How hypocritrical of the NCAA to "look the other way" about FSU when the only difference between the two situations is that FSU admittedly pays off the Seminole tribe and the NCAA believes such payoffs negate any hostile/abusive connotations of the savage Chief Renegade symbol. I live in Florida and all I hear and see is that tomohawk chop and their infernal chanting. But that is all OK isn't it, because money talks and the NCAA is so corrupt it can't think or see straight. What a bunch of baloney. Shame on the U of I administration for caving in so easily. FSU fought back and won. Why didn't we try harder to save this great tradition? What wimps!!!

Posted by Lanse on February 16, 2007 at 9:22 PM Suggest Removal

Can anyone say MONEY. I think the U of I should change its songs to include any song that has the word money in it.

Posted by commonsense1138 on February 17, 2007 at 10:48 PM Suggest Removal

Some have incorrectly linked Chief Illiniwek with the nickname Fighting Illini. Though many assume that both are based on Illinois' Native American traditions, the name "Illini" was first associated with the school by the student newspaper, which changed its name to The Illini in the late nineteenth century. (The paper is now called The Daily Illini.) The addition of the adjective "fighting" originated about five years before the appearance of Chief Illiniwek as a tribute to Illinois soldiers killed in World War I. Similarly, the on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, was named in honor of these fallen soldiers.

Posted by commonsense1138 on February 17, 2007 at 11:30 PM Suggest Removal