New UK president Eli Capilouto noted that Friday will be his first Big Blue Madness and first time inside Rupp Arena.
This caused a murmur throughout the ballroom at the Kentucky Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon.
“I’m not going to medicate myself,” Capilouto said.
Capilouto notes his first Madness on Friday
October 12th, 2011 | Uncategorized |

Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
