Big Blue Boring

Big Blue Madness came and went, and I'm glad my tickets were free. There were spurts of excitement, but overall it was rather boring. Kyle Macy and a blond lady were the M.C.'s. I'm sure they did fine, but you couldn't hear them. There were too many videos. Some of them were pretty good, but they were also difficult to hear. Billy Clyde's introduction was exciting, especially for the little kid that caught on fire from the fire works. Rich Brooks also received a standing ovation, which was one of the feel-good moments of the evening.

The recruits were sitting down to my right. They acted like recruits - somewhat aloof. There were a few chants of the recruit's names from the crowd. The cheer for Chris Singleton was the loudest. A well-timed timeout was called with about two minutes left in the men's scrimmage. The recruits and their families left the building to a standing ovation. Singleton acknowledged the crowd.

I was fairly impressed with the team during the scrimmage. Patterson was very solid, and Alex Legion is going to score a bunch of points as a Wildcat. Meeks is going to have a big year, and he seems to be very confident of his abilities - always looking for a shot. Mike Williams was better than expected, and A.J. Stewart is ridiculously athletic. Bradley and Crawford were, well, Bradley and Crawford.

If Gillispie decides to put the best five on the court, the starting lineup will be Bradley, Crawford, Meeks, Legion, and Patterson. In my mind, the key to the season will be getting production from someone besides Patterson on the inside.