The mascot debate/fandom thread
Lou the Flying Illini | Mascot Hall of Fame
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Huh?
Where in the H did that come from? If that site is legit it almost feels like another fanbase pranked them (and us) with Illinois 'mascot' info.Lou the Flying Illini | Mascot Hall of Fame
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I thought the whole game experience for the fans was much better. The music selections were better - more variety. Whoever is in charge of the music/announcements still needs to let the game breath a little bit. Part of the enjoyment of the game is to actually enjoy the ambience of a football game. Not every second between plays needs to be filled with an announcement or blaring music. The game and the crowd have a life of their own - let them breath. And pick some music that builds to a crescendo, not just tubthumps you out of your seat - although that is ok at certain times during the game.
And the encouragement for ILL...INI was better than that AI generated robotic nonsense from last year. The fake, superficial attempts to generate crowd excitement aren't always the answer.
Last night seemed more thoughtful and responsive and definitely a step in the right direction.
And of course if we could bring back the Chief, and stop catering to the woke minority, that would be another step in the right direction...but alas.
And the encouragement for ILL...INI was better than that AI generated robotic nonsense from last year. The fake, superficial attempts to generate crowd excitement aren't always the answer.
Last night seemed more thoughtful and responsive and definitely a step in the right direction.
And of course if we could bring back the Chief, and stop catering to the woke minority, that would be another step in the right direction...but alas.
The Chief does not need to come back. And this isn't a "woke minority" (whatever that means) opinion. People seriously need to get over the Chief not being around. It's been gone long enough now that there's no need to bring it back.
I don’t think people think Chief is ever coming back. However Chief was interwoven into our game day experience. 3 and one song selection. Since the removal the fan experience and atmosphere at both basketball and football has gone down. Not sure what caused the change.
whatever the university does it will be a mixed reaction from the fan base
I also think the arched ‘ILLINI’ is the closet thing we have to a semblance of the chief’s headdress without screaming chief. I think enough time has elapsed with the anti chief period that we can play on the chief theme without causing great throwback. Remember the old logo that had the word ILLINI forming the chief’s headdress from the side profile?
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There’s so much in this picture that creators can use for a new logo without using the chiefs face. Surely something can be produced that can satisfy all people no?
What if instead of the slant Illinois we made it like the Chiefs headdress? I think it’s past time for all the anti Chief people that we can start playing around with logos that have a little bit of a Chief image without showing his face. We could even use the ILLINI here instead of just Illinois for a headdress. There’s lots of potential here even with not using the Chiefs face.
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The NCAA is basically gone why not try it?
