Remember the first time you were the best at something? It feels like a million bucks after taxes, baby. I saw it firsthand this weekend ... took a trip down to Tennessee and scored a couple of tickets to the Tennessee Vols B-ball game against Memphis. It was #2 vs. #1 (respectively), state bragging rights on the line, an undefeated season hanging in the balance; the whole shebang.

UT had never, ever been numero uno before. But that all changed Saturday night. Now, you get within a hundred miles of the Volunteer State and you can still hear the shouts of happy from Vol fans.

It was a long struggle to get here (about 100 years and change), but now they've earned it. Victor, meet spoils. When you overcome that adversity and reached the top spot, (read: debt free and loving it) ... that's when you realize that it was all worth it. See ya, struggle ... I got celebrating to do.