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March Madness without the mascot in 2011[]
Butler's bulldog banned again, Monday, March 21, 2011 [1]
Butler's bulldog will be impounded again next week.
School officials say Blue II will not travel to New Orleans, where the men's basketball team faces fourth-seeded Wisconsin Thursday in a Southeast Region semifinal. NCAA officials banned live mascots from games this past weekend, saying there was not enough space and because of the quick turnarounds for other events in those arenas.
The NCAA said it may give Blue II an exemption if Butler makes it to the Final Four again at Reliant Stadium in Houston.
Blue II, a lively English bulldog, has become a regular staple at Butler's home games and some of its road games. Players pet the dog at introductions, he parades through the stands during games and can often be seen chewing on a bone.
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Butler, Coach Brad Stevens feels for the non-Bowl Championship Series football schools that never get a chance to play for the national championship no matter how good their records are. He said he's a fan of Boise State and Texas Christian University.
"I'm one of the guys screaming at the TV when TCU doesn't get a spot to play for the national championship," he said.
He was excited when someone told him Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore attended a Butler game in Salt Lake City a year ago wearing a Bulldogs' T-shirt.