Saturday is a big day for Ramses Barden. It’s the 6-foot-6 Cal Poly receiver’s coming out party against top competition on national television… as long as the NFL Network counts.

Hey, you could probably go to a local bar, grill, grille, pizza joint, barbershop or any other business with big TVs to check out the Cal Poly big man in the Senior Bowl if you don’t have the Network.

Knowing what Barden’s done at Cal Poly, I’m very interested to see what he can do against NFL Draft prospects and eventually in the NFL.

Judging by the number of times Barden’s name has popped up in media reports this week, it seems like plenty of outsiders are intrigued by Barden as well.

Since fewer than a handful of Barden’s games were even regionally televised, there’s a dearth of information out there about the biggest senior receiver in the draft class.

There’s a feeding frenzy of first-time Barden viewers giving out their opinions this week, now that they can see him in person at Senior Bowl practice.

Here’s a paraphrased sampling: People are knocking his speed, praising his hands, knocking his speed, praising his speed, knocking his route-running, praising his body control — and more!

If you can’t get enough Barden either, here is a collection of links to read more, starting, of course, with The Tribune’s exclusive interview with Barden this week.

*Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune.

Barden sounds exhausted as he details the interviews, practices and critics at the Senior Bowl

NFL.com writer says Barden could be a good red zone threat

Barden returns to the practice field after head injury

The Sporting News calls Barden thin, questions route-running and jam-beating ability

Barden sits out at practice Thursday, denies he suffered concussion

A Seattle TV station likes Barden’s ability to snatch the ball out of the air

The Sacramento Bee features Barden’s rise to prominence

Barden is criticized for “lack of separation” by rotoworld

A site called RealGM.com gives its impression of Barden

The Seattle station likens Barden to Plaxico Burress (on the field, not off)

More praise from Seattle (The Seahawks might be interested)

Here’s a quick blog search to see what the rest of the sphere is saying about Barden (I do not vouch for the veracity of anything said outside of sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/collegebeat and SanLuisObispo.com)

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