Chief Illiniwek's Last Dance

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My room mate told me there was a girl crying on tv over the chief. This is just insane...it's a mascot or a symbol. There is so much going on that I am disappointed that this is what people get riled up about.

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nearly everyone I was sitting around was choked up/had tears in their eyes/etc. I'm pretty sure that any school with a tradition that has been around this long would have tears in the stands. That girl was beyond ridiculous though. I saw the clip on ESPNU; you would think her parents died.

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Some people were balling, and I was up in C section. I did feel a bit emotional (not close to crying or anything), but there was definately a different type of feeling last night knowing that the performance was the last, regardless of how inaccurate it is, etc.