icengineer
- Southern Illinois
Mascot for University of Illinois?
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Our best bet for not having total outrage at the new mascot is for it to develop organically. Thats not to say that we cannot help that process along. I honestly think our best bet is to get some sort of hawk/falcon/ eagle to fly out of the tunnel with the team, and then to fly around during the 3-in-1 at half time. Let that go on for a couple of years, as it is a lot easier for people to get behind. Then, after people are used to it/ recognize it, you can make a mascot version of it that runs up and down the sidelines and throws out T-shirts and people would be much less likely to freak out.
p.s. I think I read somewhere that the Falcon was a Native American symbol for Higher Learning? Seems appropriate.
p.s. I think I read somewhere that the Falcon was a Native American symbol for Higher Learning? Seems appropriate.
Gargiryle, Duh...
Why not Gargyrle? :thumb:
Yes! Fighting Falcons! That name has a nice ring to it.
Hmmm...
Seem like I've heard that somewhere before though...
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I was GDI back in the day, and never had much use for the Greek system, but this seems to me to be the perfect thing for the Greeks to take care of. They can each have their own mascot show up to tailgating, in the stands, and at other events, and occasionally be allowed on the sidelines. See who the crowd reacts to and not. Make some sort of annual event out of it. The university will just have to get over the fact that sometimes the mascot will be juvenile or silly, and that it won't have absolute control over it.
Eventually the fans and the student body will gravitate to one or a couple of the mascots and that's what you go with.
Eventually the fans and the student body will gravitate to one or a couple of the mascots and that's what you go with.
Yes! Fighting Falcons! That name has a nice ring to it.
Hmmm...
Seem like I've heard that somewhere before though...
No one has said anything about changing the name, just providing another/ different symbol for the university
It's a done deal then. We'll have this guy running around the sidelines.
[Don't take this too seriously okay?]
This idea reminds me of Midieval Times
Hey, they used falcons during medieval times, right?
It's a done deal then. We'll have this guy running around the sidelines.
On second thought, maybe we should go with the Muskrateer.
Any other Fighting Muskrats out there?
Fighting Cowboys....Since we are running the Native American imagery out as our school's symbol, wouldn't it be most appropriate that a Cowboy comes in as the replacement. Or would that mascot not be PC?
Hey, they used falcons during medieval times, right?
It's a done deal then. We'll have this guy running around the sidelines.
Long live the Chef!
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I'm not proud, but I lol'ed
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
The consonant O from bOy replaced with the consonants IR from gIRl.... I don't know, Your works just as well. Just being silly....
I'm sure gargoyle is genderless anyways... The consonant O from bOy replaced with the consonants IR from gIRl.... I don't know, Your works just as well. Just being silly....
Hmmm... What about hunchbacks? Or does Notre Dame have a claim on them too.
I'm going to agree with u. If this does happen, I'd consider supporting a leather helmented Red Grange, WWI doughboy or Abe Lincoln. All of which have ties to our state. I definitely do not want to choose a random animal or whatever.
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I have been championing for this for about a year. I was in Krush and there for his last dance. I love Chief and always will, but we are losing out on market opportunity and branding being without a symbol or mascot. My personal preference is something that I thing both sides of the aisle can rally around. The birthplace of the term "Fighting Illini" comes from when we were raising funds for Memorial stadium. I think that a WWI doughboy would be most fitting. I would love to figure how to contact the committee with this. Here are a few examples of images from google already out there:
Not a WWI doughboy, but I still like the imagery
Huge fan of #3. I also like the subtle tie in with the Chief face.
Mike
C-U Townie
"Red" doesn't go with "orange".
An orange galloping ghost I could live with.
Is that offensive to anyone?
cardini99
- Twin-Cities
My thought/question is, there has been talk that the power conferences could eventually leave the ncaa and create their own governing body...in this instance I wonder if it would be possible to bring the Chief back since it was the ncaa that basically twisted our arm until we retired it? If there is any chance of this, shouldn't we wait and see if we can get what most want, and that's the chief? Thoughts?
The Power 5 conferences were granted autonomy within the NCAA to set their own rules, so it's pretty unlikely they break off now. Not that it was likely anyway.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
Lou the Flying Illini
(the name may need work)
(the name may need work)
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