After Georgetown's amazing come-from-behind, overtime blowout of the University of North Carolina in the "Elite Eight," which left me hoarse and giddy, I had to pull the old Hoya Nike Terminators out of the closet. I'm wearing them until Saturday, when Coach John Thompson III and his stalwart squad will take on Ohio State in the semis. The winner will face the winner of Florida vs. UCLA.

GQ podcast listeners may recall that at the beginning of the basketball season, GQ Style Czar Adam Rapoport asked the Style Guy who he liked in the NBA finals. As a former Knicks fan and ex-season-ticketholder of 19 years who no longer watches NBA basketball, I replied that I liked North Carolina, UCLA, Ohio State, and Georgetown. Somehow in the heat of the moment I forgot Florida. Anyway, this is the most excited I've been for a final four since 1985, when Georgetown and Villanova squared off in the final, with St. John's and Memphis State rounding out the four.

As a prejudiced fan—though one of knowledge and critical faculties—I like my great alma mater Georgetown to take it all; just like the informed Senator Bill Bradley does, who no doubt loves seeing those great, speedy, and sometimes enormous athletes playing that disciplined Pete Carril Princeton offense and scoring all those back-door points. This squad, with the artistic All-American forward Jeff Green; the balletic, 86-inch pivot Roy Hibbert; the canny sophomore guard Jessie Sapp; the icewater-veined 3-point shooter Jonathan Wallace; the freshman phenom forward DaJuan Summers, who scored a season high 20 on U.N,C.; and defensive stopper Patrick Ewing Jr., this squad is as exciting as those of Coach Thompson's dad, which boasted the likes of Patrick Ewing Sr., Reggie Williams, David Wingate, Michael Graham, Bill Martin, and Michael Jackson.

Fellows, this is as close as the Style Guy comes to face painting.

And I have this to say to my friend, the painter James Rizzi. Florida better watch out. The Hoyas are going all the way. We can be friends again next Tuesday.

This is a Tarheel's eye view of me, headed for the Final Four!