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INDIANAPOLIS – College basketball’s South Regional features bluebloods: North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA. Butler features: Blue III.
No, really.
As great as Butler tradition has been over two decades, it surpasses the others only in the live mascot category.
Coach Chris Holtmann said he knew the Bulldogs had a successful program when they returned to campus Sunday after reaching the Sweet 16 “and it’s your mascot that’s greeting you, and that’s about it.”
This mascot, “Trip,” has never been to the Final Four. Of course, he would be eager to follow in the pawprints of predecessor Blue II.