No Name Change Forthcoming

I'll say a few quick things about the game tonight and then let ESPN's analysts go on ad nauseum about how our youth and inability to shoot three's finally came back to get us, but primarily I just want everyone to realize how great of a year it's been to be a UK fan. Take a step back, think about it, and soak in how awesome it feels to be cheering on your Cats in late March.

Three things:

• Kentucky had great intensity and played loose the first and last five minutes of the game, but the thirty in between were awful.
• Patrick Patterson played his heart out and it would not surprise me one bit to see the number 54 hanging in the Rupp Arena rafters a decade or so from now. He had a spectacular tourney, a fantastic career and really deserved a better send off.
• When is Big Blue Madness next year?

Now, on to the ten most memorable moments of this year:

1. Remember when John Wall made the game-winning jump shot against Miami in his first ever collegiate game?
2. Remember when Demarcus Cousins was averaging a double double and was absolutely unstoppable in the post? (well, that was pretty much the whole season, not really one memory)
3. Remember when the Cats won their 44th SEC regular season title and finally returned to their rightful place at the top of one of the nation's premier conferences?
4. Remember when John Wall danced?
5. Remember when Demarcus Cousins had a few teeth knocked out and danced on the sideline, a moment that indelibly transformed him into one of Kentucky's own?
6. Remember when Mark Krebs got a standing ovation on Senior Day surrounded by his mom, dad and family?
7. Remember when the Cats ran the backdoor alley-oop to John Wall every single game and no one scouted it and no one stopped it?
8. Remember when Kentucky was ranked number one in the nation? (okay, so that only lasted a few seconds, but hey, we were there!)
9. Remember that sprint down the floor and gang tackle of Demarcus Cousins after he sent the SEC title game into overtime?
10. Most of all, do you remember how exciting it was to be able to support a team full of players that truly showed the heart, desire and determination that it means to be a Kentucky Wildcat? Sure, it would have been incredible to win our 8th national title (although this blog would have been screwed) and it sucks to lose with such a terrible performance, but this was a phenomenal start to the Coach Cal era and really should have everyone looking forward to next season.

Recruiting updates will follow throughout the latter portion of the Spring, and who is everyone rooting for from this point forward?

I'd have to say Butler.