It's rather fitting that Alabama's Men's Basketball team is headed to Orlando to play a tournament in the shadows of one of the world's most famous amusement parks.
So here we go again.
You can talk about the Iron Bowl (and you should - it's the best rivalry in college football).
You can talk Alabama/Tennessee (and you should - historically, it's one of college football's best, as well).
But the best rivalry for the past nine years is Alabama/LSU...
I admit it. I was physically ill.
Not, "I'll be sick if we lose."
I wasn't waiting that long. I was already there.
When Tennessee's offense cut through the Alabama defense like a hot knife through butter, and the Vols took the lead with just under 6:00 remaining, I felt a knot in my stomach that literally hurt...
As I write this, I'm sitting in traffic in the parking lot at Coleman Coliseum, after a men's basketball event. Haven't moved an inch in more than 10 minutes.
I didn't watch the Democratic presidential debate. I knew Twitter would handle the analysis for me - not that I really cared to have any. But these events always remind me of one of the nation's greatest debaters, Ronald Reagan.
There is a long list of legendary quotes the former actor-turned politician dropped on his opponents during these forums...