He had me at "Chicago"
August 11, 2011 9:18 AM
My least favorite 5-word phrase in the history of the English language, well, besides "we're no longer serving breakfast", would be "University of East Central Illinois". I've seen it used for years on message boards and in comments beneath news articles to describe the small town/small minded nature of the Illini athletic department. Why do I hate it? Because it seems so true.
The flagship university from the 5th largest state in the nation really does feel like the flagship university of Champaign County. While states like Ohio and Michigan watch their flagship schools climb to new heights, we've watched ours tread water. While Penn State and Nebraska keep adding seats to their football stadiums, we've reduced ours from 72,000 to 60,000. While Michigan embraces Detroit and Missouri reaches out to St. Louis and Kansas City, we've mostly ignored Chicago.
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The flagship university from the 5th largest state in the nation really does feel like the flagship university of Champaign County. While states like Ohio and Michigan watch their flagship schools climb to new heights, we've watched ours tread water. While Penn State and Nebraska keep adding seats to their football stadiums, we've reduced ours from 72,000 to 60,000. While Michigan embraces Detroit and Missouri reaches out to St. Louis and Kansas City, we've mostly ignored Chicago.
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