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Ranking the top 10 coolest college football mascots

By Phil Poling

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 22: Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian the Ibis cheers on the field during the college football game between the Florida International University Panthers and the University of Miami Hurricanes on September 22, 2018 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 22: Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian the Ibis cheers on the field during the college football game between the Florida International University Panthers and the University of Miami Hurricanes on September 22, 2018 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Oregon Duck the mascot of the of the Oregon Ducks leads the team onto the field prior to the start of the Redbox Bowl against the Michigan State Spartans at Levi’s Stadium on December 31, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Oregon Duck the mascot of the of the Oregon Ducks leads the team onto the field prior to the start of the Redbox Bowl against the Michigan State Spartans at Levi’s Stadium on December 31, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. The Oregon Duck . 820. Pick Analysis. University of Oregon. Eugene. 9. player

A distant relative to Disney’s Donald Duck, The Oregon Duck is, well, the Oregon Duck’s mascot. For a while, Donald Duck actually was Oregon’s mascot, an agreement reached between then-athletic director Leo Harris and Disney cartoonist Mike Royer. In 2010, both sides came to an agreement that freed up The Oregon Duck from the Disney leash which allowed it to perform at a wider variety of events.

Before the costumed duck became a part of Oregon sports, a live white duck nicknamed Puddles frequented games in the 1920s. There was a brief stint in 2002 where a Nike-designed mascot wearing spandex was seen at Oregon sporting events, but it disappeared by 2003. It did have the better nicknames, though – Duck Vader and RoboDuck.

Controversy surrounded The Duck in 2007 when it and Houston’s cougar mascot got into a heated battle during the season-opener. After being mocked for his touchdown celebration (push-ups), The Duck and the cougar got into a WWE-style beat down. Not many times does a duck win against a cougar, but it definitely happened on that day.