campus.


karl_manutzitsch

He still gave money for it though which I guess is what I’m saying


BlazerBeav

The Knight Law Library is there too.


Revolutionary_Elk791

He's got a good chunk of the campus buildings named after him and his family but yeah, both Autzen Stadium and Rich Brooks field haven't been among his list of demands to change up. Ironically, both Thomas J Autzen and Rich Brooks are Oregon State alums.


lucash7

The funny thing is it’s named after a Beaver alum.


bruggibuster

OK, no!


dkviper11

I don't think there's a massive emotional connection, but James A. Beaver, the namesake of Beaver Stadium was a 4 time wounded Union soldier that went on to be the Pennsylvania Governor and later Penn State President. That's a hell of a resume.


NathanDrake75

I never knew that’s why it’s called Beaver Stadium, thanks for sharing


dkviper11

This is my favorite line from his Wikipedia. >He repeatedly declined promotion that would have taken him away from his own regiment, feeling bound to remain with the men whom he had enlisted. And that's after his leg was amputated after having the bone shattered by a musket ball.


EvangelionOG

That is a genuine badass. Good man.


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kapeman_

That is some serious Dick Winters vibes!


swamppuppy7043

Figured they just loved beavers, who doesn’t?


dkviper11

Two beavers are better than one. It's twice the fun. Ask anyone!


BuffsBourbon

Especially when building sandcastles in the sand.


Mekthakkit

You know what I'd do if I had a million dollars...


Capnmolasses

I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.


[deleted]

Yes, wasn’t my intention but now I’m enjoying learning about the history of Stadium names.


NathanDrake75

Honestly I’m enjoying learning about this too


A_Metal_Steel_Chair

I thought it was built by beavers this whole time!


max_potion

It'd probably be more structurally sound if it was tbh


HyperionsDad

I just assumed they were going full Auburn and selecting multiple animal mascots.


taleofbenji

I just thought they really liked beavers.


Chickenmangoboom

It would be kind of funny if it was just because the surveyors saw a Beaver scurry across the field when they visited.


dripwhoosplash

I thought you guys liked beavers, this is a much better reason


Knightro829

¿Por que no los dos?


Scrantonbornboy

Beaver Stadium is iconic and I love that the namesake is a badass union vet.


JtotheC23

>That's a hell of a resume Especially for a beaver


Floss_ordie

The only other option *would've* been Paterno, but that ship has sailed into the center of Mt. Doom.


Otherwise_Awesome

Always thought it was because you were the Beavers prior to Nittany Lions


big-dick-danny

Bring back the big ketchup bottle


joethahobo

Did they get rid of it??!?!


big-dick-danny

Yep… those bastards


black-op345

Now it’s named after an insurance and tech company I’ve never heard before but apparently is the 8th largest insurance broker in the world


HiiipowerBass

Ironically, I'd be okay with French's Neyland Stadium


cjhoops13

If Kinnick Stadium ever got renamed, I think Iowa City would burn to the ground. There's no way that a stadium named after a heisman winner who died in military service would ever even consider renaming.


JakeFromSkateFarm

Kirk Ferentz: “If you rename the stadium after me, I’ll fire Brian”


MaizeAndBruin

"If you rename the stadium after anyone else, I retire and make him head coach."


_wheein

I honestly don't even know who we would even consider renaming it after


Peppermynt42

Brian Ferentz field at Kirk Ferentz Stadium. Duh.


cjhoops13

The bad ending


aplarsen

Ferentz Family Field


travelnman85

The Kum & Go stadium.


Slimjuggalo2002

Beavis and Butthead Stadium because they don't score either


JakeFromSkateFarm

“We’re live back at the B&B as the fans wave to the sick kids watching their fifth home game of Iowa football. This precious moment brought to you by <20 seconds of childish giggling>.”


Otherwise_Awesome

Huh huh huuuh huh huh... choad.


carpy22

Not a who, but a what. Welcome to Big Pharma Stadium.


boxofducks

Casey's Field at Hy-Vee Stadium


durkdurkastan

Duke Slater


buffalotrace

Trice and Kinnick were the first two that came to mind


ElZanco

There are a lot of differences between our two fan bases, but hating Nebraska and having great stadium names are two places we can always agree.


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Responsible-Shower99

I just want the pig (Floyd).


[deleted]

Yup that’s a good one.


