Not even three hours to the campout for tickets to Big Blue Madness 2012, the population of “Tent City” is already on a record-setting pace. As of 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, there are approximately 425 tents encircling Memorial Coliseum. Last year's tent count on day one was 398 and that number wasn't totaled until late afternoon. By the end of the 2011 campout, there were a record 570 tents. By this point, it should come as no surprise, but the Big Blue Nation continues to outdo itself. The configuration of this year's campout is a bit more organized, as more ticket-seekers have been directed across the Avenue of Champions to Stoll Field. However, the festive atmosphere of the annual event remains. Many familiar faces (and tents) have returned from previous year's campouts, surely planning vacation schedules around the campout.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
