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In the vein of:





I suggest:



for TTUN

I feel like a military mascot would be a touchy subject.  Obviously it would need to be treated with respect, not some goofy mascot clowning around on the sidelines.  So is it a mascot?  Is it a symbol?  We already had a symbol that we only saw for for a few minutes at halftime.  

I honestly don't know how the current military mascots are portrayed at other schools.

I am fine with not ever having a mascot at Illinois.  We never had one and we don't need one now.  I did not consider the Chief to be a mascot although I get that probably many did.

I do feel like this Illinois administration is at some point going to try to force a mascot down our throat to try to get away from people still yelling for the Chief.  But it's been 10 years already, why now?

A railsplitter mascot would look too much like Purdue Pete, walking around with a sledge hammer.

I see the doughboy in a realistic WWI uniform, not some stuffed animal looking mascot.  Similar to WVU's mountaineer, but with class.


Has it really been 10 years since they gave the Chief the boot?  Time flies.