Martin Needs To Go

Ladies and gentlemen…. in tonight’s brief post I would like to present to you Clarence D. Martin. The 11th governor of the state of Washington, Martin was best known for sporting a horrific Hitler mustache and helping fund the project to build the Grand Coulee Dam during The Great Depression. In 1972, his son Dan Martin donated $250,000 to Martin Stadium’s renovation project. In return, WSU named their prized new stadium on the Palouse after Martin’s grandfather Clarence.

There’s only one problem (other than the fact that our stadium is named after a guy who looked like the fuhrer). Clarence graduated from the f*cking University of Washington. He grew up in Cheney, but he had no affliation with WSU. Simply put, he doesn’t deserve to have the stadium named after him.

With Martin Stadium in the midst of another massive renovation nearly 40 years later, it is time for a fan-based movement to push for a stadium name change. Let’s be real, Paul Allen isn’t stepping in anytime soon to give any more money to the school that helped mold him into a multi-billionaire. It’s going to take a little good ole’ fashioned fan discontent to push Athletic Director Bill Moos to orchestrate the change.

So without further ado, I encourage all WSU fans to email, text, call, fax, or write the WSU Athletic Department to change the name of a stadium that has donned the wrong label since 1972. Instead of supporting a man who sported a mustache that universally represents evil, let us unite as Cougar Nation and get ole Clarence the hell out of Whitman County.

Let the suggestions for a new stadium name roll in!