And we're off ...

Well, the Bulldogs are FINALLY on the road en route to Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The buses were supposed to pull out the Centennial parking lot at 8 a.m. HOWEVER, departature was delayed nearly an hour after one of the buses didn't want to start up this morning. (Shoot, it's around 20 degrees this morning, I didn't want to get going this morning.)

But after waiting nearly an hour for the bus to arrive, we pulled out just before 9 a.m. and are headed north - to where it's colder.

Although the little hiccup with having to wait for a bus to arrive, the mood of the team is good. Everyone is just taking everything in stride, enjoying the ride and getting ready for the weekend of playoff football.

You got a player or two trying to sing along with their Ipod. The movie "Next" is now playing on the DVD player on our bus and folks are settling in for the trip.

For a program making its first-ever playoff appearance the team appears to be taking a very businesslike approach, like it's just another game on the schedule.

Me? I'm pumped. Like I posted a couple days ago, I've been looking forward to seeing the Bulldogs make the playoffs. Even back in the early- and mid-1990s when I was working at Corbin Times-Tribune, I've been pulling for the Bulldogs to make the playoffs. I recall watching the 1995 team come up just short.

And since then, it's been a rocky ride for the Bulldogs. (Yet, there is no need to rehash all that.)

The 2008 season has been nothing but magical, and now we're on our way to take on the No. 3 team in the NAIA playoffs.

Despite the 'bus' issues, this is going to be a fun ride.

More from the road later.