In Lexington, the turn of the calendar to October means only one thing: basketball is here. And nothing signifies its arrival quite like Big Blue Madness. The official date for the unofficial start of the Kentucky basketball season has been set for Saturday, October 11th, when year two of the Mark Pope era will be properly introduced to the Big Blue Nation.
For the uninitiated, Big Blue Madness is a tradition unlike any other in college sports. What began as "Midnight Madness," a simple practice held at the earliest possible moment allowed by the NCAA, has morphed into a primetime spectacle.