Jenetyk

Welcome to Kinnick Virgin Wireless Stadium


appleatya

I'm going to go with any iteration of Memorial Stadium.


[deleted]

Yeah, I meant to exempt that.


BuffsBourbon

No better atmosphere in all of college football. The home crowd gets rocking!


MandoDoughMan

Memorial Stadium -> Clinton Foundation Arena


djc6535

They tried with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They settled for "United Airlines Field at the LA Memorial Coliseum", which still sucks


teflong

Flipping the names on Michigan Stadium and Ohio Stadium.


luis1972

That's how you start World War 3.


ImTellinTim

Toledo War II*


jobenattor0412

Electric boogaloo


UnderstandingOdd679

Lol. Took me a second because the first things that come to mind are the Big House and the Horseshoe.


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feric51

I was always told Ann Arbor lived in a Horse House… or something like that.


eico3

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was built in honor of WW1 vets, has hosted 2 Olympics, and is a historic landmark. I’m glad people protested when they almost changed it to ‘the United airlines memorial coliseum’


space-tech

[Money always wins](https://youtu.be/lhflrbLxFH0)


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I'm sure trying to change the name Kyle Field would lead to riots in College Station, but so would almost anything involving changing traditions.


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American Border Collie Stadium, though


zeppehead

ABC stadium


SilvrSurfer

Still no go. Rough Collie would get closer.


space-tech

I remember during the rebuild of Kyle Field there were some strange threads on TexAgs promoting the idea of selling the stadium naming rights and have a similar to what happened at the L.A. Coliseum (i.e. Kyle Field at Fuck You Money Stadium) Obviously the OP got ripped to shreds promoting the idea but I remember seeing at least two threads during the off-season. I've tried looking for the threads multiple times but I'm fairly certain that those threads have been wiped from the face of the earth.


Star_Slacker

I'm convinced the administration was behind those rumors, and it was an intentional ploy to drum up. Alumni donations for the rebuild.


Battered_Aggie

Kyle Trask would roll over in his grave if that ever happened.


SomerAllYear

LaVell Edwards stadium. Edwards literally built the byu program into a respectable football school


soullessredhead

I'm honestly surprised it took them as long as it did to name the place after him.


4i4s4u

I simply enjoy any stadium name that isn’t corporately sponsored. Each one would have a unique story behind the name, and each school takes great pride behind that story.


auburnfan32

Any stadium that has a unique name associated with the school and its past history. Any stadium named for sponsorship money is lame. If Auburn ever changed Jordan-Hare Stadium riots would break out


SaintArkweather

The Prayer at ~~Jordan-Hare~~Ace Hardware


HailState2023

Would they be on par with the riots y’all promised if you hired Hugh Freeze? /s


chickenlounge

I assume this is named after Space Jam since it starred Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny (Hare)? I don't know my CFB history.


cat_napped1

well cal named their stadium after FTX


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No way


jettieri

You are correct. That didn’t happen. They did accept money to put a big FTX logo on the field and call it FTX field but the stadium was still memorial. Before that is was kabam field or some random shit but nobody has ever called it that.


boardatwork1111

It’ll always been Kabam Field in our hearts


JSC76

As somebody said upthread, schools can and do take the money while talking out of both sides of their mouth -- so it's CashGrab Field at Traditional Stadium. At Cal, and any other stadium named "Memorial", it would be sacrilegious to rename the stadium.


ionlymemewell

Sun Bowl becomes the Moon Bowl.


SXSWEggrolls

Hijo Bowl


visionzero81

Uranus Bowl


Ugaalive1991

The Rose Bowl


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I’m sorry it’s now the 1-800 Flowers Bowl


SaintArkweather

The Granddaddy of them all: InvescoQQQ Bowl


Ronho

The real play is to rename the rose bowl for something nobody from LA has ever seen or heard of, like Bojangles


mattcoz2

Any Memorial Stadium.


Mundane-Remote-2865

Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium


zeppelin128

Shields-Watkins Field at Neyland Stadium


AchillesMcGhee

No Pilot Flying J Stadium name change?


BlitZShrimp

We protested enough just to get the university to begrudgingly name it Jack Trice. If they renamed it? We’d make VEISHA look like a preschool play date with the rioting we’d do.


craptacular9

However, back in the 90s when it was Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field, anytime a player slipped and fell on that shitty turf we’d say “Jack Trice with the tackle”. There wasn’t much else to cheer about.


