I know it was probably time to retire Chief Illiniwek at the University of Illinois. Hell, it was probably time to retire him 10 years ago when I was there. And when you look at his halftime performances as an outsider, it possibly looks a little cheesy and maybe insensitive to real Native Americans. So, I get it. It was time for him to go. Fine.

It doesn't mean I have to like it.

In case you missed it (and care), here is the Chief's last performance from Wednesday night (February 21) as well as a tribute video to all of the students who portrayed the Chief over the last 81 years. CHIEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFFF!

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