Wells Fargo Arena changing name to Casey’s Center

[HFCS]

In the good old days we didn't have all this corporate sponsor ship like evil horrific Casey's. We had local small businesses like a bank that settled for 3.7 billion dollars admitting it massively defrauded the American people.

RIP America

 

[alarson]

Why the **** are so many of you using gas station bathrooms!?

 

[Clonefan32]

I can only assume the card machines there will never work.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Hearing rumors that Casey's Center employees will actually be required to fail a drug test in order to gain employment.

This comment is not getting enough love

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Hopefully they install a few broken gas pumps just to keep it authentic.

And make you stand in line at the concessions to get your receipt...

 

[madguy30]

Maybe I am in the minority, but to me this arena is a poor facility for basketball. It feels dark and the seats are not close to the court (especially on the ends) that it is hard to build excitement during the games.

I would much rather go to a basketball game in the old Barn than this facility (whatever they call it).

I've never been but it looks like such a flat atmosphere for about anything I've watched on TV.

The Barn was a real historic destination that had a certain feel to it. It was old but that was kind of the point.

 

[madguy30]

And make you stand in line at the concessions to get your receipt...

After the tap function from your card doesn't work until the 3rd time.

'Yeah this machine is just having a bad day for some reason'.

--every Casey's counter employee anywhere

**This is the most 'if you know, you know' thread in quite a while.

 

[CYedUp]

kum and go missed its opportunity to name it The Kum House

 

[Cy Hard]

There will be only one line in and you'll see the only 2 employees there 50 feet back BS'ing while the line continues to grow.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I've never been but it looks like such a flat atmosphere for about anything I've watched on TV.

The Barn was a real historic destination that had a certain feel to it. It was old but that was kind of the point.

I've been to numerous NCAA tournament games and have experienced both good an bad as far as atmosphere goes. When Kentucky and Indiana played in the second round the first year Des Moines hosted it was absolutely electric in there. Part of the reason the environments have been kind of stale is matchups/blowouts.

 

[Hardrock]

It could have been the Kum and Go center.

 

[Hardrock]

kum and go missed its opportunity to name it The Kum House

You beat my reply by 20 min. (I did not see yours)

 

[Chitowncy]

I'm indifferent, but guessing people still refer to it as "The Well".

I'm indifferent as well. It's just going from one corporate name to another.

What's surprising to me in this thread is the number of people who cling to wanting to call it "Wells Fargo Arena." I understand if it's a local person who made an impact, or local group, or honored local groups of people like "Veterans Memorial" did, etc.; it makes sense if people have an attachment to that. But to attach to wanting to call it the "Well" or Wells Fargo Arena seems odd to me. At least this is a local corporation that started in Iowa and not a big, faceless multi-state corporation headquartered out of state.

Edit: there's also already a Wells Fargo Center in Philly. So, it's not like WFA is even unique. I'm still pretty indifferent, but if I had to choose, I suppose having the local corporation get naming rights is preferred to the out of state banking behemoth.

 

[CyCrazy]

kum and go missed its opportunity to name it The Kum House

Well Krause sold months ago.

 

[Fishhead]

Are they going to ask you if you are a rewards member ever time you buy snacks or a refreshment ?

 

[CycloneEggie]

Edit: there's also already a Wells Fargo Center in Philly. So, it's not like WFA is even unique. I'm still pretty indifferent, but if I had to choose, I suppose having the local corporation get naming rights is preferred to the out of state banking behemoth.

It is also changing names in 2025 as Wells Fargo didn't renew that naming contract. It was called other things in the past from what I can gather.

 

[VeloClone]

figured this would happen someday. rare an athletics venue stays same name forever in this day and age

glad its an Iowa company with naming rights, i guess

Yeah, Target Center is definitely an anomoly. The same naming rights partner since the building opened over 30 years ago.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Yeah, Target Center is definitely an anomoly. The same naming rights partner since the building opened over 30 years ago.

There aren't a whole lot of those out there that have been stable

United Center is the only other one that comes to mind.

SoFi apparently bought 50 years of naming rights but who knows how many times they'll merge/be acquired in that time.

 

[VeloClone]

There aren't a whole lot of those out there that have been stable

United Center is the only other one that comes to mind.

SoFi apparently bought 50 years of naming rights but who knows how many times they'll merge/be acquired in that time.

Yeah, I think the United Center deal is a 20 year deal. Target renewed their deal with Target Center a few years ago and it is almost 35 years old. It is the longest naming rights partnership in American professional sports.

 

[psycln11]

I can only assume the card machines there will never work.

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