I got here early so I wouldn't get caught in a traffic/parking nightmare. The trade off is I had to spend three hours in the press box waiting around.

I'm dying for this game to get started already.

The good news is I got to catch up with some of by buddies from newspapers around the country. You can tell its a big game when the national media comes out, and that's certainly the case here tonight. Every part of the country is represented.

The local representation is exactly what you'd expect for a game like this. You've got your beat writers and columnists from the big papers to the small. Seems like everyone's got at least four people out there. There will be no shortage of coverage tomorrow morning, I can assure you.

Same goes for TV and radio.

It's crowded up here, but it's also nice to catch up with everyone.