People who make millions of dollars don't like being told what to do.

 

So it was a huge surprise when almost everyone on the north sideline of Rupp Arena was found sporting a white "S" t-shirt as part of a promotion during a recent showdown between Kentucky and Florida.

 

Rupp Arena is widely considered the Mecca of college basketball. Forget Duke's high school gym they call a stadium, Carolina's wine-and-cheese crowd and Kansas' pre-game chants. The true, die-hard bluebloods -- literally -- of college basketball reside in Lexington, Kentucky. Problem is they're usually found in the upper deck.

 

Even though Rupp seats 23,000, the majority of the lower bowl is filled with UK Athletics donors who pay top dollar for their seats. Many of the local residents in the thoroughbred industry have the luxury of shelling out six-digit figures for a pair of seats in the lower bowl. This isn't to say that they aren't as passionate or loyal, they just aren't as loud and often show up to games rocking oxfords and khakis instead of face paint and a t-shirt.

 

That means the average people are usually found in the nosebleeds (even though there isn't really a bad seat in the house). These are the true fans, who show up hours before tipoff and don't get the luxury of valet parking the Land Rovers and BMWs they don't have. These are the people who scream their lungs out during games and are still wearing blue and white six feet under.

 

So it was a true shock when everyone in the lower bowl actually wore the promotional t-shirts given to them for the big showdown with the Gators. It was even more of a shock seeing the rich folk of the lower bowl on their feet screaming with the rest of Big Blue Nation. I guess it takes a top-ranked rival, ESPN's College Gameday crew, a nationally-televised Saturday night game, and an absolutely electric atmosphere to get the millionaires on their feet.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/02/21/arena.evaluation.rupp/index.html

People who make millions of dollars don't like being told what to do.

 

So it was a huge surprise when almost everyone on the north sideline of Rupp Arena was found sporting a white "S" t-shirt as part of a promotion during a recent showdown between Kentucky and Florida.

 

Rupp Arena is widely considered the Mecca of college basketball. Forget Duke's high school gym they call a stadium, Carolina's wine-and-cheese crowd and Kansas' pre-game chants. The true, die-hard bluebloods -- literally -- of college basketball reside in Lexington, Kentucky. Problem is they're usually found in the upper deck.

 

Even though Rupp seats 23,000, the majority of the lower bowl is filled with UK Athletics donors who pay top dollar for their seats. Many of the local residents in the thoroughbred industry have the luxury of shelling out six-digit figures for a pair of seats in the lower bowl. This isn't to say that they aren't as passionate or loyal, they just aren't as loud and often show up to games rocking oxfords and khakis instead of face paint and a t-shirt.

 

That means the average people are usually found in the nosebleeds (even though there isn't really a bad seat in the house). These are the true fans, who show up hours before tipoff and don't get the luxury of valet parking the Land Rovers and BMWs they don't have. These are the people who scream their lungs out during games and are still wearing blue and white six feet under.

 

So it was a true shock when everyone in the lower bowl actually wore the promotional t-shirts given to them for the big showdown with the Gators. It was even more of a shock seeing the rich folk of the lower bowl on their feet screaming with the rest of Big Blue Nation. I guess it takes a top-ranked rival, ESPN's College Gameday crew, a nationally-televised Saturday night game, and an absolutely electric atmosphere to get the millionaires on their feet.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/02/21/arena.evaluation.rupp/index.html

 

Has been that way most of the 20 years I have had my season tickets.

Dead on.

I get a kick watching the pregame of a UK game. There is always an older lady in the first row behind the crew that looks like she just got her hair "done".

I get a kick watching the pregame of a UK game. There is always an older lady in the first row behind the crew that looks like she just got her hair "done".

 

 

ha-ha.. Same here.

Sometimes I get nervous but then some of them actually move "Wooo" I will say "I was beginning to think they had moved on to be with Coach Rupp up above." :lol:

Has been that way most of the 20 years I have had my season tickets.

 

All right it's good to know we have a millionaire on BGP.:ylsuper:

Dead on.

 

All except for the "even though there isn't a bad seat in the house" part. Clearly the writer hasn't been in the awful nosebleed sections.

All except for the "even though there isn't a bad seat in the house" part. Clearly the writer hasn't been in the awful nosebleed sections.

 

I maybe wrong about this, but I believe he was referring to UK fans. For fans just being in Rupp Arena is an amazing experience. The 1st game I went to was in the nose bleed section and I absolutely loved it. I get lower arena seats now, but back then just being in Rupp Arena was a pleasure.

If they were so bad how come the arena is still almost full regardless of who the opponent is?

I maybe wrong about this, but I believe he was referring to UK fans. For fans just being in Rupp Arena is an amazing experience. The 1st game I went to was in the nose bleed section and I absolutely loved it. I get lower arena seats now, but back then just being in Rupp Arena was a pleasure.

If they were so bad how come the arena is still almost full regardless of who the opponent is?

 

That's a silly question and you know it. They could play in a crumbling, 300-year-old barn and people would still pack it full.

 

If those nosebleed seats are so great, would you be as thrilled to go see an NBA exhibition there? You don't have to answer that; everyone here knows it has nothing to do with the gym and everything to do with what's happening on the floor. It's just a freakin' building.

People who make millions of dollars don't like being told what to do.

 

So it was a huge surprise when almost everyone on the north sideline of Rupp Arena was found sporting a white "S" t-shirt as part of a promotion during a recent showdown between Kentucky and Florida.

 

Rupp Arena is widely considered the Mecca of college basketball. Forget Duke's high school gym they call a stadium, Carolina's wine-and-cheese crowd and Kansas' pre-game chants. The true, die-hard bluebloods -- literally -- of college basketball reside in Lexington, Kentucky. Problem is they're usually found in the upper deck.

Even though Rupp seats 23,000, the majority of the lower bowl is filled with UK Athletics donors who pay top dollar for their seats. Many of the local residents in the thoroughbred industry have the luxury of shelling out six-digit figures for a pair of seats in the lower bowl. This isn't to say that they aren't as passionate or loyal, they just aren't as loud and often show up to games rocking oxfords and khakis instead of face paint and a t-shirt.

 

That means the average people are usually found in the nosebleeds (even though there isn't really a bad seat in the house). These are the true fans, who show up hours before tipoff and don't get the luxury of valet parking the Land Rovers and BMWs they don't have. These are the people who scream their lungs out during games and are still wearing blue and white six feet under.

 

So it was a true shock when everyone in the lower bowl actually wore the promotional t-shirts given to them for the big showdown with the Gators. It was even more of a shock seeing the rich folk of the lower bowl on their feet screaming with the rest of Big Blue Nation. I guess it takes a top-ranked rival, ESPN's College Gameday crew, a nationally-televised Saturday night game, and an absolutely electric atmosphere to get the millionaires on their feet.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/02/21/arena.evaluation.rupp/index.html

 

This sounds familiar, because I pretty sure I been arguing this exact same thing for awhile now that the article talks about...

This sounds familiar, because I pretty sure I bee arguing this exact same thing for awhile now that the article talks about...

Did you just get out of Ebonics 104 class??? :lol:

Did you just get out of Ebonics 104 class??? :lol:

 

:laugh: Wow yeah I did just get done taking two mid-terms today though, so my brain is kind of fried now...

These fans that he speaks of need to be more pro-active than reactive.

It all reverts back to priorities...what does UK's athletic department stand for?

It all reverts back to priorities...what does UK's athletic department stand for?

 

I think we know that answer.