Popular Post fightingsioux4life Posted October 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2015 Too late for this being a "farce", this is a joke. I'm voting NoDaks because it's at least somewhat original. There's already RoughRiders at the High School, and Fighting Hawks is just silly because you try to retain some of the past by keeping the word "Fighting" and then you pick the most bland animal/bird possible. Yuck. I am really disheartened by this whole process.The obsession over this point is aggravating to say the least. I urge voters to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of each name on the ballot and not base it entirely on who else is using it. Unless we are planning on scheduling GFRR in one of our sports, I don't think it matters. There isn't a single NCAA school who uses Roughriders; that is as unique as we are going to get. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I do not believe RR voters will switch to Nodaks. Nodak voters, however, could be persuaded to switch to RR based on the fact that the original criteria says Nodaks shouldn't even be in the running anymore. And both RR and Nodak voters have a common enemy: Fighting Hawks.I do believe Roughriders has the best chance of preventing Fighting Hawks from winning.I do think some nodak voters might be swayed to FH or RR after that ridiculous webcast where our 100+ years of branding as University of North Dakota, North Dakota, or UND was pissed on with nodak this, nodak that, nodak on the power play...even the gophers announcers might have swayed a few away from nodak...but like you said just its there doesn't mean you have to vote for it...it shouldn'tbe there in the first place so vote like the process was first announced...for either fh or rr??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I do not believe RR voters will switch to Nodaks. Nodak voters, however, could be persuaded to switch to RR based on the fact that the original criteria says Nodaks shouldn't even be in the running anymore. And both RR and Nodak voters have a common enemy: Fighting Hawks.I do believe Roughriders has the best chance of preventing Fighting Hawks from winning. IMO you may be overestimating the hatred for Hawks. I'm guessing some voted For nodaks because they were not enamored with any of the four other choices. So if this would've played out like it should have, I don't think the ratio of original Nodak voters switching to RR would be much larger than those switching to Hawks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 anyone have the emails of the members of the SBOHE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgioloD Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 My fear is people who voted for the Hawks voted for a logo that will not be the official logo. The logo that resembles the Sioux logo will not happen. I fear they voted for the logo over the name. Another generic flapping bird to join the already >20 Hawks out there and >40 birds.... Vote for the name not the logo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 IMO you may be overestimating the hatred for Hawks. I'm guessing some voted For nodaks because they were not enamored with any of the four other choices. So if this would've played out like it should have, I don't think the ratio of original Nodak voters switching to RR would be much larger than those switching to Hawks.....Well, it does seem to be getting the most hate right now from the non-PC voters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Well, it does seem to be getting the most hate right now from the non-PC voters. on this site, yes. But as we just saw in the actual election, the thoughts on this site didn't really hold true to the general und population's vote. it would be interesting to poll everyone on this site that voted for nodaks originally, and see how they would vote now if fighting hawks and Roughriders were the only two options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I never had to register. I got an email from the Alumni Assoc and then just waited until the voting email arrived.same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Tim Hennessey said he was going to vote for Fighting Hawks but said he would just shorten it to Hawks. Hate to listen to him during a Frozen Four with U Mass Lowell Riverhawks and Miami Redhawks if he is going to shorten them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Tim Hennessey said he was going to vote for Fighting Hawks but said he would just shorten it to Hawks. Hate to listen to him during a Frozen Four with U Mass Lowell Riverhawks and Miami Redhawks if he is going to shorten them. that goes to show that right now we don't know if Kelly and his wife might switch/alter the names as seen needed meaning that fighting hawks might just be hawks and nodaks might be fighting nodaks and roughriders might be riders....with a logo like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'd be fine with that if we actually knew which way Nodak voters or RR voters would lean this time around. But we don't, and we risk cancelling each other out. I'd do the same as you if I knew there wasn't a similar migration from RR to Nodak.Like I said, you shouldn't have that dilemma to deal with. You should be able to vote your conscience and have another vote if nobody reaches 50 percent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I bet if people understood the one way to stick it to Kelley would be to vote against fighting hawks that name would be smothered by the other two in the vote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Like I said, you shouldn't have that dilemma to deal with. You should be able to vote your conscience and have another vote if nobody reaches 50 percent. You and I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkster Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm going to vote Nodaks again. It's a good name and it fits us just fine. If Nodaks had been eliminated, I would have gone with FH. I'm just not a RR kind of guy. