Big Blue Madness weekend is always one of the highlights of the athletics year, but wow, what a weekend UK Athletics just had this week. It was easily one of the best weekends the department has had in quite some time.After officially kickoff of the 2010 men’s and women’s basketball seasons Friday night, the Kentucky football team notched its biggest regular-season win since knocking off No. 1 LSU in 2007. The Cats upset No. 10 South Carolina and ended the notorious perfect streak of Steve Spurrier.That alone would have made for a successful weekend, but other UK teams chipped in on the effort as well.The volleyball team won six of seven sets this weekend in extending the team’s Southeastern Conference winning streak to three matches. There is still a ton of volleyball to be played, but a 2-0 weekend definitely has the Cats back in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid.The women’s soccer team continues a great bounce-back year in Jon Lipsitz’s second season as head coach. The Cats notched an eye-opening win against SEC West leader Alabama on Friday and followed it up with a 1-1 tie to Auburn. The men’s soccer team didn’t record a win this weekend against nationally ranked UCF or Memphis, but it didn’t lose either. With all the injuries Ian Collins’ team has gone through this year, two ties aren’t so bad.And then there was that other thing. You know, Big Blue Madness. Whether it was Matthew Mitchell doing the Dougie, Josh Harrellson doing the Carlton, Big Tigger or Enes Kanter’s Undertaker introduction, it was yet another successful Big Blue Madness.With a weekend like this past one, there should be a few more smiles Monday morning in Lexington than usual.

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