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I got to be the best time of the year up in that neck of the woods. It is. It is. It's a

great time of year. Really starting last week with the conference tournaments. I mean,

you get into Monday with smaller conferences that are all playing for the title games and leads

right through. It used to be more fun. It used to be more fun for UK fans, the SEC tournament,

not as much fun last few years. But definitely looking forward to the NCAA tournament

and seeing what all this year has in store. So for a program like UK, you mentioned the

SEC tournament used to being a little bit more fun. What for a program like UK, you mentioned the SEC tournament used to being a little

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