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Because they have the edgiest mascot in the entire NCAA.
Just look at how effortlessly cool he looks rocking a turtleneck!
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Because Gregg Marshall is one of the top up-and-coming coaches in college basketball.
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Plus he'll cut you if you root for anyone else.
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Adorable dogs are typically diehard Shockers fans.
You do like babies, right?
This guy even has a badass temporary* sleeve tattoo!
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And so does this random bro!
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The school already has championship pedigree.
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And Ron Baker has incomparable shaggy hair.
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They breed winners like Bill Parcells, one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.
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They share their name with one of the most underrated candies of all time.
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Their fan base has supreme confidence.
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Pizza Hut was founded by two Wichita State grads, Dan and Frank Carney.
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And the first Pizza Hut EVER is on their campus.
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Because rooting for Wichita St. makes it acceptable to throw up the Shocker symbol in a coffee shop...
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You can even get it engraved on the back of your head!
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God's a Shocker's fan.
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Malcolm Armstead is the most underrated player player in the Final Four.
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Their superfans are COMMITTED.
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Come on, everyone loves an underdog!