Rodger Sherman

Wait, wait. The costume mascot, not the goat.

Wait, wait. The costume mascot, not the goat.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, that's a fun part of being a college basketball.

Yeah, that's a fun part of being a college basketball.

There's, like, if you go to a college basketball tournament and you have a press pass and you're in the behind-the-scenes area, you will see a lot of mascots, like, with their head off drinking, like, some Gatorade or whatever to stay.

There's, like, if you go to a college basketball tournament and you have a press pass and you're in the behind-the-scenes area, you will see a lot of mascots, like, with their head off drinking, like, some Gatorade or whatever to stay.

I remember I was at the St. Peter's one a couple years ago, and, like... Like at UNC, there must be like 20 guys like trying to be the UNC mascot. But like the St. Peter's guy was really chill. And I just remember him walking off the – walking out of the area and just being like, hey, where's the pizza?

I remember I was at the St. Peter's one a couple years ago, and, like... Like at UNC, there must be like 20 guys like trying to be the UNC mascot. But like the St. Peter's guy was really chill. And I just remember him walking off the – walking out of the area and just being like, hey, where's the pizza?

And I was like – I just – he was definitely less of a professional than the other mascots on the scene.

And I was like – I just – he was definitely less of a professional than the other mascots on the scene.

And he lost to North Carolina too. Yeah. He ruined everything.

And he lost to North Carolina too. Yeah. He ruined everything.

Yeah. Yeah, there's a lot going on. Was the word you said metaphysical, cosmological? Yeah. There's a lot of that going on.

Yeah. Yeah, there's a lot going on. Was the word you said metaphysical, cosmological? Yeah. There's a lot of that going on.

So going region by region here in the West, you know, again, once again, we're skipping all the single digit seeds. We're here just to talk about the University of Nebraska at Omaha and their first NCAA tournament, the 15 seed.

So going region by region here in the West, you know, again, once again, we're skipping all the single digit seeds. We're here just to talk about the University of Nebraska at Omaha and their first NCAA tournament, the 15 seed.

What I love about this team is that in December, when they were, I believe, four and nine, their team started a tradition of just beating the crap out of a trash can in the locker room before the games. And it worked. They were the best team in the Summit League. They won the conference. They made the NCAA tournament, they got the bid. And I think this is great strategy.

What I love about this team is that in December, when they were, I believe, four and nine, their team started a tradition of just beating the crap out of a trash can in the locker room before the games. And it worked. They were the best team in the Summit League. They won the conference. They made the NCAA tournament, they got the bid. And I think this is great strategy.