johndahl

Just be glad none of us have requested 2560x1600 yet...

I don't think anyone is saying they know the circumstances surrounding the frostbite, but simply that given the time of day, his age, certain reported wording such as he was "found", and other known things such as alcohol's well-known ability to mask feelings of frostbite, that there appears to be a good chance alcohol was involved. John

Heh. How new is this plus/minus thing? Seems I've already pissed someone off... In Dave's defense - he had a better last weekend than the Sioux; not an easy feat.

That's perhaps stretching it a bit. If they really want to expand, why not move out of town? Their limited interaction with other university departments doesn't require them to be on campus, whereas student activities like sports are best placed near the students. I seem to recall them adding the "Environmental" to their name after a flap about burning PCBs in town, once others in the scientific community came forward about the dangers of burning chlorinated phenols in the middle of a city. Plus, if they stay in town, expansion capability will always be limited, especially considering the equipment and space much of their competition already have available to them.

Heh. Serves the U of M broadcasters right for commenting on the U of M quieting the crowd for a few minutes...

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2010/12/11/snowstorm-prompts-gophers-hockey-postponements/

Roughriders would be a great name - a tie to the state, unique among colleges, etc. There would be no need to "buy out" Red River High" as nobody owns any particular rights to the name, and I doubt they'd be anything but flattered that UND agreed their name was great.

On who? Why?

Did the color guy really just yell "cooch" into his microphone?

I bet Notre Dame is starting to hate that song they play after every goal. I'm starting to hate that stupid song they play after every goal...

Nice win for the Sioux, especially against Denver after last weekend... edit: Sioux win, 4-3, Final.

UND probably should considering they're a DI team, but it's hard to tell from this video - we didn't actually see them play any hockey...

Clever way of forcing the indian tribes to actually think about what's really in their best interest, rather than be told by a handful of liberals when to be offended...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5cme_ZBu8 Sort of sums up how many of us felt...

Not exactly a UND story, but the name change has to make SCSU the undisputed most racist campus in the region. Oh, the irony: http://wcco.com/crime/racist.graffiti.vand....2.1599316.html

Cavalry would be fine - the only thing currently off the table is an Indian tribe name not endorsed by the tribe. John

That's enough, guys. No personal attacks.

Even absent any change in division classification or desire to join a specific conference, the issue was not going to get better over time. It's been going on for decades now, and has become more contentious every few years. In all honesty, I like "Cavalry" in part because it has a little "screw you" connotation to the Indian tribes that forced this upon us. I was a supporter of keeping our team name, but realized the fight to do so would only get harder with time. John

Roughriders is sound in that it has strong state ties, and nobody will ever object (Cavalry is sound for the same reasons). It's not a rodent or small game bird, and not some ephemeral crap like "Blizzard" or "Wild" that will be hard to identify with. Go Roughriders!

It is also their job to realize when the fight is no longer winnable, and will forever be an ongoing struggle the University doesn't need to add to its other challenges. Their perspectives are necessarily different than ours, in that they aren't fans or alumni first but have to put the long term health of the school first. I certainly didn't want the name changed, but have to believe they all honestly believed that UND will be stronger ten years from now, with this controversy behind them. John

I fear that all the Sioux tribes will have achieved in all of this is to hasten their march into obscurity, and earn the hatred and resentment of the majority of their neighbors. The inability of the politically correct to see the true consequences of their actions appears to yet again be destroying something they believed they were fighting for. I will not mourn the transition away from Sioux names, customs, and culture in the Grand Forks community, or in the upper midwest. John

Still have to like Roughriders or Cavalry...

Saw them win it all in Rhode Island ten years ago, and have been to all but two of the last twelve. Skipping the games in the 'hood this year, though... John

More photos of the game at: http://siouxsports.com/hockey/galleries/165.htm John

Photos are up at: http://siouxsports.com/hockey/galleries/163.htm John