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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniOllie" data-source="post: 1326440" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>The identity is the Fighting Illini, not the Eagles. War Chant, Three in One, and such are traditions, but aren't the identity itself. Those other things can go and I'd manage, but losing the name itself would be a bridge too far.</p><p></p><p>I buy Illinois and Fighting Illini merchandise without the Chief on it. However, you can be damn sure that I won't spend a cent on an Illinois Prairie Chickens shirt or whatever (possible exception if we become the Axe-Swingin' Lincolns), just like I won't pay anything for some stupid contrived "mascot" if they roll one of those out, and I suspect that's a widely-held feeling. That's not our identity.</p><p></p><p>And, I think Whitman is on the same page. He doesn't sign it "Fighting Illini Forever" just as a formality. With him, I think the name is safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniOllie, post: 1326440, member: 6150"] The identity is the Fighting Illini, not the Eagles. War Chant, Three in One, and such are traditions, but aren't the identity itself. Those other things can go and I'd manage, but losing the name itself would be a bridge too far. I buy Illinois and Fighting Illini merchandise without the Chief on it. However, you can be damn sure that I won't spend a cent on an Illinois Prairie Chickens shirt or whatever (possible exception if we become the Axe-Swingin' Lincolns), just like I won't pay anything for some stupid contrived "mascot" if they roll one of those out, and I suspect that's a widely-held feeling. That's not our identity. And, I think Whitman is on the same page. He doesn't sign it "Fighting Illini Forever" just as a formality. With him, I think the name is safe. [/QUOTE]
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