Big Blue Caravan Begins Rolling Next Week: Golf, food, and fun are on the schedule as the University of Kentucky Athletics? ?Big Blue Caravan,? sponsored by Cooper Tires, will open the 2004 tour of the Commonwealth on Mon. May 3 in Northern Kentucky.
Football coach Rich Brooks and men?s basketball coach Tubby Smith will be among the UK coaches, administrators, and student-athletes who are scheduled for three events that day. The Caravan begins with a free meet-and-greet autograph session from 9-10 a.m. at the Cooper Tires store in Fort Mitchell, located at 476 Orphanage Road.
At 10:30 a.m., the Caravan will visit a local school for a community service event.
At noon, the Caravan will arrive at the Triple Crown Country Club in Union, Ky., for lunch, golf, and dinner. The event is sold out.
In addition to Smith and Brooks, additional UK head coaches slated to participate include Brian Craig (men?s golf), Gary Conelly (swimming), Mark Guilbeau (women?s tennis), Mike Lyden (diving), Harry Mullins (rifle), Ian Collins (men?s soccer), and Jona Braden (volleyball). Women?s basketball coach Mickie DeMoss will attend the dinner. Student-athletes who have committed to attend include Kelenna Azubuike from the men?s basketball team and Kara McCue of women?s soccer.
More Big Blue Caravan: Additional stops in the 2004 Cooper Tires Big Blue Caravan include:
Lexington ? Wed. May 12, University Club of Kentucky
Prestonsburg ? Thurs. May 13, Stonecrest Golf Course
Ashland ? Fri. May 14, Bellefonte Country Club
Paducah ? Thurs. May 20, Country Club of Paducah
Owensboro ? Fri. May 21, Owensboro Country Club
Prospect ? Wed. June 14, Hunting Creek Country Club
Openings are available at each location. The complete lunch, golf, and dinner package costs $125 per person. Or, fans may come to the dinner only for $20 each ($10 for children age 10 and under). Reservations must be made in advance and may be obtained by calling Lori Armstrong at UK Athletics, (859) 257-5526.
The first Big Blue Caravan stop in Northern Kentucky is sold out, so fans are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible at the additional locations.
Brown Featured on Live Chat on Tuesday: Kentucky defensive backs coach Steve Brown will be featured on a live chat session on ukathletics.com on Tuesday, April 27, at time TBA. Fans may submit questions in advance or during the chat session by clicking on the link on the front page of ukathletics.com.
Kentucky Football Calendar:
Apr. 26 ? May 22 – Coaches in spring recruiting period
May 3 – Coach Rich Brooks takes part in Big Blue Caravan in Northern Kentucky
May 3-7 – Final examinations for spring semester
May 4 – Assistant Coach Steve Brown live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
May 8 – University of Kentucky Graduation
May 11 – Assistant Coach Ron McBride live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
May 11-June 8 – Four-week summer school
May 12-14 – Coach Rich Brooks in Big Blue Caravan in Lexington, Prestonsburg, Ashland
May 18 – Assistant Coach Paul Dunn live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
May 25 – Assistant Coach Ron Hudson live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
June 1 – Assistant Coach Joker Phillips live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
June 2-4 – Junior Wildcat Camp
June 8 – Assistant Coach Mike Archer live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
June 9-11 – Passing, Lineman Camps
June 10-Aug. 5 – Eight-week summer school
June 12 – Passing Tournament
June 14 – Coach Rich Brooks takes part in Big Blue Caravan in Prospect, Ky.
June 15 – Coach Rich Brooks live chat on ukathletics.com, time TBA
June 20-22 – Wildcat Camp
June 26 – Wildcat Mini-Camp
July 27-29 – SEC Football Media Days, Birmingham, Ala. (UK appearance on Wed. July 28)
