The Sicatoka

Paging Dr. Kevorkian, .. Dr. Kevorian to Johnboy ... STAT! Dude, you so set yourself up for that.

Haven't lost a bet in a long time, eh?

Dave, you're angry. I get that. (But it's no excuse and it surely won't be considered one if the namecalling continues.) As I've said before, this is a loss. You're moving through the five stages of grief. (Heck, I did back in 2000 when I realized sooner or later someone would ultimately find the Achilles heel of the moniker.) If your anger really is that bad, please, deal with it up to and including seeking help. (If not for yourself, do it for the people who have to be around you.) If it's not, please, quit using it as an excuse. Life doesn't always go your way. God help you the day something really catastrophic happens in your life if this sets you off so badly. The Five Stages of Grief: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance

GIven that an REA board member (Strinden) supported Measure 4, I don't think we'll be seeing that.

Were you number one on the season tickets waiting list?

Yes, and those trophies wil still be sitting in trophy cabinets at the University of North Dakota. The teams were called Fighting SIoux. The team are from the University of North Dakota.

And the Bradley Braves have eliminated all Native references. Now they're just Brave (insert Disney/Pixar movie joke here).

That is correct. I am the lone and sole decider. PS - There is a thread for this in the Sioux Name forum. I'm closing this one.

Take it back. Take that back right now.

I hate the NCAA. But do you know what the best revenge against the NCAA is? Continuing to be successful, heck, becoming more successful, even after their little vendetta against certain monikers.

Folks, Earl Strinden, yes, Earl Strinden, Ralph's long-time friend, and member of the REA board of directors, voted YES on Measure 4 to retire the moniker. That bears stating again. Earl Strinden advocated retirement of the moniker at the end. And Earl and Ralph aren't all that different.

So you speak the Siouxan dialects? sica means wicked or evil toka means foe or adversary

Hill. Larious.

Denied. Next question.

Q: Who Should Get to Vote on the New Name? A: Me, and me alone.

I still like the Reapers. It's a nod to the state's ag history. It's a nod to the MQ-9s going in at GFAFB. And the black jerseys would be a whole-lotta fun.

That HS being in Ft. Collins I suspect the "lambkins" moniker they use is a play off of the Colorado State Rams being in town. (A lambkin is a young lamb and Rams have Lambs.) It's like Ames, IA, is home to the Iowa State Cyclones and the Ames HS Little Cyclones. That's why I say Rough Riders wouldn't be all bad for UND. (GFRRHS could be known as the Young Riders.)

The unofficial motto of SEC football? If ya ain't cheatin' ya ain't tryin'. I want every advantage within the rules (plus as many others as you can get away with ).

This is definitely not the time people should be excluded from an important decision.

Every legislative district (except one that hasn't reported yet, District 37, part of Dickinson) voted YES. See it here: http://results.sos.n...TY&districtLG=1 If this somehow ends up back in front of the Legislature that should be a pretty clear message to the Legislators on what to do.

The SL CUR's fight is with the NCAA. I wish them well as I'm sure many other do, but I also wish them to keep UND out of their line of fire during their battle with the NCAA.

I believe it becomes basically "the Board can retire it" (they'll do that immediately) and the other part of it is the clause that no new moniker can be official taken until 1/1/2015.* *That last part is foolish. Why let the spectre hang around and continue to cause the undercurrent.

Those are the District 41 numbers. I typo'd. I'll fix it. Thanks. Here is the raw data by district: http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?text=BQ&type=SW&rid=285&cty=0&osn=915&map=CTY&districtLG=1 By county: http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?text=BQ&type=SW&rid=285&osn=915&map=CTY

In an email to Tim O'Keefe after the Fargo Forum polling showed Yes at 56% I told him to not get complacent. He said he wanted 67% Yes or more. I didn't think he could pull it off. Looks like he might.