On the road agaaaaaaaaaain......

A big hello to those of you reading along out there in cyberspace! This post officially kicks off Raleighpalooza, the 2009 sequel to the award-winning effort Scott Sudikoff and I put together last year, Spokanemania. (Note: Spokanemania did not, in fact, win any sort of awards.) I'm John Willmott, and I'll be leading things this weekend. We've arrived in Raleigh, North Carolina for the Raleigh regionals - Maryland tips off in less than 24 hours for their Sweet 16 matchup with the Vanderbilt Commodores. If you read along with last year's blog, you'll know what you're in for. If you didn't, take a look back at the posts tagged Spokanemania, and you'll get an idea of what we'll be doing. If you're too lazy to look (shame on you!), we'll basically be blogging about everything we experience this weekend, good, bad and otherwise. It's been a heck of a ride for us thus far, and we're flattered to have you all along for this portion.

Hal DeCoursey and Jeremy Moreland will also be checking in throughout the weekend, both here and during the broadcasts. Feel free to comment along the way, and we'll try and respond the best we can.

Thanks for reading, and we'll "talk" to you soon.