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Big Blue Madness has given fans countless electrifying moments

Big Blue Madness is more about celebrating the players and the programs than any of the coaches.
2011 Big Blue Madness - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

2011 – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Big Blue Madness added to its lore last season with ‘s “We are college basketball” speech and Hoops coach ‘s hearty James Brown impression.

No pair of college coaches are so different, yet on par with providing UK fans with electrifying moments. Calipari does it with words, Mitchell does it with actions.

Big Blue Madness is more about celebrating the players and the programs  than any of the coaches. Those results have given fans countless electrifying moments.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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