Casagrande: We’re living Alabama-Auburn hoops good old days. Savor them.

For my generation, few TV shows have the cultural relevance to match “The Office”. Its commentary on office life, the absurdity of middle management and the people who fill the Tuesday afternoons of your life stuck with so many of us.

The show’s quotability became rooted in our lexicon bit this goofball comedy actually went deep in its finale. Ed Helms’ character, Andy Bernard, hit us with a thought that applies to life in general, but we’re here to talk about sports and the moment in which we find ourselves.

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.

Nostalgia is for tomorrow. Living the now is better.

And we’re knee-deep in the good old days of a moment nobody realistically imagined.

In a state where football success is considered a birthright, basketball’s largely been more of a comma than an exclamation point. For most, but not all, it was a bridge from bowl games to spring ball where nobody wanted to lose but few carried the same existential dread.

There was a time when the NCAA bubble was aspirational and Kentucky monopolized the SEC.

And while we know they’ll be back again, the balance of power shifted to football country.

Perhaps it’s the fact that this window could close at any time that makes the power of right now so strong.