Recent content by okawillini

On Bleacher Report it said that Michigan refused to play in any of these Friday games. I don't know if this was just for next year or all of the planned years.

and his jacket with the shield had Illinois on the back in a font that was not the rebrand font

Shield shirts at Scheel's in Springfield. (I think I just made a tongue twister). The shirts had the jersey stripes behind the shield. Sorry no pic!:(

I like the shield, but I like meat too.

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In the presentation and on the Atheletic Dept. website they say the block I represents Illinois as a crossroads of the country. How does it do this? A T or X maybe, but not an I.

I guess this is our new "mascot" according to the NCAA store: http://www.shopncaasports.com/NCAASports_Illinois_Fighting_Illini/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_Mascot_Knit_Beanie Their description: "this playful beanie is a soft knitted replica of your favorite mascot, designed to keep your head...

Walmart sells these too. I wondered if they we're banned, but maybe the feather is part of the fad from last year.