Posted on 11/20/2005 1:15:52 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
The Illinois-Northwestern game is over and it ended in another Illini defeat. Chief Illiniwek's last gridiron dance may have taken place yesterday. The "braintrust" at the NCAA has ruled that the Fighting Illini nickname is okay for the University of Illinois to use--but the Indianhead logo and the Chief Illiniwek mascot have to go.
As with every Big 10 football game yesterday--Ohio State-Michigan being the exception--the game was played for a trophy. The winner of the annual Illinois-Northwestern game gets to take home the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk trophy, which is pictured below, next to the Chief.
(But keep that quiet, before the NCAA bans it.)
The NCAA is the entity demeaning the Indians. Poor poor Indians! Looking at the state most Indians and Tribes are in now, why have an Indian mascot. Perhaps Illinois should become the Alcoholics or the Casino Kings if they want to truly represent Indians.
I would love to see Illinois, and every other PC nazi-harrassed school, just tell the NCAA to shove it.
That'd be great if they did tell the NCAA to "shove it."
That is my Alma Mater and the Chief is one of the great traditions of college football. If anything the Chief glorified the Indian and has been such a part of the University for many years. I have two words to say to the NCAA....one is a verb...the other a pronoun!!
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