Regionals week: No hiding...and a trip to Wayne, Neb.

This is it. All the invites, conference championships and jamborees are over. From Saturday onward, it counts. Have a good race, and you'll be toeing the line in Evansville. Have an off day, and you'll be dreaming of (almost) Christmas in Louisville.

Though I had hoped to make it to southern Indiana, the time and money just aren't there. While I didn't start this blog for money, as an ex-journalist formerly subjected to the pressures of the blogosphere, I wondered if I could make any coin the Google-way.

Well, $5.60 will get us up and over Bozeman Pass, but not bound for Evansville. I'll take in the Central Regional in Wayne, Neb., which will actually be my second visit there. I'll get to see first-hand how the Adams State-Western State rivalry is faring, and I'll see a possible Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference sweep of the five team spots. (Local favorites Augustana (S.D.) will likely have something to say about that.)

So this week I'll preview each region, pick my winners -- and await your own choices.