It's a beautiful ride...

"Life ain't always beautiful,
But it's a beautiful ride."

So, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I've been to California and New York City in the past 10 days...who would have thought?! I absolutely love March Madness, but the most devastating time is when you have to watch these guys lose. You can scream, yell, laugh, cry, jump, and fall. But that's all you can do. It comes down to what the guys on the floor do. The worst is when they do everything right and then it doesn't happen.

In particular, Vanderbilt playing Georgetown in the Sweet 16. The Commodores deserved to win. And, no, I'm not talking about the last Georgetown play of the game and the blatant no-call when Jeff Green traveled. I'm talking about the whole game. Vanderbilt played their best basketball, and they deserved to win.

Though it hurts everybody right now (I'm assuming the players hurt the most), I think back on the amazing season that Vanderbilt Men's Basketball has had and I can't help but be ecstatic. We were better than 49 of the 65 BEST teams in Division I basketball. When you think of it like that, not making it to the Elite 8 doesn't seem like the biggest deal. We made it to the Sweet 16 and that's all that matters.