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Does College GameDay create too much pressure?

Saturday’s matchup between Kentucky and Kansas is a marquee game for college basketball, meaning ESPN’s College GameDay will, of course, be in town. And while one group may be worried about the size of the crowd, there’s another that worries about the distraction it creates for the players. Does playing The Game of the Night add too much pressure?

“I don’t think so. They don’t go down there; they don’t see it,” John Calipari said. “I don’t think it does, but it’s great for our fans. It’s great for the people to see…It’s a pretty big deal.