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Illinois Illini got to keep their nickname.....why???? They went to the Illiini tribes and 'asked' how/what can we do to keep our name..."Drop Fighting' was the reply...done deal...Florida State Seminoles did the same....response...."give us a % of sales with all things Seminole as logo'..done deal...

UND/ND legislature used the heavy handed approach with the ND NA people...." You should consider it a privilege that we are using that name, and besides, what to you want...? you all get a free education...."....No wonder the 5 NA Nations of ND did a push back....Oh yes, not all NA students get a free ride to school...many come out with debt equal to or greater than other students....

Let the nickname deal go...It ain't ever coming back...."Flickertails Forever".......

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18 minutes ago, John W. said:

Illinois Illini got to keep their nickname.....why???? They went to the Illiini tribes and 'asked' how/what can we do to keep our name...

Show me some verification of this, please.  Your post is complete fiction in regards to this statement.  

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20 minutes ago, John W. said:

Illinois Illini got to keep their nickname.....why???? They went to the Illiini tribes and 'asked' how/what can we do to keep our name..."Drop Fighting' was the reply...done deal...Florida State Seminoles did the same....response...."give us a % of sales with all things Seminole as logo'..done deal...

UND/ND legislature used the heavy handed approach with the ND NA people...." You should consider it a privilege that we are using that name, and besides, what to you want...? you all get a free education...."....No wonder the 5 NA Nations of ND did a push back....Oh yes, not all NA students get a free ride to school...many come out with debt equal to or greater than other students....

Let the nickname deal go...It ain't ever coming back...."Flickertails Forever".......

U of Illinois is still Fighting Illini. They scraped Chief Illiniwek, got rid of all Indian imagery as a logo and said Illini are people from the state of Illinois.

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25 minutes ago, John W. said:

Illinois Illini got to keep their nickname.....why???? They went to the Illiini tribes and 'asked' how/what can we do to keep our name..."Drop Fighting' was the reply...done deal...Florida State Seminoles did the same....response...."give us a % of sales with all things Seminole as logo'..done deal...

UND/ND legislature used the heavy handed approach with the ND NA people...." You should consider it a privilege that we are using that name, and besides, what to you want...? you all get a free education...."....No wonder the 5 NA Nations of ND did a push back....Oh yes, not all NA students get a free ride to school...many come out with debt equal to or greater than other students....

Let the nickname deal go...It ain't ever coming back...."Flickertails Forever".......

There are no Illini tribes any longer. Hasn't been since 1830. The NCAA allowed Illinois to keep the name as it is part of the state name.They just had to dump their mascot Chief Illiniwek. You're full of crap.

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Run around Sioux...."feel  better now!!"...name calling of others...went out in about what..... 5th grade!!'    On most BIG sites and correspondence....they're called just "Illini" (BIG..that's the acronym for the Big Ten...thot I better 'splain that to a bunch of NoDakers.....)

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4 minutes ago, John W. said:

Run around Sioux...."feel  better now!!"...name calling of others...went out in about what..... 5th grade!!'    On most BIG sites and correspondence....they're called just "Illini" (BIG..that's the acronym for the Big Ten...thot I better 'splain that to a bunch of NoDakers.....)

Please go on about how they got permission from the Illini tribe though.....

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3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Pretty soon all fruits will be banned as potential nicknames/mascots because of what Eve did..................................................................

And rightfully so.  She screwed it up for everyone.

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1 hour ago, UNDBIZ said:

Please go on about how they got permission from the Illini tribe though.....

I think the folks at the U of Illinois met with the Illini tribe right after the ancient Aztecs and San Diego State hammered out an agreement.  Oh, wait, maybe I'm confusing that with Michigan State's administrative folks flying into Sparta a couple of years ago to meet with King Leonidas' descendants regarding MSU using the Spartan as its nickname and logo.  

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4 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Pretty soon all fruits will be banned as potential nicknames/mascots because of what Eve did..................................................................

and vegetables, google the story about the secret carrot Eve had in her pocket!!!

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3 hours ago, John W. said:

Run around Sioux...."feel  better now!!"...name calling of others...went out in about what..... 5th grade!!'    On most BIG sites and correspondence....they're called just "Illini" (BIG..that's the acronym for the Big Ten...thot I better 'splain that to a bunch of NoDakers.....)

http://fightingillini.com/

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Didn't know if I wanted to start a new thread on this particular issue but the Dakota Student got some blowback on their April Fools Day article

http://www.wdaz.com/news/4426182-students-say-april-fools-day-article-reignites-sioux-logo-controversy

http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/editorials/4426730-our-view-standing-beside-und-newspaper-over-joke-story

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53 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Didn't know if I wanted to start a new thread on this particular issue but the Dakota Student got some blowback on their April Fools Day article

http://www.wdaz.com/news/4426182-students-say-april-fools-day-article-reignites-sioux-logo-controversy

http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/editorials/4426730-our-view-standing-beside-und-newspaper-over-joke-story

Does it help in the "moving on" process of letting go of the old nickname and accepting the new one?  Well, doesn't really help it.  but it certainly isn't going to change the mind of people that aren't gonna move on anyway.  That being said, if you actually believed that this Dakota Student article had any truth to it (Especially considering the publish date) you my friend are an idiot!! :)

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3 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

Does it help in the "moving on" process of letting go of the old nickname and accepting the new one?  Well, doesn't really help it.  but it certainly isn't going to change the mind of people that aren't gonna move on anyway.  That being said, if you actually believed that this Dakota Student article had any truth to it (Especially considering the publish date) you my friend are an idiot!! :)

You do know that article is geared to those at the REA. They scream Fighting Sioux Forever louder than anyone, and any glimpse of hope of a return of the Sioux name and logo is going to give them a warm, fuzzy, feeling inside. As Biff would say, "don't be so gullible McFly".

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