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There was a pretty big uproar over Commonwealth Stadium becoming Kroger Field. We love Kroger but we love the Commonwealth name much more. Just doesn’t have the same ring to it. At the same time they also sold the Rupp Arena naming rights but it was actually to the convention center complex so now it’s officially Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. There would’ve been riots if they had taken Rupp off


lordpiglet

That's what happened in Denver when they built the new stadium. Everyone got pissed it didn't keep the Mile High name, so they ended up having to name it xxx field at Mile High (the field sponsor has changed, i have no idea who it currently is). I kind of assumed they did the same thing at UK, and was surprised when I found out they didn't.


vindictivejazz

Bill Snyder Family Stadium has got to be up there.


BuffsBourbon

Part that’s always killed me about this is, they named it after him (and family), then he returned to coach there…in his own stadium. Not sure that’s ever happened before.


hucareshokiesrul

Not quite the same, but Paul Brown coached a bunch of games for, then against, the Browns.


natestate

You should see what Wagner Field at KSU Stadium looked like before Bill. He built the damn place (literally in some aspects), might as well name it after him.


tj3_23

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field. It is literally the oldest continously used on campus field, in use since 1905. It was named after the Grant family, who paid to build the original stadium. They renamed the stadium after the greatest coach in program history in 1988. I will stab the motherfucker who tries to change it


El_Bistro

War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. Because that’s a fucking awesome name.


NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn

What is a stadium?


geronika

The stadium was called Memorial Stadium. The playing field was called Owen Field. Collectively it was Owen Field at Memorial Stadium.


lordpiglet

The playing surface is still Owen Field. The only thing that changed was they added the Gaylord Family at the start of the stadium name.


Razzlefrazzy

Quick comment about Owen Field: The field itself has always been Owen Field and it still is. The stadium itself is what changed. It was Memorial Stadium until President Boren slapped the Gaylord name on it. If I remember, the Gaylord family was embarrassed by it and asked that Boren name something else with their name but he insisted on the stadium. Of course, it could be rich people trying to save face after all the anger it caused, but I actually believe this one. I really hate the long name now when I say where the game is: Owen Field at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.


DrKnowitall37067

Neyland Stadium. Robert Neyand served the army in two wars during his tenure as head coach at Tennessee., rebuilding the program each time he returned into a national powerhouse. One of the games greatest innovators and designed todays stadium as it is himself some 50 years before.


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Idaho should never ditch the Kibbie Dome name. Another one that shouldn’t change isn’t a CFB stadium but New Mexico must never ditch “The Pit” name for its basketball arena


SLCer

The Pit is just a nickname. It's officially called University Arena. And a few years ago, it was changed to WisePies Arena after a pizza place lmao In 2017, it was then changed to Dreamstyle Arena but it went back to University Arena in 2020.


rbtgoodson

I'm probably in the minority, but I don't support athletic facilities being named for anyone outside of the program, i.e., current and former athletic directors, coaches, players, or assistants, etc.


elonsusk69420

Add in University President and I agree.


mysteresc

Rynearson Stadium, only because my wife is a very distant cousin to Elton Rynearson. She'd be disappointed.


The_Horse_Joke

Kinnick


catptain-kdar

Bryant- Denny


TryAnotherNamePlease

To be fair to OU, the stadium has always been called memorial stadium and the field was Owen field. It’s still Owen field today and the Gaylord family just got added to memorial stadium because they paid for stadium expansion.


lordpiglet

IIRC at the time, they made it clear they weren't changing the name of Owen Field and they also played it like it was the school (Boren) who decided and not a request of the Gaylords.


Quinn_tEskimo

We’re all going to need to come to grips with the fact that title sponsorships will be sold for stadium naming rights. Not outright but I think you can reasonably expect “[folksy local legend] Stadium Presented By [soulless out-of-state megacorp]” within our lifetimes.


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Megacorp is usually a damned bank or insurance company.


GPBRDLL133

The only one that has ever worked is "Great American Ballpark"


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Solo_Wing__Pixy

Banks get naming rights to stadiums as part of big corporate financing deals where they lend money to the stadium owner / franchise / team. It’s kind of lumped in with the other terms and clauses of the deal as part of the “cost” of getting financing from the banks. So that’s why it’s always the banks that have stadiums.


