Jump on it

The Butler bandwagon, that is.

The baby Boilers looked good. (Hi, Chris Kramer. Call me!) And they played pretty well too…

But post-Sweet 16 I needed a new team to cheer for. Given that I spent 12 years doing gymnastics there,  Butler was a natural choice. (And my roomie is an alum - hi, J!) I didn’t think they’d last longer than one game, but wow. 

So here is my Elite 8 –  eight reasons why you should join the bandwagon. (It's getting a bit crowded, but we're willing to make room for more!)

8.  Butler is the smallest school to make it to the title game in forty years.

7.  Hinkle Fieldhouse is awesome! My brother and I used to sneak in and rollerblade down the ramps. And my high school won an amazing tournament game there. Also, not sure if you've heard, but they made a little film called Hoosiers there. 
6.  Umm, you realize that Duke beat Purdue? And in the process totally beat up on Chris Kramer. (Seriously, call me, honey – I will take care of you!)

5.  From Butler’s campus to downtown Indy? 19 minutes with traffic.

4.  Hey, Duke? Your mascot is the devil. Way to be subtle about the fact that you are EVIL.

3.  Speaking of mascots…Blue has a webcam! And he is undeniably adorable.

2.  According to the announcers during the Sweet 16 game, Gordon Hayward is “sometimes referred to as the baby-faced assassin.” If this isn’t the greatest nickname in all of college basketball…well no, it is absolutely the greatest nickname in all of college basketball.

1.  Did I mention that Duke = evil?  Well, it bears repeating…

So to sum up...Go Bulldogs!