The college basketball season ends tonight. Sigh. #1 seed Louisville meets #4 Michigan. I have no ties to either school, so I'm simply hoping for a good game. However, given my affinity for mascots, I'll consider the game through a mascotological lens. In the mascot battle at tonight's championship game Louisville is the clear winner because Michigan doesn't field an actual mascot. That was easy. As a bonus, Louie is... Continue reading

The 2013 Final Four mascots are face to face. Who wins? Continue reading

This month marks my 8th year of blogging. I'm thinking of doing a blog makeover. Of course, I have to wait for the NCAA Tourney to end. Continue reading

Here's a basic list of the 2013 NCAA Elite 8 Mascots EAST Washington, D.C. School/Team Nickname Costumed Mascot Syracuse Orange Otto, orange Marquette Golden Eagles Golden Eagle, eagle WEST Los Angeles, CA School/Team Nickname Costumed Mascot Ohio State Buckeyes Brutus the Buckeye, nut Wichita State Shockers WuShock, wheat sheaf MIDWEST Indianapolis, IN School/Team Nickname Costumed Mascot Louisville Cardinals Cardinal Bird Duke Blue Devils Blue Devil SOUTH Arlington, TX School/Team Nickname... Continue reading

Which mascot animal group has won the most games in the NCAA Basketball tournaments? Continue reading

2013 Sweet Sixteen summary by team name: 7 people, 6 animals, 1 weather event, & 1 color Continue reading

2013 Sweet Sixteen summary by mascot: 8 animals, 3 plant based, 2 people, 2 mascotless teams, & 1 spirit Continue reading

One of the main reasons I even thought about writing was because I started blogging in 2005. It wasn't the early days of weblogs, but everybody and their dog didn't have a blog. Now there's a Dog with a Blog Disney Channel show. Even live college mascots have blogs. I started BloggingForWriters.com to supplement my presentations at the East Texas Christian Writers Conference. It is a bit anemic, but I... Continue reading

What are the mascots of the 2013 Sweet Sixteen? Here's a list of 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 teams and mascots. Continue reading

Twitter handles for mascots in Austin's 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball 3rd Round games. Continue reading

Thanks to AM1300 The Zone and Enterprise Car Rentals I"ll be at the Frank Erwin Center today and Sunday for all the second and third round action. Woohoo! Of course I'm hoping to get pictures of the mascots, because they are woefully underrepresented in the media coverage of the tournament. If I can, I'll post from the event. Otherwise, I'll share my pics tomorrow. Continue reading

Clash of the fighter dudes. Check them out on Twitter and Facebook. Valparasio Crusader Website - ValpoAthletics.com/Crusader Twitter - @ValpoUCrusader Facebook - Facebook.com/ValpoCrusader versus Sparty the Spartan Website - Sparty's page MSU Student Alumni Foudantion Twitter - @TheRealSparty Facebook - Facebook.com/MSUSparty (Doesn't say official, but look likes it is.) Affiliate link - What self-respecting MSU fan doesn't have some MSU Duck Brand Duct Tape? Sparty probably keeps a roll on... Continue reading

Tired of serious basketball analysis? Check out these tips for completing your bracket based on mascots. Continue reading

Congrats to the St. Mary's Gaels and the North Carolina A&T Aggies (with a bulldog mascot!) for advancing into the field of 64 teams. You know, 64, as in 64mascots. (Disclosure: the previous two links are affiliate links to for school spirit gear.) There seems to be some confusion about the name of the St. Mary's Gael mascot so I'm efforting the official word on that. I'm also waiting to... Continue reading

Think you're using mascots to complete your bracket? You may have it wrong. You could be using nicknames, not mascots. Check this handy-dandy table to find out. Continue reading

In a obvious substance over style effort, here's the 2013 March Madness schools by region with their team nickname. (The nickname doesn't always correspond to the mascot.) This Google Doc has three lists for the 2013 tournament. MIDWEST WEST SOUTH EAST Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles, CA Arlington, TX Washington, D.C. 1 Louisville Cardinals 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 1 Kansas Jayhawks 1 Indiana Hoosiers 16 Round 1 Winner 16 Southern U. Jaguars... Continue reading

Here's a list of the teams, nicknames, and costumed mascot names of the 2013 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament field. If I couldn't find the information, I noted it on the list. If you notice an error, leave a comment and I'll take a look at the information. Thanks for reading! If you need to print it, go to this Google Doc. If you find that helpful, a little link or... Continue reading

The 64mascots.com 2013 brackets are in progress. Do you submit your brackets before Tuesday's First Four games or Thursday's 2nd Round (should be named 1st Round)? In the meantime, here's Louisville's Cardinal Bird mascot (with infaltable version?!) leading the Harlem Shake. Continue reading

Big score of the day - seats with the tables on the trip home. Continue reading

On the Metro Rail. Lagrones and Smiths went 2 by 2. (plus Mia) Here's the plan: Metro Rail to Austin Convention Center walk to Zilker Park via Ladybird Lake Trail ride Zilker Zephyr (didn't at Trail of Lights) eat lunch somewhere Cap Metro bus to Austin Convention Center Metro Rail back to Lakeline This inadvertent tradition inexpensively gets us out of our daily bubble. Good times. Continue reading

A list of the 2010 NCAA Men's March Madness Team & Nickname List. Continue reading

What are the mascots, teams, and nicknames of the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Teams? Continue reading

There maybe a few tears the Butler vs. Xavier basketball game tonight. Not only is it Senior Night, it's also Blue II's last home basketball game in his official capacity. At half-time, during the Changing of the Crown ceremony, Blue II will pass the mantle of official live mascot for Butler University to Blue III, aka Trip. Here's a quick news segment with Blue II Blue III. Continue reading