Halftime at Memorial Stadium chiefly ordinary

Herb Erickson of Wheaton, who attended the University of Illinois himself and sent two kids through, certainly missed the spectacle that was Chief Illiniwek.

"I thought it was a crime that there is no more Chief," he said Saturday in the stands at Memorial Stadium, standing next to a seat covered in a UI Alumni Association Official 1984 Rose Bowl Tour cushion. "It's very sad."

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