WEST LAFAYETTE—We mark time by Carolina basketball seasons.
1986: First year I ever missed school for the Friday of the ACC Tournament. My parents wrote a note saying I was "sick" so it would be an excused absence. I've had that same sickness every year since.
1993: Carolina beat Michigan for the national title in New Orleans. It was my first time on Bourbon Street. That memorable evening, my dad and I saw Chris Webber and a lot of beads.
1998: My grandfather died in February. Woody and Mick mentioned his passing on the air.