There are many former Kentucky Wildcats players that remember, dreaded, and experienced what it meant to ‘run the wall.’
This term dates back to the Joe B. Hall era, and basically meant that if player did something wrong in practice or a serious team rule was broken, the end result was running the wall. The player had to run up the stairs, all the way up through the second tier of bleachers, touch the wall, and then run back down. This was executed in the old Memorial Coliseum.
Once the team moved to Rupp Arena the number of steps was much greater, the top of the seating area much higher, so the “wall penalty” was adjusted.