The blue band showed up on time and put on a great show, but someone from ESPN not named Rob Stone stole their thunder.

As the Blue Band wrapped up, someone pointed out ESPN College GameDay co-host Kirk Herbstreit taking in the sights. Once the Blue Band made its exit, the entire crowd turned to face Herbie.

As I type this, fireworks are going off from the baseball field. It's only 9:40 and this is turning out to be a great night. Hennessey is expected to be back soon and we'll be talking to Stone shortly after. Stone actually spent about an hour with our group earlier tonight as he and his crew had some down time. Check back in a bit for an update about our q&a or chat session or whatever format it turns out to be.

--Greg