Neither this week’s downpours of rain nor the prospect of an online ticket order being mere fingertips away nor the rare diversion of an unbeaten and ranked football team could dissuade Kentucky fans from camping out for tickets to this year’s Big Blue Madness.
Thanks to last month’s exhibition games in the Bahamas, this year’s Big Blue Madness even lacks the lure of a sneak preview. It all made no difference to UK basketball fans who began pitching tents near Memorial Coliseum at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Marsha Poe, a retired postal worker who is camping out for the 14th year, had a ready answer to why there were clearly fewer tents in place Wednesday.