… sorry, but it is March, after all.

I had planned to go to bed early last night, or, at the very least, not too late. And then I had planned to post something carriage-related today.

BUT we ended up watching the Univ. of Kentucky Wildcats in their Sweet Sixteen game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Bearing in mind that I usually fall asleep during halftime of the 9:00 p.m. games, this was a big deal for me … and a very late night in the end. The game didn’t even start until about 9:45. It was such a close and exciting game that I was wide awake until the very end, and even for the press conferences (and the first of the game highlights on ESPN’s SportsCenter) afterwards.

In case you haven’t already heard, the Cats beat OSU (the overall number-one seed in the entire tournament) for the first time in their six tournament meetings. The end of the game was thrilling for Cats fans: a UK game-winning shot in the last few seconds was followed by a last-second OSU shot that hit the rim but didn’t go in the basket and then was swatted out of range by a UK player at the final buzzer. The same ending that thrilled us left the OSU cheerleaders with shocked looks on their faces, and the OSU mascot, Brutus Buckeye, hanging his buckeye-nut head in disbelief.

Although we all had hope (we always have hope), I don’t think most of us expected the Cats to win this game. But it was very clear from the fantastic way they all played, and from the look in the eyes of senior Josh Harrellson that they would. not. lose. this. game.

As they head into another tough game tomorrow — against North Carolina — we say, Go Cats!!!

By the time Monday rolls around, the Cats will either be out of the tournament (no, no, no, no) or in the Final Four. And I’ll be writing that carriage-related post that I had planned for today.