Reactions are often the function of expectations. How you expect an event to go will usually shape how you ultimately think it went. That would certainly be true for Kentucky’s first exhibition matchup against Georgetown College.
If you thought the preseason #5 team in NAIA fresh off a Final Four appearance and returning eight of 10 rotation players would punch the young ‘Cats in the mouth, you weren’t shocked at the halftime score. However, if you expected a typical exhibition blowout you likely were smashing the panic button. Either way, the contest survived its purpose. Coach Calipari and company had film to watch of the ‘Cats playing somebody else.