A few links from Thursday’s men’s basketball media day in anticipation for Friday night’s Big Blue Madness:

– Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald-Leader writes that waiting is weighing on Enes Kanter

– Tipton’s notebook on Big Blue Madness having meaning

– Doron Lamb says he plans on dancing at Big Blue Madness, Aaron Smith of the Kentucky Kernel reports

– Smith also writes that the freshmen are unsure of what to expect Friday night

– The State of the Union will now be given in October, writes Nick Craddock from the Kernel

– Mark Story from the Lexington Herald-Leader says Brandon Knight is getting right on and off the court

– UK football’s Randall Cobb and basketball coach John Calipari talk leadership, blogs Brett Dawson from the Courier-Journal

– Will Graves from the Associated Press writes that the freshman class is not starstruck by last year’s freshmen

– Find out what Matt May of The Cats’ Pause learned at media day

– This time, Calipari says he’s telling the truth about potential slow start, reports Larry Vaught from the Danville Advocate-Messenger