LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Monkey Wrench, a bar in the Highlands neighborhood here, was to host a March Sadness event Friday night. Fans planned to gather to watch taped broadcasts of the three games in which the Louisville men’s basketball team won national championships, from 1980, 1986 and 2013. Wearing red was required, and, per tradition, the song “Mahgeetah” by the Louisville band My Morning Jacket was to be played after victory was secure.
“I guess we’re going to play ‘Mahgeetah’ three times,” said the owner of the Monkey Wrench, Dennie Humphrey, “because we’re going to win all three of these games.