Retirement
On January 24, 2013 it was announced that Blue II would retire at the end of the season. A "Changing of the Collar" ceremony will take place prior to Butler's last home game of the 2012–13 season, against Xavier on March 9. At that time, Blue III will assume the role of the new official mascot of Butler University. However, if Butler were to make the Final Four, Blue II would attend the event.
Blue II has been training his successor since 2012. Kaltenmark, who also owns Blue III, had previously stated that Blue II had "several good years left" and no plans to retire.
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