I lived in Lexington 3 years. I attended the University of Kentucky while there. It's a nice place and I actually love the college.
However, when it comes to basketball, the fans are the worst of any I've ever seen...and I had plenty of friends who were die-hard fans. I was there when Kentucky won their last NC and I tagged along as we rode through the campus, honking and celebrating and having a good time. I did it just for the fun as I really didn't care about the win one way or the other.
I never wavered from my love of UT, even though I was a student at UK.