The folks at ESPN College GameDay have put together a few clips to preview this weekend’s much-anticipated action from Rupp Arena.
Check out all the videos below, but first, host Rece Davis has some thoughts on the visit to Lexington this weekend:
The trip to Kentucky will be unlike anything GameDay has ever seen. Rupp will be rocking. I have a deep appreciation for the tradition of the great programs. UCLA, North Carolina, Duke, Kansas and Indiana join Kentucky in college basketball’s most rarified realm. When I was a kid in SEC country, Kentucky was the ultimate gold standard. I can rattle off names like Kevin Grevey, Jimmy Dan Conner, Kyle Macy, Goose Givens, Truman Claytor, Dirk Minniefield were all guys that I loved watching as a kid. There’s something magical about that big blue jersey. When those fans fill Rupp Saturday morning, pulling off a GameDay first with a sold-out house, it will give an exclamation point to what’s obvious. The Cats are back!
Kentucky is going to get the record for a GameDay morning crowd, but there’s one thing left for the Cats to do. Only two schools have had people make the State Farm half court shot. North Carolina and Duke. How fitting would it be if Kentucky follows suit. I’ve got a good feeling. I’d have a better feeling if former Cat bomber Jim Master showed up to shoot it. We’re going back to our old Kentucky (adopted) home. Don’t miss the scene Saturday morning. If someone makes the half-court shot, you never know who might storm the floor.
Hubert and Jay say they hope it’s Ashley Judd.
See you this weekend.