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<blockquote data-quote="Ill in Cols" data-source="post: 1934760" data-attributes="member: 8534"><p>Thing is, mascots are universally associated in some way with the team name. I really can't think of a mascot that doesn't reflect that: bulldogs, badgers, even a nut. I guess Stanford is the only one that comes to mind, trees. How long do we think it would take for a bird to be associated with Fighting Illini? </p><p></p><p>We really don't need a mascot. And whether you (not you specifically) don't like the semantics of symbol vs mascot, the Chief was never one to goof around with a nut, an elephant, or whatever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ill in Cols, post: 1934760, member: 8534"] Thing is, mascots are universally associated in some way with the team name. I really can't think of a mascot that doesn't reflect that: bulldogs, badgers, even a nut. I guess Stanford is the only one that comes to mind, trees. How long do we think it would take for a bird to be associated with Fighting Illini? We really don't need a mascot. And whether you (not you specifically) don't like the semantics of symbol vs mascot, the Chief was never one to goof around with a nut, an elephant, or whatever. [/QUOTE]
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