They are gone, but will not be forgotten

Well, even though I fully expected the outcome, I'm not gonna lie, it still hurt. There was a time this season I was certain that at least one would return (Gilchrist), but things changed the last month or so. When you can be assured of a top 2 or 3 pick like Gilchrist, it would be beyond foolish to return. But, it is what it is. We are left with the memories of one of the more special seasons in recent memory, and the elusive 8th National Championship that BBN has waited for, for 14 years.


This was a very special TEAM. A TEAM of high profile, highly recruited players that came in, put egos aside, made sacrifices for the better of the TEAM, and accomplished what they said they came here for at the first of the year. A TEAM that never let any outside negativity alter the course they were on. A TEAM that, when most in the sports world said a team of freshman could never win a championship, shrugged it off, and set out to prove their doubters wrong. Boy, did they ever prove them wrong. While the nation kept waiting for the "young" Wildcats to crumble under the pressure of the NCAA tournament, or the massive amounts of expectations that was, in a way, unfairly placed upon them, they never batted an eye. They accepted it,and ran all the way to Bourbon Street, and came home with a NCAA Championship. And for that, BBN is in debt to them.


So, while we would love to keep these guys around for four years, we are not gonna let their departure change the way we think of them. We are gonna thank them for what they accomplished, wish them well wherever they land, and let them know that they will forever be a part of Big Blue Nation.


And which ever teams are LUCKY enough to draft any of these guys will see their merchandise sales go through the roof, because BBN is just that passionate about their Wildcats.