BC Bat & Bo Ryan as a Badger mention in this week's Forde Minutes

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ANIMALS IN THE ARENA
The Saturday star turn by the  Bradley Center Bat (24) during the Marquette-Providence game got The Minutes thinking: what other animals would make the most interesting uninvited guests during a college basketball game?
The possibilities are endless, but here are a few:

An armadillo (25) at TCU. The Horned Frogs are performing about as expected after upgrading from the Mountain West to the Big 12: they're 0-7 in league play and are probably the worst team in a "big six" conference. They may not win another game. So if anyone's arena could use a lift from an oddball intruder, it's TCU's.

A horse (26) in Rupp Arena. No, not Dan Issel. A real race horse. Lexington bills itself the Thoroughbred Capital of the World, so perhaps the wealthy farm owners who occupy some of the prime seats could bring in four-legged reinforcements for a team that is presently a bit short-handed.

Mike the Tiger (27) at LSU. Anything to enliven the dreary Maravich Assembly Center. His cage is right outside the arena, so it wouldn't be a tough commute – unless he ate his handlers along the way.

Bo Ryan (28), who might well be a badger, at the Kohl Center.