It’s Krauss, who becomes his fill-in on public appearances with Trip when Kaltenmark can’t make it. He has to be housebroken still, and later this week Evan will bring him to Hinkle Fieldhouse and start preparing him for life in the spotlight.
But they learned.“They’re almost human-like,” Cameron’s telling me. They have a notable assistant coach in Jenna Grim whom was a professional softball Player for the Some of Butler's most notable athletic accomplishments have come in Cross Country. Wouldn’t you know it, the dog slept between Kennedy and Evan, with his lotion and his Benadryl.“Trip’s like a paperweight,” Kennedy says. A year later Kaltenmark trims the program to three kids, and Krauss makes the cut.In the overwhelming transition from Blue II to Trip – two bulldogs under the same roof – Kaltenmark needs an understudy. I couldn’t do this anywhere else. Jan 21, 2018 - Explore Tay5214's board "Butler Bulldogs" on Pinterest. A new press box and new seating on the west end and additional seating on the east end of the Bowl have been completed for the 2010 fall season. A group of Butler players, along with their head coach, Jeff Voris, came up with the idea for the helmet. "They …
“They’re not great breathers, and they can’t run long distances, but if you don’t know what you’re doing, they’ll run with you until they die.”Cameron tells me about a friend of theirs who had a bulldog. As the door closes, I can hear Evan speaking softly to what will someday be the most famous bulldog in the Midwest. In addition to "Blue," a person in bulldog costume also performs as "Hink" for various Butler University athletic and university events. Kaltenmark, at home in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, must be holding his phone for Trip, because the dogs are staring at each other.“Hi Blue!” says Kaltenmark, his face not on the screen. † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. Blue I was owned by 1991 Butler grad … The Bubble houses four hard-surface tennis courts as well as additional room for storage of equipment for both tennis teams. Butler's men's soccer qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2009, reaching the round of 16 in 1995 and 1998. He’s cuddly, everywhere, and as we watch Evan baby-talking Blue IV in the Madaj’s living room, I’m pointing that out to his wife, Kennedy. Butler lost the game to Franklin, 14-0, but the name “Bulldogs” stuck.
From an attendance of 3,500, the games grew to attract over 10,000 spectators to Butler (Hinkle) Fieldhouse each March. The event annually showcased 350–400 athletes representing 20–30 colleges and universities. The bubble itself is supported by higher air pressure inside and is permanently fixed over the courts. He’s just like Blue IV. It has a capacity of 500 spectators. The Bulldogs did not return to the post-season until 2009 and 2010 under head coach The Butler Bulldogs football program has a long history, beginning with Indiana's first intercollegiate football game at the old 7th Street Baseball Grounds in the spring of 1884. Evan leans down and pulls him out, and Blue IV is grunting and wheezing.If he’s not careful, Evan will be doing the same. We’ll see. – but one day he’ll have a great-grandpuppy named Blue IV.The bulldog wasn’t their idea. From shop WoodstockAndShop. No way.”And just like Blue IV won’t be a carbon copy of Trip, Evan Krauss won’t be Michael Kaltenmark. Jodi and Cameron Madaj were dog people, but they always had a Boxer. He’s nibbling gently.You know who should be here today?
A gold plate is added each year to commemorate the winner and score of the contest. That’s what they had when their son, Michael, start pestering them for a bulldog.Michael played soccer at Center Grove, then at IUPUI, then transferred for his senior season to Butler, of all places. “This is my dream job.”Lineage matters, so let’s trace this day to its beginning, to 2003. Situated next adjacent to Bulldog Park as a part of the Davey Athletic Complex, the Davey Track & Field is used primarily by the Butler track & field teams and the football team for practices but is also utilized by the other athletics programs for conditioning. “Meet Trip!”While the bulldogs stare in silence, their handlers talk.“He’s huge already,” Evan’s telling his boss. In 2013, Butler became the first PFL team to compete in the FCS playoffs after the conference was given an automatic invitation, losing in the first round to The Hoosier Helmet was established as the trophy helmet for the rivalry football game played between Butler and Valparaiso University. The following season, Butler and member school Valparaiso moved up to NCAA Division I-AA (now Division I FCS) under the guidance of Ken LaRose to join with Dayton, Drake, Evansville, and San Diego to form the The Bulldogs, led by Coach Jeff Voris, won the 2009 Pioneer Football League title by compiling a 7–1 league record and an 11–1 season overall. That wasn’t hyperbole. There’s not a better dog on earth than Trip, and when he’s at work, he’s all business. He’s under a chair in the Madaj’s living room, legs splayed behind him, ridiculous little tail wagging.