Have you got it? I do. Big time. The games don't officially open until Friday, but there are prelim Women's soccer matches starting tomorrow with Greece vs. USA getting things underway.

NBC is covering the games like never before with live coverage on their wide series of networks. Dick Ebersol, head of NBC Sports, has finally seen the light after years and years of crappy coverage and is going to blanket the event. I'm thrilled.

However, I think the networks have down a less than stellar job of building up the event. I can't remember a time when I knew less about the athletes competing. I've seen some the US Men's hoops pre-Olympic tour, which has been dour. I caught a good part of the track and swimming trials. But other than that, precious little. I can't name a single gymnast, boxer, or anything else for that matter, and I'm a sports minutae junkie. I get into the archery and the equestrian, especailly cross-country. I want to know about field hockey and pentathlon, diving and, especailly, wrestling (even Greco-Roman).

That aside, the games are going to awesome, so let them begin!