Cecil 2.0

We finally figured out what’s hatching at North Idaho College-Cecil the Cardinal.

Cecil received a uniform makeover at halftime of the NIC-Colorado Northwestern men’s basketball game Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court. Cecil now takes on a newer, fiercer and intimidating look.

After the first half buzzer sounded, a small trampoline and cushion were set up near one of the basketball hoops. As the crowd, and even the NIC basketball team, which usually heads straight to the locker room during halftime, watched and cheered, Cecil started running from half court, hit the trampoline and failed to throw down a monstrous dunk.

Instead, he was “injured.” A small ambulance vehicle, along with the NIC cheerleaders, came to assist Cecil off the court.

After disappearing from the court for only seconds, Cecil returned in a new Cardinal mascot suit. The crowd erupted with cheers.

Cecil took the basketball again for another dunk attempt and, perhaps hitting the trampoline with a little more force this time, elevated high enough to dunk the ball. Cecil, to the delight of the spectators, proceeded to dunk the ball a couple more times after his first successful dunk.