The University of Illinois has formed a committee charged with the virtually impossible task of selecting a new school mascot.
(read: http://gazette.com/illinois-to-select-new-mascot-chief-illiniwek-backers-oppose-the-idea/article/1575293)
It's not going to be an Indian.
Political correctness killed Chief Illiniwek.
He is gone. Forever.
The loud voices of the minority -- and their threats of lawsuits -- won the battle.
Whiners.
So....... they are going to have to look at something else.
Since it's not gonna be The Chief, what figure/creature would you want to see patrolling the sidelines and mingling with the crowd?
Some possible ideas.......
- a walking "I"
- mascot shaped like the state of Illinois
- an animal of some shape or variety
- some generic-looking vicious bird
- Abe Lincoln
- nothing
I'd vote for the "nothing" option.
LONG LIVE THE CHIEF!
Out for now.......
Matt
p.s. previous MattChat post about The Chief: