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A move that will no doubt draw further ire and criticism — and perhaps vandalism — from University students and staff happened Tuesday night.

The State Board of Education decided that the mascot’s contract as Oregon mascot will not be renewed after Puddles’ Saturday shenanigans during the Oregon State vs. Oregon game that included Tebowing — the act of getting down on a knee and praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different — and wearing a shirt in support of University President Richard Lariviere.

When pressed for comment, the Board had this to say: “We cannot allow the face of the Oregon athletic department to engage in such behavior without consequence. What transpired on Saturday afternoon was a violation of our trust and (he) has been warned about carrying out such actions without informing us first.”

Some may remember that Puddles has been in hot water before when, during the 2007 home opener against Houston, got into an altercation with Shasta the Cougar leading to a one-game suspension.@@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkbKjtuNJhQ@@

Calls to the Puddles residence were not returned before the Emerald’s press deadline. It is uncertain whether Puddles will mascot for the Ducks during the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game or if he will resign before then.

University student Tomas Sevchenko was extremely angered by the decision.@@http://killzone.wikia.com/wiki/Tomas_Sevchenko@@

“This is uncalled for. He didn’t do anything wrong,” Sevchenko said.

Others shared the sentiment.

“How dare they get rid of Puddles? This is the worst thing to happen to the school since ever!” expressed graduate student Anya Stroud.@@http://gearsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Anya_Stroud@@

News of the firing set off speculation of possible replacement candidates. First on the list being the enigmatic Daffy Duck of Looney Tunes fame, whose heated personality could be a good fit with the Ducks’ high-tempo offense.

Other potential replacements include the Aflac Duck or Disney character Darkwing Duck@@names checked@@. Professor of animated film Michael Thorton@@http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Thorton@@ was incredibly excited about the prospect of Darkwing Duck becoming the new face of Oregon.

“Everything these days is getting a ‘gritty reboot.’ Isn’t it about time we got ours?” Thorton said.