Kentucky Basketball: How Big Blue Fans Watch Games

Oct 17, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats fans cheer during Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats fans cheer during Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 18, 2017; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard J.J. Frazier (30) shoots the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats in the second half at Stegeman Coliseum. Kentucky won 82-77. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Midway through the First Half

At the halfway point until the break, Kentucky has usually found themselves as being in control of the game, or having to battle it out to keep up with the pace of play. When John Calipari’s squad is up by ten or more points fans tend to get relaxed.

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This might be the time that we take a trip to the refrigerator to grab a bit to eat. It might be time to  run to the bathroom, or maybe scroll through twitter to find out what your favorite accounts are taking about. For example:

Of course, there might be a time in which Kentucky is in a close game with a team that shouldn’t be within 15 points of them. In that case, fans spend the last few minutes of the first half yelling at their television complaining about how the refs are awful and Malik Monk needs to stop taking fadeaway jumpers. At this point, we literally cannot believe that a team lingering around .500 can even put up a shot with all of our five-star recruits.

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