Ohio State pounded Oregon behind 246 yards and four touchdowns from running back Ezekiel Elliott to win college football's first playoff national championship 42-20 on Monday night.
So yes, the Buckeyes won the title. But a Vine of Puddles, more colloquially known as the Oregon duck mascot, won the Internet.
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It's beautiful in its simplicity, really -- just that goofy Oregon duck mascot taking the field like some sort of feathered speed freak.
That was only the beginning, however. The good people of Twitter dot com saw themselves in ol' Puddles. In a sense, you could say that duck was all of us.
"There's leftover pizza from a meeting in the conference room" https://t.co/2Bw8t9lxbz— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) January 13, 2015
When you're at a party and the police show up https://t.co/IKVjLu9rXx— Grant (@grantwilliams66) January 13, 2015
When your momma surprises you and tells you she made your favorite food for dinner https://t.co/afCy7QWYSQ— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) January 13, 2015
Bae: "Come over." Me: "Can't, wearing a giant duck suit right now." Bae: "My parents aren't home." Me: https://t.co/Hwp1teUMmg— Sam Laird (@samcmlaird) January 13, 2015
When you forgot about your pizza rolls in the oven and you hear them sizzling. https://t.co/wqp9Sjg8Mc— ⚾KyleWarner⛳️ (@kyle_warner_2) January 13, 2015
But this slow motion version, set to the theme from Chariots of Fire, may take the cake.
Puddles majestic entrance, set to the theme from Chariots Of Fire #EMMY https://t.co/l8fl2CiBes— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) January 13, 2015
Thank you, based Puddles. The actual Oregon Ducks may not have shown up on Monday night, but you sure came through.