Is there anything better than the Big Blue Nation? Back in my senior year of high school when I sent in my attendance confirmation form to UK, I had no idea what I was in for. As a native Kentuckian, I was happy to be going here, but I was worried that my four years at UK would be a bit boring because I elected to go to college in my hometown. I quickly learned, however, that even if you're from Lexington, there are a few special gems that only the University of Kentucky can offer that make it all worth it.

1. The Eruption Zone

If you're not talking E-Zone tickets, I'm not interested.

2. Ovid's Spicy Beef Wraps

Is there anything better after a late-night study session? RIP old Ovid's.

3. The biggest Starbucks on a college campus

If that spicy beef wrap wasn't enough to make studying tolerable, your venti light-ice extra-drizzle nonfat six-shot iced caramel macchiato might be.

4. Drake

He's got a really big (blue nation) team.

5. Caturdays

Yes, every other school may have tailgate: but there's no tailgate like a Caturday tailgate.

6. State Street

After all, what's more celebratory than flooding an entire street after a basketball game and setting things on fire?

7. Dance Blue

I can't imagine participating in a 24-hour no-sitting dance marathon for any other cause. Here at UK, we'll do anything FTK.

8. Midnight Pancakes

Bless you, CSF. Bless you all.

9. The Beautiful Campus

You may experience a blizzard and a heatwave in the same day and walk a mile and a half to class, but when it's sunny and 65, nothing beats it.

10. The #BBN Family

There are 23,000 undergraduates enrolled at UK, but you'd think that every single person in the state went here by the way they dress and cheer on the Cats.