Good morning from Rosemont. Just saying that feels right. Big Ten basketball media day is back where it belongs in the Midwest after stops in Washington, D.C., and New York City the last two seasons as the conference continued to try to expand its footprint to the east coast.
Beat writer Scott Richey (that's me) was among the first media members to arrive at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare for a full day of basketball discussions. Part of that is my inability not to be ridiculously early for everything. The other part? An excitement for the arrival of college basketball season.