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08-12-2009, 04:45 PM
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What college sports teams do you Illinoisans cheer for?
Just check which one applies to you!
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08-12-2009, 04:48 PM
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Location: mid-Illinois
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Being from Central Illinois, it's hard not to vote for the Fighting Illini.....go Illini....especially with a daughter as an Alumni.
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08-12-2009, 04:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doll lady
Being from Central Illinois, it's hard not to vote for the Fighting Illini.....go Illini....especially with a daughter as an Alumni.
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I'm from Chicago, and I've got to say: I've never seen this "Notre Dame Country" everyone talks about. All my friends who are from here are UI fans. I know a lot of other Big Ten grads just because a lot have moved here for work, but I'd say a good 60-70% of sports fans here like the Illini over any other team. UND is a clear second. Then you get a couple NU fans, but they're just usually so bad. |
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08-12-2009, 05:51 PM
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A little off topic, but I wish Depaul's men basketball team was good and they played in the city. Fighting Illini for me though.
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08-12-2009, 08:01 PM
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Location: here
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The Florida Gators. I'm a displaced Illinoisan.  |
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08-13-2009, 01:48 PM
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God Bless Our Troops!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Orlando
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I've been out of Illinois for 25 years but my heart belongs to the Illini!!
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08-13-2009, 09:42 PM
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There's beauty in the solace of not giving a damn.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago
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U of I is probably #1 throughout most of the state while Notre Dame picks up a good chunk of the Chicago market. The rest are basically also-rans.
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08-13-2009, 10:11 PM
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Rangers FC supporter
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Western Chicagoland
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Youre posting this in an IL forum, who did you think we would really cheer for?  Why not go post on the Louisiana boards and find out if they cheer for, say, Crimson Tide.
One more thing.....
BRING BACK THE CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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08-13-2009, 11:39 PM
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Location: Nebraska
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Eh, I'm across the river from STL in St. Clair County, so I gotta go with the Mizzou Tigers.
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08-14-2009, 07:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drover
U of I is probably #1 throughout most of the state while Notre Dame picks up a good chunk of the Chicago market. The rest are basically also-rans.
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Yeah, but the only people in Chicago who like UND are people who went to the Chicago Catholic Schools. Everybody else likes UI. Everyone just thinks UND is dominant because the Tribune board is all UND grads. |
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