Pulse of Illini Nation: I-L-L, I-N-I Chant

We asked, and you answered!

By Stephen Cohn@stephen__cohn Sep 12, 2017, 2:05pm CDT

TCR’s Twitter account, @Champaign_Room, (and Facebook page!) sends out a tweet with #IlliniPulse asking for your opinion on something every Monday night, and we post out the best answers in this article every Tuesday!

This week we asked for your best stories about the famous I-L-L, I-N-I call and response, and you guys answered! Here are some of the best stories!

The day Lovie was hired I was in the Orlando airport wearing an Illini 1/4zip. At security, a guy 3 gates away yells "ILL! WE GOT LOVIE!"
— Brad Repplinger (@TCRBrad) September 11, 2017

New Orleans, Mardi Gras, 2005. @intelwarrior & I started an I-L-L chant, you could hear I-N-I echoing throughout Bourbon St. It was awesome.
— Aaron Smith (@IlliniSmitty) September 11, 2017

Wearing my gear on the Vegas strip after the Arizona game in '05, cheering with random strangers
— Kevin Hoem (@kevinhoem) September 12, 2017

Riding the subway, on the way to the last Illini Rose Bowl game. 100's of fans screaming I-L-L I-N-I.
— Patrick Ferrell (@Patrick70257640) September 12, 2017

Garth. State Farm Center. April this year. With my dad, finally, and my little brother on his birthday.
— Courtie (@cdubbs420) September 12, 2017

I met @MeyersLeonard11 in airport in LA last year, he I-L-L'ed as a goodbye. I didn't want to blow up his spot talking to him. He was great
— Dave (@nyillini311) September 11, 2017