Are you excited? We're excited.
The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee start this morning. We have 41 amazing spellers who will duke it out shortly. The divide: 25 spellers came through traditional means; 16 are here through the RSVBee program, which allows spellers nontraditional paths to competition.
You can tune in on ESPN2, or follow on the blog, Twitter @scrippsbee or Facebook, where we're Scripps National Spelling Bee.