Well – you all might have to put up with a lot of ranting from the Lunatic! Ever since I stepped into Mackey Arena for the first time in 1991 to watch my first Purdue basketball game, I thought about how exciting it would be to watch my Boilers play in the Final 4. And now that moment is 7 hours away.

So much nervous energy. So much excitement. So much material left for the blog. Because with the Final 4 consuming almost every thought for me, it only makes sense for those thoughts to find their way into the blog. I almost went golfing to try to take my mind off of it – it does look like it will be a beautiful day. But I couldn’t risk running into a 5 1/2 hour round and not getting back in time for the game. I should probably find a way to do some exercise – maybe I will see if I can shoot above 70 percent from the line again this afternoon. It is very unclear at this point as the Lunatic struggles with his emotions.

There are some blog stories that he hasn’t written yet – partially because he couldn’t figure out the right way to write them, and partially because he has been enjoying the games so much. That will probably fill my Saturday afternoon.

So much excitement!!!! So much anticipation!!!! The Final Four is almost here!!!!