Video from the Big Blue Madness camp-out as fans rush across Avenue of Champions at 7 a.m. to set up tents:

Here's some other pictures from early in the morning:

The cops block off Avenue of Champions about 10 minutes before the rush.

The side field next to Memorial Coliseum in the last minutes of it remaining green.

From our T.J. Walker, some cornhole boards that are sure to be used plenty over the next three days.

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