Great story in the Chicago Tribune this morning....one that made me laugh out loud.
Visit the official NCAA sports website at:
http://www.shopNCAAsports.com/
If you click on various schools, you will find for sale:
1) A lovely Arkansas State Indians beanbag chair- complete with the Indians'logo.
2) For the fan of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, you can buy hockey shirts and wall clocks emblazoned with the face of the Fighting Sioux emblem.
3) And the best one.....for all of you Illinois fans out there, the NCAA is happy to announce that they have all kinds of merchandise available with the likeness of your favorite Indian chief on it-- Chief Illiniwek-- complete with painted face and headdress. You have your choice of bracelet charms, the actual bracelet for only $550, or a very nice headrest. The NCAA also wants to ensure that you are bringing your kids up politically correct too. To that end, they will sell you a children's book featuring Chief Illiniwek.
There's nothing posted anywhere on the NCAA web site that tells you whether if it's OK or not to wear all of this stuff they're selling to NCAA playoff games though. You may want to check that out before attending.
