Kentucky fans in full panic mode after Rob Wright's official visit goes south

The residents of Lexington, Kentucky, are rioting as rumors suggest BYU transfer point guard Rob Wright III didn't enjoy a very positive visit to Mark Pope's basketball program on Monday.

Everything seemed aligned for Wright to announce his commitment soon after his official visit, so long as the tour didn't go sour. If the panic level in Big Blue Nation is to be believed, all indications suggest that Rob Wright's scales are tilting back in favor of a return to Kevin Young and a second season with BYU basketball.

And the response from Kentucky and BYU social media has been way too funny to let pass. So I took it upon myself to compile the best of the best from across my feed, from even-tempered heartbreak to full-blown meltdowns. The Rob Wright saga has its fans on the edge of their seats.

Social media reacts to Rob Wright's visit to Kentucky

It all started with Travis Branham's voice of concern on CBS as Wright's visit was underway. Branham, an analyst with 247 Sports, felt very confident that Wright would be committing to Kentucky after his meeting with Mark Pope. As time went on, however, his confidence quickly dipped as it seemed Wright could be lining up a return to BYU after all.

That statement alone probably lit a dumpster on fire on Main Street, Lexington. Fire turned to a meltdown, as Kentucky fans could already sense the end was approaching for the Wildcats' hopes of securing one of the best point guards in the portal.

Wright's original asking price was too high for BYU to match, but has since dipped down to reality after exploring the transfer portal and testing the market proved that the Cougars weren't simply being stingy. Kentucky isn't exempt from such accusations, however.

Most of the blame is falling on head coach Mark Pope, former lead of the BYU basketball program who landed his dream job at his alma mater, Kentucky, but has failed to match the level of prestige of his predecessor, John Calipari (though hardly any could).

Rumors that he struggles to connect with the athletes, comes across as awkward, and unintentionally tosses a wrench in the recruiting road for his own team have created what may be the perfect social media storm, and my gut might just burst from how funny these have been.

Even BYU fans have jumped on the excitement, and it's hard to blame them considering the fact that the man who arrived to fill Pope's absence has seemingly outperformed his predecessor in nearly every conceivable recruiting metric.

Is the story finished on Rob Wright? No. Could a commitment to Kentucky still be on the way for the young point guard? Absolutely. But in the meantime, it's been great to see how both sides of this tug-of-war can get in on the fun.

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