Semi-OT: Illinois new mascot
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Wow. This is something silly that a SHU-like school would do, not a B1G program.
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It was only a matter of time.
Next on the list:
Purdue Boilermakers...promotes drinking, it’s gotta go.
Michigan State Spartans...promotes violence, it’s gotta go.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights...see above. And let’s throw in the “crusades” too since Knights is in there, it’s gotta go.
Indiana Hoosiers...there has to be some sort of bad connotation with that name. We haven’t found it yet, but we will, so it’s gotta go.
Next on the list:
Purdue Boilermakers...promotes drinking, it’s gotta go.
Michigan State Spartans...promotes violence, it’s gotta go.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights...see above. And let’s throw in the “crusades” too since Knights is in there, it’s gotta go.
Indiana Hoosiers...there has to be some sort of bad connotation with that name. We haven’t found it yet, but we will, so it’s gotta go.
no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
Otter should wear a top hat.. like Lincoln.. and many of them were made from otter skin.. go totally creepy
That's called delivering a consistent message. If you were part of the cult, you would understand.no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
I've always felt that lion costume resembled the man in the bear suit at the top of the stairs in kubrick's the shining.
Agreed, creepy as hell!
Nothing wrong with Honoring Native Americans.Yeah I know that the Otter is indigenous to this continent too.Had no idea that this was there mascot:
no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
Damn.
Had no idea that this was there mascot:
Doesn't look insulting to me. What was the position of the tribe they were associated with?
Are they TRYING to be ironic/sarcastic when they say its the mascot Illini nation deserves?
Had no idea that this was there mascot:
Emphasis on 'was' apparently. Chief Illiniwek as the official mascot was discontinued in 2007.
no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
The otter is worse, because Illinois isn't known as the Fightin' Otters.
Had no idea that this was there mascot:
That was a huge tradition at Illinois........the fans were pissed when they lost him to the PC crowd. Happened maybe 10-15 years ago.
I believe the NCAA twisted their arm, hard, to get them to drop it.
They still have someone who dresses up as him, but it's done privately and the school won't acknowledge it.
Are you "honoring" native Americans if they believe it is a degrading stereotype?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/26/university-of-illinois-chief-illiniwek/
Yeah I think you should do what the tribe wants. many are happy for the mascots - FSU for example.
In that vein, I want Notre Dame to change their mascot, I find that degrading.
The Seminoles don't seem to have any objections to FSU using that SYMBOL as a mascot. Guess the PC view of what affects one, differs from tribe to tribe.
Positively Degrading to Leprechauns(SP)
Big difference, Seminoles are still around. FSU have a unique deal with the tribe. The tribe even helped design the football uniforms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.01de91001f1e
Tribal buy in makes a big difference.
The fact that the Seminoles were never defeated by the Army or settlers makes up a big part of that Seminole pride.
No doubt. I struggle to think any self-respecting Irish would feel good about being represented by an effeminate leprechaun prancing around the field.
