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- Official school colors are Illini Blue and Illini Orange...
- They, like us, are a land grant university.
- Along with this, they have the Lincoln Theater with a bust of Lincoln. Students rub this nose as well. Ours is located in the Union.
- The library system is the third largest in the nation - behind Harvard and Yale
- They actually have turtles as the trophy for the Illinois/OSU rivaly - each school raises their own.
- Sachem - Illinois
- Bucket and Dipper - OSU
- They celebrate a fake St. Pat's day because the real one falls during Spring Break.
- They have a Huff Hall
- They developed Mosaic - the world's first web browser
- Famous Alumni
- Dick Butkus (Linebacker, HOFer)
- Rashard Mendenhall (Steelers)
- 6 Astronauts - 0 since '92
- The Fondue - Bittersweet Chocolate-Orange Fondue
4 comments:
Also it is my brother's and father's/ uncle's/ aunt's/ various cousin's school. So, KRUSH THE ILLINI, WHERE'S YOUR MASCOT, etc.
But naw I do like the Illini.
Lest we forget, this is technically a rivalry game with a trophy involved-- the Purdue Cannon. It's a pretty close series, with Purdue holding a 30-27-2 edge, and UI winning the last meeting (2010). FWIW, CollegeFootballNews.com has this as a mild upset with the Boilers predicted to win, and even ESPN admits that they "wouldn't be surprised" if Purdue edges the Zookers out. Crud... I hope I didn't jinx anything by saying it out loud.
I've been thinking the same thing, Expat. UI may have the more talented and better team, but they also have a coach that is equally, if not more, as enigmatic as our own. The Zook factor alone may give us a chance to win. I won't be shocked if we get out-played, but I'd be shocked if we lost because we got out-coached, and that's saying something...
I'm going PUR 21, UI 17
Slow down, Paul. Predictions are for Fridays.
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