John Calipari’s 2018 Big Blue Madness Speech

Big Blue Nation! Wow, can you believe this is my 10th madness? It seems like just yesterday I was walking out in front of the greatest fan base in the country. I’ll admit, I was a little nervous because I knew the responsibility I was undertaking to sit in this seat and lead the greatest tradition in the history college basketball. This stage, this court, this is the greatest of them all.

To think about the coaches who have been in this seat – Adolph Rupp, Coach Hall, Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith – and to think about the players who have put on that uniform – Dan Issel and Kenny Walker, Jack Givens and Jamal Mashburn, Cotton Nash, Kyle Macy, Pat Riley and so on – it’s heavy stuff. I knew that…