If there was ever any doubt that Big Blue Nation is the most passionate fanbase in the world, you wouldn’t need to look at the rafters in Rupp Arena to find the proof. Instead, just take a drive through the streets of Lexington and look at a set of massive recruitment banners hanging from a frat house.
While Mark Pope and his staff are grinding away on Zoom calls, a group of local students, lovingly dubbed the “Banner Boys,” have taken recruiting into their own hands.
What started as a simple gesture to convince No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes to “come home” (see the OldRowKentucky post) has turned into a city-wide movement that has caught the attention of the highest levels of the program…