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<blockquote data-quote="chiefini" data-source="post: 1790994" data-attributes="member: 11271"><p>I was Scott Christensen’s freshman English teacher at Glenbard North High School in 1977. Every year I placed an Illini Football poster and then an Illini basketball poster on the bulletin board in the front of the classroom. After graduating from Illinois in 1974, I would go to each Homecoming and then wear my O&B on the following Monday, telling my students in each of my five classes how great the University of Illinois was. Indoctrination/recruitment at its finest. I can remember Scott, an excellent student and a really good kid, being very interested, and he asked me a ton of questions. You can imagine how thrilled I was when he won the Chief Illiniwek position. I’m biased, but I think he was one of the best Chiefs, ever. I was even able to get an autographed photo after a basketball game. It was so much fun and special being able to witness one of my former students representing my university as its honored symbol so well in front of huge crowds with a winning Illinois team in front of the entire nation. It is my fervent hope that our current Illini can continue to win and can bring back that statewide feeling of pride and awesome atmosphere that packs the stands like they were in 1983.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chiefini, post: 1790994, member: 11271"] I was Scott Christensen’s freshman English teacher at Glenbard North High School in 1977. Every year I placed an Illini Football poster and then an Illini basketball poster on the bulletin board in the front of the classroom. After graduating from Illinois in 1974, I would go to each Homecoming and then wear my O&B on the following Monday, telling my students in each of my five classes how great the University of Illinois was. Indoctrination/recruitment at its finest. I can remember Scott, an excellent student and a really good kid, being very interested, and he asked me a ton of questions. You can imagine how thrilled I was when he won the Chief Illiniwek position. I’m biased, but I think he was one of the best Chiefs, ever. I was even able to get an autographed photo after a basketball game. It was so much fun and special being able to witness one of my former students representing my university as its honored symbol so well in front of huge crowds with a winning Illinois team in front of the entire nation. It is my fervent hope that our current Illini can continue to win and can bring back that statewide feeling of pride and awesome atmosphere that packs the stands like they were in 1983. [/QUOTE]
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