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Butler Blue III denied access to PNC Arena, enraging humans and canines alike

Butler Blue III, Butler University's live mascot with over 17,000 Twitter followers and known for his campaigning abilities, made the trip from Indianapolis to Raleigh to cheer on the Bulldogs in their first-round NCAA tournament game against Texas Tech Thursday. Unfortunately, he wasn't let inside the arena.

Poor Tripp can't stay for the game. @marchmadness rules. @WISH_TV @ButlerBlue3 pic.twitter.com/BDc5BPpvsU

— Chris Widlic (@Chris_Widlic) March 17, 2016

@KyleMiller89 @ButlerBlue3 We would love to have him courtside!