Friday Quickies: Big Blue Madness Campout Edition

Tickets go on sale today for Big Blue Madness, which is only two weeks away.

Around 300 or so people have been camping out in order to get their tickets to the event, which is set for October 12, to get a look at the Wildcats, who are projected early on as a top three team.

The Big Blue Madness Campout is a huge tradition for the Big Blue Nation each year, and while it has seen some major changes in the space where people can camp out and how it operates, the passion of the fans stays the same.

UK Football players have made their way to the campout to interact with fans, while UK Basketball players have also made appearances, handing out pizza and talking with fans.

For more of the sights and sounds from the campout, you can click here.

Tweets of the Day

Should be a big crowd at the Catwalk Saturday.

Who isn’t a fan of Marlana VanHoose?

Your Quickies

Benny Snell will make you believe in Kentucky Football - Washington Post

A nice feature on Kentucky’s star running back from the Washington Post.

Drake Jackson is UK Football’s “anchor” - Lexington Herald Leader

Drake makes a major and often unnoticed difference in the middle of Kentucky’s O-Line

Kentucky’s resume ranked 2nd in the country - Kentucky Sports Radio

You’ll rarely see Kentucky ahead of Alabama in a football ranking, but this year is different.

Breaking down South Carolina - Kentucky Sports Radio

Adam Luckett takes an in-depth look at the Gamecocks ahead of Saturday’s game.

How UK plans to avoid overconfidence going into Saturday - Lexington Herald Leader

The Wildcats can’t afford to take their foot off the gas against South Carolina

Saturday night will be huge recruiting night for Kentucky - Lexington Herald Leader

Among the top expected visitors: Wandale Robinson, JJ Weaver, Jared Casey, and Milton Wright.

Dan Issel talks about NBA to Louisville movement - Courier Journal

Issel and others are trying to prepare for Louisville to be a top option when the NBA expands.

NFL (tries) explaining Roughing the Passer calls - Bleacher Report

Watched the video... still doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

CC Sabathia ejected two innings shy of $500k bonus - ESPN

I’m sure Sabathia will be fine financially, but I’m sure he’s not happy either.

Tristan Thompson says Cavs still the team to beat in the East - ESPN

They may be the defending East champs, but LeBron isn’t walking back through that door.

HBO leaving boxing business - Yahoo Sports

The company got its start in boxing with the 1973 George Foreman vs Joe Frazier match.

Ohio State deletes “Silence” tweet - Washington Post

Probably not a good look for Ohio State to mention anything about silence...