The time is nigh

Last Thursday, Billy, Gordon, Lee County Emergency Management Director Eric Griffin and I went down to Carolina Trace for a nice round of golf. And, being just the second time I had played this year, let’s just say it was not pretty.

On 16 I ripped a drive that had to be one of my best ever. driving up to the ball, I looked up at the sky and said, “God, just let me finish this whole strong and salvage what little dignity I have left on this course.” Then I immediately thought, ‘you know, I probably shouldn’t be using up my prayers on something as meaningless as golf. There will more than likely be many more important times that I need divine intervention.’ So I looked back up and said, “God, nevermind. I’ll handle it. Go fix the economy or something important.”

God listened, because I promptly hit one of the worst shots of the day.

But today, I’m using that prayer. Why? Because the Heels are you one win away from the national championship. And I want it bad.

It’ll be a damn shame if Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Danny Green, Wayne Ellington and the rest of this cast has to leave Chapel Hill without a title. Sure, they are the heavy favorites, but I must admit that I am less-than confident about a win. Michigan State is playing a home game against a team that destroyed them in the regular season. Tom Izzo is one of the best in-game coaches in college basketball, and the team has a huge chip on their shoulders because they feel they are playing for the entire state, ravaged by job losses from the auto industry’s woes.

But we can do this! I’ll update the blog throughout the day with thoughts on the game. I can usually tell when I wake up whether the Heels are going to have a cakewalk that night. I don’t feel like that today. Right now I think it is going to be a hard-fought game, but I am hopeful we can do it.

My prediction: North Carolina 79, Michigan State 73

Please God, help!