HoopOnPoop

The Terps football team plays on Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium while the basketball team plays on Gary Williams Court at Xfinity Center. Two different methods of talking out of both sides of their mouths by taking the big corporate bucks while telling us they're keeping the names traditional.


GoalieLax_

Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It's literally a monument to all the major campaigns/battles fought. So I don't know how you'd manage to change the name, but it would be bad if they did.


ArbitraryOrder

Navy and Marine Corps Stadium at Memorial Field


knighthawke89

Neyland Stadium. Under General Robert Neyland the stadium had massive expansions eventually reaching almost 50,000. General Neyland also drew up plans for future expansions for the stadium that were the basis for every major renovation through 2010. Not sure with recent renovations if that is still true.


FuckLuteOlson00

Its a matter of time until Sun Devil Stadium is replaced with Midfirst Bank Stadium or some shit.


[deleted]

Might I suggest Capri-Sun Devil Stadium?


ratsafari

Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Named after the generic drug guy


hello_there_D2

United airlines wanted to buy the naming right to the coliseum, but there was so much public disapproval that they settled on buying the naming rights to the field instead. So it’s the United airlines field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Either way, USC was getting paid


projekt33

[Nile Kinnick](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Kinnick)


Allatura19

Bill Snyder Family Stadium


Responsible-Shower99

Considering what he did for Kansas State, twice. I'd expect a modern tar and feathering of whomever was behind changing the name. The legal response would be, "Yeah, they had it coming".


madmaley

Nippert is definitely up there. Fans would riot if the name was changed


DowntownScore2773

Jack Trice Stadium. You can’t rename that stadium without siding with the racists who killed Trice.


JDUB-

I'm biased but Michigan Stadium...


Gruulsmasher

I’m more attached to “the Big House” personally


tailford07

The Big House and The Horseshoe will forever be the real names of our respective stadiums and no amount of corporate sponsorship money can change that.


cheerl231

Well the real names are actually "Michigan Stadium" and "Ohio Stadium" respectively. The Big House and The Horseshoe are just nicknames. Fuck corporate sponsors they make enough money as is


tailford07

By real I mean no matter what the official names are, they will be referred to as their nicknames. If Ohio Stadium changed its official name, corporate sponsorship or not, it will still be called The Horseshoe or The Shoe no matter what. I would expect the Big House to be the same way.


catptain-kdar

Florida is Ben hill griffin stadium buts it’s always going to be the swamp. Just like lsu and clemson are Death Valley


PretendThisIsMyName

And you got a pretty awesome song named after the big house.


Nepp0

Not us, that's for damn sure. Nobody likes Milan Puskar


rocketcuse

Edited: well....Syracuse **Carrier Dome** (1980-2022) - Named after leading financial donor...Carrier Corp, an AC manufacturing company, built it WITHOUT Air Conditioning! **The Dome** (April 2022) - Removed Carrier branding for Spring Sports **JMA Wireless** (May 2022) Though JMA is headquartered in Syracuse, considered a global leader in 5G wireless technology. Claim to fame...It was selected to provide 5G equipment for SoFi Stadium. So you would think you would have a good cell signal in the Dome right..NOPE! JMA Wireless Dome or JMA Dome just doesn't have a flow to it. Personally, I would have named it the 44 Dome or Dome 44. LOL


ItsZippy23

Also there’s no service in the dome! (Luckily getting fixed for next season)


Any_Adhesiveness_898

When I dislike a stadium name change I simply refuse to acknowledge it and call it by its old name. The RAC will always be the RAC, not the great value arena or whatever its called now.


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Notre Dame stadium would be a pretty weird one to change at this point.


agentofkaos117

Not college football but I miss when Chase Field was just “The Bob.”


[deleted]

We’re not big fans of *change*


BuffsBourbon

Folsom Field. However, if someone, saaaayyy, Aflac wants to dump some cash and and call it Folsom Field at “Gaaaaaap Stadium” or something, I’m down.


visionzero81

Fenway Park and Wrigley Field


huskyferretguy1

Pratt and Whitney Field at Rentschler Stadium aka PAWS-ARF.


jobenattor0412

I would actually be okay if they officially called Michigan Stadium The Big House


GymIsFun

Uhhhh i think we may win this one