The Kentucky Wildcats have historically used Big Blue Madness as a tool to propel their recruiting efforts, but under John Calipari, that idea has been taken to a completely new level. Coach Cal and his staff have hosted countless prospects in Lexington during Big Blue Madness weekend in his 10 years at Kentucky.
The mid-October event not only signifies the start of basketball season, but also grants an opportunity for UK to get elite prospects from different classes into Rupp Arena and face-to-face with the Big Blue Nation.
But it looks like moving forward, there are some important scheduling changes that could threaten this longtime recruiting strategy.