the big sky blog has come to "the end." how little i knew thee, jon, yet your blog, together with the fabulous purple palace in ogden, were the two things outside dahlberg arena that gave the big sky conference a big time feel. your research was thorough, and you always found something positive to say about everybody, giving even the most beleaguered teams in the conference reasons to be hopeful. best wishes in your future endeavors, and let's hope that future includes some form of writing because you are very good at it. you will be missed.