A Lot Of Pics Here. Some "off the court" Reasons That This Year's Cats Were Special.

I've been to several Madness campouts and I've never witnessed what the campers this year got to take part in. The players mingled with the fans for 3 straight days out there. Not only did they play cornhole, touch football, pickup basketball, and just hang out; they also brought breakfast in the mornings and pizzas at night. I almost forgot to mention that our head coach and his family also came out several times to meet and greet and feed the fans. Call him a slimeball, cheater, whatever, but Calipari is loved by the UK fans and he knows every detail of his job and in my opinion relates to the fans better than any coach during my lifetime. We don't love Cal just because he's a good coach or because he is gonna bring in top flight recruits. We love him because he is the guy who organized a telethon to help people he had never met. We love him because he traveled all over the state to meet the fans (to sign and sell books too, the guy ain't perfect). He's the guy who camped out with the die hards when he could have just sat at home. He's the guy who gets his picture made with the kitchen staff and puts it on twitter when he speaks at dinners. We love him because he's a family man who obviously values his time with his wife and kids. We love him because he cleans up the mess when his players poop ice cream. You get the picture.

Has there ever been a more likeable player than the beast they call "Boogie"? What makes it even better is that nationally he's thought of as a hot headed thug. Cal said on one of his talk shows this year that he had heard all the rumors about Big Cuz but he knew when he visited his home and saw how he treated his mother that he wanted to coach him. Boogie is a special talent, but he's also a special kid too. He always takes the time to be nice to the fans. Ask Blake if you don't believe me.

Same goes for Bledsoe and Ramon. Rumor has it that Blake gave Eric some pointers on how to better "get sh!t right"!!!!!!

These were taken at the airport when the team got back from Syracuse, the same night that their season was ended. Boogie could have ignored the fans and sulked like most of us probably would have, but the "thug" took time to mingle with the fans. Have I mentioned that Boogie is one of my all time favorites?

He looks good with missing teeth too.

Here's Wall with some hot chick in Cancun.

Get up and get your breakfast dude, that's Patrick Patterson with the delivery.

These guys genuinely love each other. That's a big reason why they ended up 35-3. One more year, one more year!!!!!!!!!! Somebody get Pat outta there before the flood hits. That guy's a potential lottery pick.