Sleeping toddler can be bothered neither by live March Madness game nor pumped-up dad

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Sam Laird
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Maybe you're one of those people who just doesn't get that into March Madness. Everyone else is babbling about brackets and buzzer-beaters, and you just can't be bothered.

If so, you and this tyke would get along quite well.

Virginia Commonwealth fans were pumped for their team's Thursday night game against St. Mary's (VCU lost). Take, for instance, this dad who really brought the passion and noise -- but the star of our story is his young daughter, who just wanted to catch some Z's in the middle of a raucous NCAA Tournament game.

Respect, kid. Rest is important. (#SelfCare, as they say.)

SB Nation did a bit of internet sleuthing and it turns out our dynamic duo can frequently be found at VCU games. Here they are at some games earlier this month.

After his brush with internet fame, "VCU Papa" had a public service announcement for new Twitter followers.

Sounds like a guy who has his priorities straight.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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