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evrSIOUX Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm voting Nodaks. I can't support the same name as a HS down the road, which I graduated from. Talk about unoriginal. This whole mess is so disappointing! IMO There would not have been this kind of devisiveness had ND been on the ballot. what a S-show! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm voting Nodaks. I can't support the same name as a HS down the road, which I graduated from. Talk about unoriginal. This whole mess is so disappointing! IMO There would not have been this kind of devisiveness had ND been on the ballot. what a S-show!I still find this unbelievably ironic that the same people bitching and moaning about Kelly and his wife making an executive decision to take "only North Dakota" off the ballot are totally okay with Kelly and his wife making another executive decision to put nodaks back in the game...totally fine with that!!! grow a pair and vote either for fighing hawks or roughriders or your just as bad as Kelly and we get what we deserve..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I still find this unbelievably ironic that the same people bitching and moaning about Kelly and his wife making an executive decision to take "only North Dakota" off the ballot are totally okay with Kelly and his wife making another executive decision to put nodaks back in the game...totally fine with that!!! grow a pair and vote either for fighing hawks or roughriders or your just as bad as Kelly and we get what we deserve.....I'm not sure that is really the case. I've seen plenty of people in these forums that are fans of the Nodak name, that are still disgusted with him constantly changing the way is being done. I'm not a fan of what he is doing, but I'm still going to vote for the name I like best, which is Nodaks. If it goes to a second runoff (which it should, but probably won't), then I'll vote for whichever name IS NOT fighting hawks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evrSIOUX Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm not sure that is really the case. I've seen plenty of people in these forums that are fans of the Nodak name, that are still disgusted with him constantly changing the way is being done. I'm not a fan of what he is doing, but I'm still going to vote for the name I like best, which is Nodaks. If it goes to a second runoff (which it should, but probably won't), then I'll vote for whichever name IS NOT fighting hawks. I agree. I voted Nodaks, but I think Kelley should have stayed with the process he originally laid out. Since he didn't, why shouldn't I vote for the name I want- Nodaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm not sure that is really the case. I've seen plenty of people in these forums that are fans of the Nodak name, that are still disgusted with him constantly changing the way is being done. I'm not a fan of what he is doing, but I'm still going to vote for the name I like best, which is Nodaks. If it goes to a second runoff (which it should, but probably won't), then I'll vote for whichever name IS NOT fighting hawks. no...it is. bends the rule to favor you...your ok.....bend the rules against him and he's the biggest pos around...a vote for nodak is essesntially a vote for fighting hawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 no...it is. bends the rule to favor you...your ok.....bend the rules against him and he's the biggest pos around...a vote for nodak is essesntially a vote for fighting hawksI never said I was ok with it, but I'm not going to vote for a name I don't particularly like, if there is one I like better on the ballot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 no...it is. bends the rule to favor you...your ok.....bend the rules against him and he's the biggest pos around...a vote for nodak is essesntially a vote for fighting hawksWeren't you the one that said his decision was going to favor Rough Riders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) I never said I was ok with it, but I'm not going to vote for a name I don't particularly like, if there is one I like better on the ballot.if anyone votes nodaks you are essentially saying I'm okay with it... Edited October 27, 2015 by SIOUXFAN97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Weren't you the one that said his decision was going to favor Rough Riders?don't remember saying that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 if anyone votes nodaks you are essentially saying I'm okay with it...Get off your soap box buddy. I'm voting for the option I like best. I didn't make up the rules and I didn't change the rules. If this goes to a third runoff, and Nodaks is not in it, then I will vote Roughriders. Though the thought is crossing my mind to completely vote against Roughriders, just to piss you off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Get off your soap box buddy. I'm voting for the option I like best. I didn't make up the rules and I didn't change the rules. If this goes to a third runoff, and Nodaks is not in it, then I will vote Roughriders. Though the thought is crossing my mind to completely vote against Roughriders, just to piss you off.great reason to vote one way or the other...a true supporter/fan of University of North Dakota! congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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