Why a website about the college basketball mascots of March Madness?Looking up information makes me happy. So does sharing it. Creating 64mascots gives me an excuse and outlet to do both. It also gives me a place to store the information I find, providing an easy way to refresh my memory about important things -like why on earth (or heaven) a Baptist based school has a Demon as their mascot. Of course, I could just create a private database, but I'm guessing there are a few other people with nagging mascot questions begging to be answered. Why 64 mascots, not 65?I know, there are really 65 teams selected for the tournament, with two teams playing in an "opening round" the Tuesday before the bracket play starts. That game used to be called the "play in" game, as in play in to the tournament.With no disrespect to the 65th team, I still think of the tourney starting on Thursday since the opening round game has only been around since 2001 when the newly formed (1999) Mountain West Conference champion began to receive automatic bids like other Division I conferences. Funny (in an against stereotypes kind of way) that the women's tournament decided to whack one of the at-large bids and the men's tournament created another game to be more inclusive. What sources are used for 64mascots?Our hard-working research staff, i.e. my son and I, glean information from each school's official website, Wikipedia and other sites, weighing each source's credibility. We also consult Dr. Roy E. Yarbrough's book Mascots, The History of Senior College & University book. Our goal is to provide accurate content for 64mascots. If you find any errors or want to suggest other sources let us know.A Bit About Me
If the kids haven't been shipped off to G'ma's & G'pa's, they know to leave the TV alone. Don't mess with Mom during March Madness. The TV is on non-stop, but I usually have some other activity going on at the same time. A few times I've hosted a scrapbooking marathon in conjunction with the tournament, introducing a few friends to the joys of possible buzzer beaters every two hours. This year I'm excited to launch 64mascots as a composite of things I enjoy: gathering and sharing information, playing with technology, analyzing mascots and watching college basketball. Though it may not help with your tournament brackets, unless you're into mascotolgoy, remember 64mascots for all your March Madness mascot information needs. Thanks for reading. Happy dancing, Lexie Smith
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