Jennifer Pignolet

USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee

If you're visiting Memphis for this weekend's NCAA Southern Regional men's basketball tournament or just playing hooky from work Thursday to do some sightseeing, a furry Hoosier may be there greet you at your favorite Bluff City landmark.

Butler Blue III (nicknamed "Trip," short for "Triple"), the Butler University live mascot with a bark as big as his underbite, is in town to watch his Bulldogs of the human variety take on North Carolina Friday night.

Thursday, his itinerary is packed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with stops at as many of following locations as possible: Sun Studios, Beale Street, Graceland, the Gibson Factory, The Peabody Hotel, FedExForum, The Orpheum, The National Civil Rights Museum, The Stax Museum, Memphis Rock N’ Soul Museum, Mud Island, Fire Museum, the University of Memphis student center, and the "I love Memphis" mural in Cooper Young. On Friday at noon, he'll appear at Bass Pro Shops.

His 20,000 Twitter followers will be along for the tour of Memphis.

Follow along at @butlerblue3.