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WATCH: Pat Fitzgerald celebrated Northwestern’s first NCAA Tourney win and it was awesome
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Northwestern’s first NCAA Tournament victory in school history fired up many people.
Chances are, you heard about it from the likes of famous alums like Michael Wilbon or Darren Rovell.
Something tells me they didn’t celebrate quite like Pat Fitzgerald.
As expected, Fitzgerald was in Utah for the Wildcats’ first-round victory. But it was the postgame celebration that Fitzgerald really made his presence felt.
.@coach_collins‘ post-game speech was interrupted by… @coachfitz51. #B1GCats | #PoundTheRock | #ItsTime https://t.co/9ixZCVXLeg
— NU Men’s Basketball (@NUMensBball) March 17, 2017
And just in case that wasn’t enough, Fitzgerald led Northwestern fans in a singing of the school fight song.
.@coachfitz51 leading the fight song at the #B1GCats victory party (and possibly auditioning for @nupurplehaze!) pic.twitter.com/J1XR1MM1U8
— Northwestern Alumni (@NUAlumni) March 17, 2017
Northwestern will square off with No. 1-seed Gonzaga on Saturday. If the Cats pull off the upset, Fitzgerald’s celebration will somehow have to reach new heights.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.