Toledo Deletes Tweet Saying It Would Change Mascot to Shrek with 500K Retweets

The University of Toledo had a late change of heart about changing its mascot from a rocket to Shrek.

ESPN.com's Darren Rovell tweeted an image of the deleted post by the school:

Even though Toledo may not live up to its word, the Stanford Tree issued its own challenge involving Shrek:

As for why Toledo decided to pull the tweet as it was picking up steam, the school offered a short explanation.

"The tweet was meant to be fun, but it caused too much of a distraction," spokesperson Christine Billau said in an email to Rovell.

Rocky the Rocket has been the University of Toledo's mascot since the 1966-67 academic year, and it doesn't appear to be in danger of being replaced.