natetheskate wrote:
Bradley fans are just weird...didnt get any crap or anything but they had absolutely no interest in talking...could barely get eye contact from them...I frankly dont like this...nor do I particularity like to see us bashing other fan bases although from what several have said BU deserves it....glad we put an end to them taking over IRelands before games. ( I will be more than glad to take a little credit for that)
There's a long story as to how it got like that. It takes some weird sociological turns, political turns, etc. Peoria is socially like St. Louis, but economically like Decatur. It's Midwestern Gothic. People who came from or spent significant time in Peoria include
Richard Pryor,
Dan Fogelberg,
Charles Manson, and
ex-congressman Aaron Schock.
From 1860 to 1950, Peoria was one of the top 100 cities in the US in population; in 1870, they were the 59th largest city in the US. In 2010, Peoria was ranked 269th. They're not even the largest Peoria in the country anymore.... Peoria, Arizona has about 60,000 more people than Peoria, Illinois.
Since Loyola joined the MVC,
Caterpillar, one of the top employers in the Peoria area moved their headquarters to suburban Deerfield. Most people in Chicago probably didn't even notice it happened, but it was HUGE, EARTHSHAKING NEWS in Peoria. I suspect that may be a small part of their animosity toward Loyola (and anyone from this area).