Not only does Kentucky have a chance to significantly elevate themselves within in the SEC, the game will also provide the program some valuable national exposure. Mitch Barnhardt certainly sees the merits of the situation, and spoke to Larry Vaught about his excitement for this week’s game:
These are unbelievable opportunities. The (TV) ratings are always solid. The better the game obviously the more ratings you’re going to get, but it’s become quite a Thursday night piece for a lot of folks who have sort of developed their Thursday nights around going home and getting dinner and watching the college football game.