Chief Illiniwek was not derogatory but celebratory. It was offensive only to the uber-politically correct. I miss the pride he brought to the University and to native American culture. He should return. I wonder if the Spartans, the Cornhuskers, or the Hoosiers similarly offend those groups of people and should change----NO.

I know I already posted a comment on your piece about March Madness football style, but I felt like it was incredibly good. It was a great idea without too many slides. One of the best I've read on B/R. Congrats!

I'm still wondering how Meyer didn't get an "A" from you, but hey...a "B+" isn't bad and I'm really not complaining. I'm a Buckeye fan for life and I'm 38 years old. I am apologizing for writing such a novel on your article. Hopefully my comments will attract a lot of other comments and we can talk about this in depth for a week or so. I can't wait for the SEC fans to weigh in. I said some things that I meant with some "iffy" things as well. I had to throw some controversy in. Great article. You are an ACE in my book and are now my newest favorite writer here at B/R. I disagreed with your grade, but I liked your article and most...I liked your honesty. Good luck to you. I will be writing my second "application" to write here at B/R soon. Hopefully, I can be as fair as you if I am one day your colleague of sorts. Good luck again...I hope to run into you often. Great article again and again. Oops. I also liked your "Montee Ball should have won the Heisman" story and agree with you and your points 100%. Another great read. sorry for the length of my message. Take care, bud.