The University of Kentucky athletics have been around since the early 1900’s and have a proven record for producing championship caliber teams.   The men’s basketball program has won the NCAA Tournament in 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996 and 1998 and has played in 13 Final Four games.   The UK Football program has played in five bowl games since 1999. UK sports fans have always been considered some of the most loyal and most dedicated fans in all of college sports and are notorious for supporting their teams through thick and thin. The fan base of UK is so large that the name True Blue Nation is often used to describe them. Kentucky fans have followed the Kentucky Wildcats sports teams ever since the days of Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryan. During the years of Rupp UK basketball teams had much success and it seems there has been relative success ever since. Many UK players throughout went on to play in the NBA with a lot of success at that level. Many of them returned to live in Kentucky or they visit the school often, which helps recruiting in the state. University of Kentucky Wildcats sports teams have always dominated the majority of college fans in the state compared to other schools like, the University of Louisville, Eastern University, Western University and Morehead University. University of Kentucky Wildcats sports fanaticism is something often passed down from generation to generation.   The term “I bleed blue” is used to describe a real UK fan and a member of True Blue Nation. I love looking forward to the upcoming seasons and keeping an eye on the University of Kentucky sports teams recruiting classes. Rich Brooks has me really excited about the upcoming football season. The last three years, Kentucky football has won three bowls and the team just seems to be getting better and better every year. With the addition of the new basketball coach John Calipari I am really looking forward to the upcoming UK basketball season. This guy is proven winner and his intense coaching style and awesome character will make me love the basketball program even more. I believe he will have a lot of success at UK developing them into a contender of the National Champion again, something that has been missing the last few seasons. In closing UK is a great team to follow for many reasons, especially if you love the passion of college sports. University of Kentucky Wildcats sports teams will always be my teams!

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