@2manycollegequestions4me I totally understand your thought process. My S loves Centre College and I think he will likely attend there if he manages to get one of their big scholarships. Key word being “if”. 
In his case he would happily attend UK also. Seemed like we had a pretty simple and solid plan until UK forecasted changes to merit awards. If the Patterson full ride isn’t available, Louisville, Cincinnati and Bama are in the picture.