The Big Blue Madness campout is a tradition that has been around on the University of Kentucky’s campus for several years.
Every year, hundreds of Kentucky basketball fans rush to pitch their tents outside of Memorial Coliseum and experience a day of little sleep but loads of fun.
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the annual campout to be put on hold for two years because of safety reasons, new students relied on stories from alumni and upperclassmen to explain what the BBM campout was all about.
“The best experience of college” and “a day that students do not want to miss out on” were some of the descriptions that circled around Lexington during the pandemic.