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<blockquote data-quote="illinistephen" data-source="post: 1932766" data-attributes="member: 749144"><p>No one should be under any delusions of what mascots are or aren't possible with a liberal university in a liberal state. And I will give the kingfisher crew credit for coming up with something that is unique, an animal that I'd never heard of before. But if you roll out a kingfisher mascot for the first time at a men's basketball game during a timeout or at halftime it will get booed. Likely booed really really badly and that isn't good for anyone. I'll also echo the sentiments that believe this is an underhanded way to replace "fighting illini" with "kingfisher". But then again I've been jaded with the admin ever since they threw out my vote and didn't let a gnome represent me in student government.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="illinistephen, post: 1932766, member: 749144"] No one should be under any delusions of what mascots are or aren't possible with a liberal university in a liberal state. And I will give the kingfisher crew credit for coming up with something that is unique, an animal that I'd never heard of before. But if you roll out a kingfisher mascot for the first time at a men's basketball game during a timeout or at halftime it will get booed. Likely booed really really badly and that isn't good for anyone. I'll also echo the sentiments that believe this is an underhanded way to replace "fighting illini" with "kingfisher". But then again I've been jaded with the admin ever since they threw out my vote and didn't let a gnome represent me in student government. [/QUOTE]
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