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What's In a Name?

5:33 PM Tue, Aug 08, 2006 |

Michigan calls its stadium, The Big House. Florida has The Swamp. Ohio State plays in The Horse Shoe. So what do we call Louisville's home field?

Let's face it, despite what the fine folks at Papa John's say, it doesn't roll off the tongue to call it, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. I've heard The Oven thrown around as a good knickname. Nope! Too corny. Other's I've nixed, The Pepporini, Hold The Anchovies, and Petrino's House of Cheese.
I propose calling it The John. I can see the headlines now. "Cardinals Flush West Virginia at The John". Or..."hey Fred, I was just in The John for four hours and boy and I'm tired." Ok, I'm just kidding.

Seriously, my proposed moniker for the stadium -- The Big Papa! That sounds like an intimidating place to play in. There is a rap song by the Notroius BIG called "Big Papa", with the line, "I love it when you call me Big Papa." I'm not sure it needs to be played over the loud system, but hey let's start the campaign. The Big Papa!




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