Exclusive: Behind The Scenes With The ACC Mascots

While UNC and Miami squared off in the first half of their New York Life ACC Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday, I found myself sequestered behind a temporary partition inside a conference room in a Manhattan office building. There, along with John Cassillo of our sister Syracuse site, I listened as 11 unmasked ACC mascots laughed and shared stories over burritos. And I confirmed what I often suspected: the kids behind the costumes are absolutely hilarious.

After lunch, we boarded two double-decker buses for a tour of Manhattan, where the mascots plied their antics on tourists and locals alike.