I am one for getting into the pageantry of a major sporting event. It's one of the main reasons I'm here and the Big Ten championship game was no doubt one of the highlights. The tradition hasn't been going long to crown conference champions with a playoff game but with the way the people embraced it, even in 4 degree weather, you would've thought it had been going a hundred years. The event actually started a day before the game with people swarming in from the...

I have to say that as much as I've enjoyed the constant on the move and see as much as I can see in a limited amount of time thing it feels like a relief to touch down in Indianapolis and know I'll be here until Monday. From the moment I stepped foot in downtown Indy I set a new personal best by visiting three major cities in one day. No, this was not the goal so I could say exactly that and yes, I achieved precious little in each of the three because I simply d...