The University of Kentucky "alma mater" is less well known than the UK Fight Song, but it is no less significant to those of us who walked the paths and byways of the Lexington campus.

The University of Kentucky adopted blue and white as its official colors in 1892.

Originally, however, UK Students had decided on blue and light yellow prior to the Kentucky-Centre College football game on December 19, 1891.

The UK Cheerleaders, like the basketball program, have a history of stellar performance. No other school's squad comes close to matching the UK record at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championships.

Ever wonder what you're supposed to sing during the fight song? Well, the actual name of the song is "On, On, U of K." And here it is:

If you're ever in Lexington, KY, stop by the Lexington Cemetery. After a bit of wandering around, you'll find his grave. But don't worry, there are some very historical gravesites you can visit on your search for this marker.

The University of Kentucky spent a lot of money to come up with a nice new logo for the wildcats in the early 1980s. The logo replaced the rather pathetic, cat-ish animal with a Kentucky Stocking cap (an image that still hung around on paper cups in the student center in the early 1990s). Now we have the Wildcat stretching out a great paw over the letters U and K.

But it isn't what it used to be.

At the end of every game, the band plays the mournful strains of My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster. Unfortunately, it can get as mangled as the Star Spangled Banner since many don't know the words.

Would you believe that Senators McConnell (R) and Ford (D-Retired) actually agreed on something? In 1996, they sponsored a Senate Resolution to commend the Wildcats on winning their 6th national NCAA title. Can you believe that this is what our elected officials spend time on?

The Wildcat mascot, famous for pummeling inflated gators at basketball games or standing at hte top of a cheerleader pyramid, was introduced to the UK faithful during the 1976-1977 academic year.

The official nickname for the University of Kentucky athletic teams is "Wildcats."

The nickname became synonymous with UK shortly after a 6-2 football victory over Illinois on October 9, 1909, on the road.