Tonight I watched my beloved Butler Bulldogs in the National Championship Game from the comfort of my aunt and uncle’s living room here in Fort Wayne. It was a great game, and was really like stepping back in time with me considering the company….it was that we were just watching the Bulldogs play basketball, rather than the Chicago Bears play football.

But what made it even more special was to watch my Alma Mater (BA, Religion 1984) play in such an important game. It really made me proud, not just because we accomplished so much in basketball this year, but because it is such a great school and I am blessed to be a part of the Butler Family. My dad was an administrator there for 20 years and my brother and sister actually go there…..Mike is a junior and Anna is a freshman. It is an amazing place, and far more than just for basketball.

When I used to live in Ohio I would help recruit students in NE Ohio by calling them and telling them about Butler and answering their questions. Now that I live right by the university that type of thing is no longer needed, though I certainly would if they asked. I am a fan when they are in the tourney and when they are not, I have plenty of Butler t-shirts, jackets and polos, and I proudly display a shiny Butler plate on the front of my car.

But like most alumni of Butler, I am not just this way when we do well in basketball, it is because Butler is a place I believe in. And I didn’t put much thought into going there, I just did because my dad worked there. That was a big sign that God was looking after me.

But if there is anything I could get across in tonight’s blog it is this…..Butler is a great place to attend university. I was blessed by the experience and it made the whole NCAA tourney a lot of fun.

Never underestimate a Bulldog…..heart means a lot and all of us have a big one!

Goodnight from Fort Wayne (thanks Aunt Barb and Uncle Dave) and God Bless you all!

Way To Go Bulldogs!

Tommy+