Ifs Friday night. The camera bag is packed and the tape recorders charged. I will be off early tomorrow for the Stadium. The game is huge, the night atmosphere electric, and I have a sideline photo pass. But it will be bittersweet. This is the last one of the year and I will be wrapping this up this fall, so this is probably the last time I will be down there. It has been the most amazing and indescribable experience.

What I will miss most may surprise you. It will not be being right on top of the action...actually it is a poor place to see the game. It won't be being down there with all those people looking at you. It won't be walking by the bench, an arm length from the players. No, I will miss most the many people I have met and come to know...the ushers, the field workers, the phone crew, the photographers, the writers, the band staff. While you all are watching the game, there is a small army of folks that are quietly and methodically doing their job...going about their business to make sure the pageant goes smoothly and seamlessly.

Unless you have been a part of it you have no idea how much it takes. All these worker bees hum away, mostly at the expense of getting to take in the game and the action like you do. Some are paid, but many are volunteers. They are pros and the best in the business. It has been an honor and a privilege to experience it. Hats off to all of them. Go Bucks!