Comments on: Goodbye, Chief Illiniwek!

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:12:40 +0000

It was going to happen sometime, that was pretty clear… in my two years of Champaign I only saw the Chief ‘live’ twice, and I have good memories…

By: -berto

-berto — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:17:51 +0000

hey…don’t make fun of my secure insecure password. Besides, the one I used at the time was pretty lame. And if you knew me well at the time, you could probably guess what it was.

By: cshay

cshay — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:35:08 +0000

I want to see Dannyman Station Wagon become new UIUC mascot. Station Wagon burn rubber and do donuts at centercourt at halftime while crowd go crazy. Good Show, Dannyman!

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:55:38 +0000

Wow I didn’t realize you were a UIUC alumnus too!

I read a Champaign News-Gazette article that mentioned that since the University owns the trademark for the Chief, they could sell it. And guess who wants to buy? A newly formed non-profit organized by all the guys who’ve played the Chief! That makes me unlikely to give!

By: dannyman

dannyman — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:12:29 +0000

Berto, that’s a really lame password.

By: -berto

-berto — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:00:06 +0000

Hehehe. You’re not the only one that has to pay up. My sister who graduated from UIUC in ’92 was part of the anti-chief protests back then, and she said she would never dontate or join the alumni association until they dropped the chief. I just sent her an email telling her that she can start writing a check soon.

Personally, I was indifferent to the entire controversy. I became permanently wired to the internet from day one at UIUC, so you can tell what part of campus tradition I was appreciating at the time.

here’s a flashback…

telnet ux7.uiuc.edu

you have new mail.