Not a Butler alum – in fact I hadn’t watched college basketball in about ten years until Butler’s first Final Four run. That team exemplified everything that was RIGHT about college athletics – real student-athletes, a dedicated coach – and of course, the best mascot a team could have. I root hard for the Bulldogs now – I went crazy after they beat IU this past year – it was just awesome to see Blue standing on center court on national TV. It was like he was saying “Indy is MY town, not even the #1 team in the nation beats us here!!” Between that, Gonzaga and the first Marquette game he got to see some pretty epic wins his last year.

Even though I only saw Blue through Twitter/Flickr/TV, I felt like I knew the little guy and always looked forward to seeing what he was up to. He may have led the fullest life any dog has ever lived(probably fuller than most HUMANS – I doubt I’LL ever meet a president!!). Condolences to his Pops and the rest of his family – Blue was truly a good boy and the greatest mascot of all time.