U of I Searching for a New Mascot

[Blue Horseshoe]

University of Illinois is forming a committee on the subject. I highly suspect the new mascot will be bland.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-university-of-illinois-mascot-chief-illiniwek-20160502-story.html

[Skatastrophy]

Have they considered a color?

[warriorchick]

Just a suggestion:

[MUsoxfan]

Just a suggestion:

Better than the golden chicken we have now. What time period was this?

[wadesworld]

Tom Crean's not a good enough mascot?

Oh.  U of I, not IU.

[Coleman]

Better than the golden chicken we have now. What time period was this?

80s.  http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/nickname/bleuteaux

God that was a horrible decade.

[GGGG]

Better than the golden chicken we have now.

No.

[GooooMarquette]

Maybe they could use Thunder Horse.

http://www.redstormsports.com/ot/mascot-search-horse.html

[MU82]

According to my unimpeachable sources, Willie Wampum is available.

[ChicosBailBonds]

[rocket surgeon]

i always thought the banana slugs were cool and that sir, does not look like a banana slug.  umm, it kinda looks like a female part

[tower912]

if there was still a politics board this would be a great Rorschach test to tie in the state of illinois' budget issues with the university of illinois search for a new mascot.   one week too late.    ah well.   on balance the board is better.

[rocket surgeon]

if there was still a politics board this would be a great Rorschach test to tie in the state of illinois' budget issues with the university of illinois search for a new mascot.   one week too late.    ah well.   on balance the board is better.

shhhhhhhhhh...we just ditched the $500 ambulance chaser...