Alumni describe what it means to see their teams in Final Four

A sign for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball Final Four on Nicollet Mall.
A sign for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball Final Four stands on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis on March 29, 2019.
Brandt Williams | MPR News File

Minneapolis is playing host this weekend to the Final Four, and the fan bases of four proud schools are in town to cheer their teams on.

Reporter Peter Cox talked with Twin Cities-based alumni from Auburn University, Michigan State, Texas Tech and the University of Virginia about their schools, traditions, cheers and histories.

Here they are in their own words, along with their school's fight song.

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