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Duncan's replacement was Trupp. Trupp's replacement was Grimaldi. --> Small, dynamic forward. Does the work along the walls, no nonsense, great shot, not the best player on the ice but never outworked, plays the role put in front of him. Who am I describing? Pattyn? Simonson?

Think one of the Ohio State QBs wants to transfer in ala Braden Hanson? #pipedream

Choose the lesser of two evils and you're still choosing evil.

Who recruited Blais' "playas" when Blais was here. (Hint: His top assistant.)

I'd like to see a unique letter mark, something where the D is shaped like the outline of the state. Calling the creative talent here ...

Fixed your post, and yes, the skunk is my first thought. When I think of Michigan, I think of the fugly helmets first.

Nothing. But Michigan still uses "Wolverines". Even with the M focal point, they still keep and use Wolverines.

Simonson is Pattyn's replacement (long term team role-wise). That's my prediction.

No, I said they aren't using all of the resources fully. That's wasteful.

Delay, delay, delay is the academic way of claiming they are diverse and inclusive when they are really just too weak to act for fear of not everyone liking them.

I don't wear yellow much less an XS. If you buy me anything at Scheel's with an "X" in it, it should be an "XDM".

So they've had a logo, they're exploring a new logo, and have a nickname.

Can I guess? He chose the alternating yellow and green pleated skirt. What do I win? Please don't say a picture of him wearing it.

I can define the Wild's problem in three words: Too. Many. Gophers. The NHL game is played along the wall. You don't find Gophers there.

... in your opinion. Again, "wrong judge, wrong court, wrong day" and ... BOOM! ... UND is subject to the Policy. It comes down to the interpretation and implementation (actual or spirit) of the word "new". I make no bold predictions of how that would come out. Another court battle, and those costs, just to lose, is just digging the hole deeper. Heck, even if you win you've lost in the arena of public opinion (more public spending; the 60% of the survey that said be done with picking a new name in a year). There is one sure-fire way to make sure the phrase "new nickname" is met.

The University of Michigan, with it's established lettermark (above), still has a nickname. And it has a (admittedly seldom used) logo or two of a wolverine. http://www.gamafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/michigan-logo.gif http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b183/M33NTS/blockwolverine.png Found at http://vpcomm.umich.edu/brand/: “A brand is the most valuable piece of real estate in the world: a corner of someone’s mind.” - John Hegarty Michigan's brand, famous as they are, still includes the block M, a nickname, and a logo.

I'm going to pick this at random ... never mind Hal Gershman's letters about "no nickname is fine" to the GF Herald. Say the phrase "Bottle Shops" was banned by the FCC from all advertising. (Wild, outlandish, yes, but let's just say.) Would "Happy Harry's Bottle Shops" go with just "Happy Harry's" in their ads, logo, and website, or would they become "Happy Harry's Wines and Liquors"?

That's 300,000 square feet. For comparison, The Ralph, Alerus Center, and FargoDome range from 400,000 to 500,000 square feet.

From a recent tweet from @UNDfootball

Now if they raced your Laser against a Ford Probe GT we might have something ...

As Chewey stated, and I do agree with his statement: That ambiguity (does "no nickname" meet the "new nickname" verbiage of the Settlement?) means that UND is "the wrong judge in the wrong court on the wrong day" away from being subject to the NCAA Policy. There is one sure-fire way to avoid that: Choose a new nickname.

The fact is you're in the minority based on the survey results. From the GF Herald reporting on the results:

You mean the one that said: "If UND does not adopt a new nickname and logo ... UND will be returned to the list of institutions subject to the Policy." They borrowed my car to drive back from the NCAA office with their tails between their legs.

It means you're going to be stuck where you're at for a long time. And I refuse to continue to be held captive to the old name. Like I said:

A lot of people said the old car sucked too. That's why it's on blocks now. If you're happy with where you're at (no car, the old one on blocks, stuck to things in walking distance, reliving the days of driving the old car) great, but you're not going anywhere far or fast. If you want to get somewhere get a car and go. Like I've said before: