The Sicatoka

Minnesota Wild: too many Gophers

Blackheart: Why didn't you submit your avatar? Wait, wait wait ... you did, and it passed initial muster! Shepherds: German Shepherd logo; Intelligent, confident, courageous, and steady; strong, agile, well muscled, alert and full of life. Sounds like UND. You sly dog ...

I know how to solve all this. Eliminate the air from the ball, then shrink it say down to a disk about three inches in diameter and about an inch thick. Maybe vulcanize it to toughen it.

"Black Stripes" didn't make the cut; I'm guessing you'll get the same fate.

Well ... yes.

Dead weasel. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tanned-White-Ermine-Hides-Fur-Coats-Trapping-Furs-1-Skins-12-to-15-Slights-/151650957972

Sometimes I think we have to go back to "English Language 101" so, ... A nickname is "a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity." * Proper name: University of North Dakota Nickname: Maybe that's the solution: All that's in the "nickname" space right now is white space. University of North Dakota White Space No, wait, clearly racist. * "nickname", Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.), retrieved September 26, 2011

Any thoughts about how "UNDErmines" can also be written as "under-mines"? Freudian slip?

Omaha gets away with it. Heck, Iowa gets away with it.

HOLY COW! We can't have "North Dakota" as a nickname. It's the same as the retired name Fighting S-word --> an adjective followed by the name of ... a tribe. That violates the settlement agreement.

That he likes to gloat?

... and they tossed out "Black Stripes"! dagies! What happened?

Uh ... there's a Native American on the selection committee. Toast.

I just realized "Mafia" is on the "not considered" list. Who's going to break the news to MafiaMan?

All the computer memory is filled up with the Box 1 number from his W-2.

You do realize that "Nordy" is designed to look like the Wild logo, yes?

We already are North Dakota, the University of North Dakota. I swear some people think that team that plays in the NCHC in Engelstad Arena is a sovereign entity and not the University of North Dakota's entrant into NCAA Division I ice hockey. Hint to those blinded by a nickname and logo: It is the University of North Dakota's entrant into NCAA Division I ice hockey. They already are "North Dakota". Nicknaming the team "North Dakota" is straight out of the Department of Redundancy Department.

Wait a minute ... you just said the %gobc is on the committee. You can still ermine, I mean weasel it in that way.

Touche. But someone does, and I support the business of UND Athletics.

1. No politics on this site. (See: Forum Terms and Rules below) 2. The NCAA will never do overtly what it can accomplish tacitly.

Merge it with gfhockey's fantasy-wish: Big. Green. ....

Yes, but you have to run the business of UND Athletics.

Go you FLICKERS!

Thanks for taking care of that. You saved me a drive.

I can almost see them playing rochambeau to decide who does what.