What the board didn't count on was the tribes stepping up. I believe they had a plan in place, (with plenty of roadblocks like mentioned above) the name was about to be retired, but then this Spirit Lake resolution came about. This totally changes things in my opinion. If the board says the name goes Oct 1st, not only have they pissed off hundreds of thousands of people in favor of the name, they have chosen to IGNORE the Spirit Lake people/tribal council. I cannot see this happening. I think they have no choice but to push back the deadline, and let the Standing Rock situation play out. Ideally, for the State Board, Standing Rock votes down the nickname, then it will be retired. If they support the name, how could the Board possibly vote to retire it?
I believe the agenda was clear, but things are totally different now. It's a whole new ballgame.