Less than an hour until game time and I'm pretty excited.  I'm not confident, but I haven't felt good about any Irish basketball game in a while.  This has the potential to be a classic, or a total squash , although I'm certainly hoping for the former.

There's been a ton written heading into this game with all week to hype, whether you want some Harangody stuff from ESPN or the Louisville Courier-Journal.  There's also the chance to look at how far Notre Dame basketball has come since their last trip to Freedom Hall.  Even after taking the time to link to all of that, I really don't think this game needs any more hype.

Go Irish, Beat Cardinals.

Thankfully, Torin Francis will not be competing against David Padgett this evening.