All dogs go to heaven.
Yesterday, Butler University announced on Twitter that its mascot Blue II passed away at the age of 9 from congestive heart failure.
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There are plenty colleges and universities across the country that have a living bulldog as their mascot — University of Georgia, Yale, Mississippi St., Georgetown and Yale to name a few — but few have meant as much to their respective schools as Butler's Blue II. Other than coach Brad Stevens, Blue II was the most recognizable member of Butler's incredibly unlikely back-to-back Final Four teams — always there waiting near the bench in a blue and white Butler sweater.
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