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from paw.princeton.edu

from paw.princeton.edu

The band calls them “the hecklers”: two students who go to as many home men’s basketball games as the plaid-clad band itself does — which is to say, all of them.

They stand, dressed in orange and black, at the front of the student section in Jadwin Gym, armed with a megaphone and a cruel wit. Among the opponents’ offenses that attract their attention are “looking unkempt” and “general lack of talent.”

“It’s fair — it’s all fair,” said Andrew Whitener ’12. “We work with what they provide us,” added a jersey-clad Tom Boggiano ’12.

Boggiano and Whitener, who play varsity baseball and have friends on the basketball team, have attended every home basketball game since their freshman year. Since then, they’ve noticed the bleachers behind them filling up…

To read more, read the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

A list of reasons why it’s good to be Princetonian right now:

1.) Midterms are over.

2.) Spring break is upon us.

3.) Our basketball men just beat Harvard 63-62 to win a bid to the NCAA Tournament!!

A snapshot of the Tiger blood gushing all over Facebook:

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And a personal favorite:

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Enough said.

UPDATE: A commenter correctly notes that this was just a playoff game for the NCAA bid — Princeton and Harvard still share the Ivy League title for this season.