game is close on Saturday night. But I'm not at all nervous. This is "enjoy the ride" time. I am hopeful we win the next three games and get in the playoff. But even if we don't, this year has been a crazy fun ride. And it shows the program is on a upward trajectory. I'll repeat this again if we lose, but we all need to remember that.

It won't happen every year. But we are capable of being in contention for the playoff. And we control our own destiny at the start of every year. We're in a place where we don't have to win a beauty contest and pray for all the planets to align in terms of losses by teams ranked ahead of us. What a time to be alive after 40 years of wanting to be here in the aftermath of our National Championship!