Article: Hungry 'Eers fans won't be eating Papa John's tonight

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Some Mountaineer fans have a cheesy way of showing their loyalty to the team: boycotting Papa John's Pizza.

A company spokeswoman is good-natured about it and said she hopes Papa John's will be back in good graces with the WVU faithful on Friday.

WVU and Louisville face off tonight in Louisville at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Papa John's is headquartered in Louisville and company founder John Schnatter donated $5 million for naming rights to the new stadium in 1997. Card fans call it "The Oven."

Charleston attorney Tom Kleeh and his friends had planned to protest by taking West Virginia pizzas Dicarlo's and Husson's to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Kleeh can't make the ...

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