In fact, that isn't smoke, it's steam. Once you have your sap, you boil it down for hours to make the syrup. When the sap is running, we boil all night. If you tramp into the woods to a sugar shack, by tradition, you are offered a taste.

This is only going to give us potentially a really, really good run.

The sugaring business is the first agricultural crop of the season, an excuse to get out after being indoors all winter, and a chance to earn some extra income.

Collectively, as an industry, there's no right or wrong answers. Whatever works for an individual is the right way.

I'm excited to be able to give Gene this well-deserved promotion. He's been an integral part of our recent success, both on the court and the recruiting trails, and he will continue to play a big role in our goal of renewing the prestige of Butler basketball.

I'd like to see the sport grow to fill that void between the top echelon fighters and the young guys.