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It’s only day one, but approximately 360 tents have already set up shop on the Memorial Coliseum and Joe Craft Center lawn. Last year’s final tent count on Friday afternoon was 420. UK fans look like they’re well on their way to surpassing that number. For more perspective, last year’s tent count on the first afternoon was 205. During UK’s 4 p.m. tent count, fans packed the sidewalks around and in front of Memorial Coliseum, playing cornhole, talking to students or just enjoying the weather. The forecast looks to be pretty favorable for the fans camping out for Saturday’s ticket distribution, with sunny skies and high temperatures in the 70s expected.Despite the construction in front of the Joe Craft Center, mentioned in an earlier post, fans hardly seem to notice the loss of precious lawn space. With the help of UK Event Management’s painted lines, tents are squeezed closer together than they were last (as illustrated in the picture above). As of 4 p.m., tents started springing up down Rose Street. Once that line fills up, fans will be directed on to the Stoll Field lawn across from Memorial Coliseum.Check out a complete photo gallery of the action so far.