Wilbur

Talk about a kid who went from big man on campus to...."whatever happened to Josh Siembida"?? Last I heard he finished out at Quinnipiac or something like that. I had a class with him at UND that he showed up a total of one time for.

Look at us simple bloggers here at siouxsports.com pushing the issue, and before you know it the kid decides to play his hockey at UND. I'm interested to hear how many Sioux players go on this website and read what people write about them. I hope not Andy Kollar....he may find me in an alley some day... Who should we talk about next? How about Jon Lizotte? I bet he's not going to UND either...

I appreciate the thoughts.... The rest of that day you wouldn't believe the number of times I heard the letters NAIA......Plus I remember that being one of the worst attended games at the Alerus Center as well. Only like 5,000 people there....he got in his jabs about that too.....dumb bison lovers....

One big issue that Mr. Leigh will have to deal with in his attempt to get the Native American population up (which of course was his goal in the first place....I hope) will be getting more Native American students to qualify academically to attend the university. One of the qualifications for college is obviously graduation, and Native American students unfortunately have a drop out rate that is twice that of the national average. I think the university would love to see more Native American students, but it isn't possible with the test scores we are seeing via NCLB. As an educator, the statistics we get back through state assessment and NWEA testing is staggering. I said it a while back when this issue was first starting. There are so many issues that Native Americans are facing today, like alcoholism, diabetes, poor living conditions on reservations, graduating young men and women, you name it. Why a nickname fight would be the on the forefront of issues that come into the headlines is beyond me. And of course, with an issue like this comes negative publicity, which puts those other issues further away from the limelight.

I watched that game with my younger brother (NDSU Graduate....ahhh....) and of course had to hear it the entire game about how Sioux Falls looked like the better Football team, the better coached team, the more excited team, etc..... Sad thing is...he was right....that game wasn't a fluke. The better team won....

I like the concept. Looks pretty cool. If it was my choice (everyone will of course have opinions), I would go with North Dakota written out in cursive across the chest, or start with capital letters near the right shoulder that run down towards the left hip.

I wouldn't worry guys. You'll be able to buy at an inflated price from the NC$$ for at least the rest of the year.

Game time is set for 7PM. PS: Wouldn't a September 1st outdoor football game at 7pm be great to attend? I know....bigger things going on now than the "we'd really like an outdoor stadium" argument.

Completely agree. As an individual with a lot of Norwegian blood flowing in my veins it would be an absolute honor to have my heritage remembered in this way. In fact I would love it to be the Fighting Norse....but then again you may as well just call them the Vikings...

I don't know......if UND became the roughriders that would kind of be like a high school in South Bend, Indiana becoming the fighting Irish..... Lets let Red River, a school with tons of tradition keep the name they've had. And by gosh....would it cause a bunch of confusion...."Hey, did you hear what those roughriders did the other night"?

If I was a Native American I may have more of an issue with the name "Cavalry" than "Sioux". No new nickname, so we don't have to deal with any of these idiots ever again.

It sounds like Bradley is as advertised. With the kid being a Sophomore, hopefully he is given the reigns to the offense so he has a full year under his belt heading into the big sky next year. I know Goska has waited his turn, been around the program, etc, but I think the future is with this Bradley kid who can throw the ball down the field with some accuracy. Hopefully the secondary heals up....don't want to be getting their butts kicked by the offense too much.

Plus the North Star is used as a consecrated symbol for certain religions.....don't want a lawsuit there either....

I agree with goon. The nickname opponents should get 0% say in the new name if there is one. It doesn't matter what the new name is, I will hate it.....And it better not have any type of affiliation with any race of individuals because I don't want the schools name to get drug through the mud again and again.....Which is why there should be no new nickname. Although the fighting Norseman would be cool, but that is hostile and abusive to my Scandinavian heritage...(Wait......) This ruling won't stop me from wearing my sioux attire to all UND events. Its not like the NCAA can tell me what I can and can't wear to a sporting event.

Good question brought up. Does the NCAA require that a team have a nickname? I think of course the ND logo will stay with the university, but I think it would be absolutely terrible if the university wasn't allowed to just be the University of North Dakota. If they do select a new nickname I hope it offends somebody....some way....somewhere. And I hope whoever it offends writes a letter to the NCAA, or protests on the campus of the University of North Dakota. Heck, the minority won this time, why not again?

I think someone said it best earlier. What exactly did you win? What was your victory?

The spear is on fire....maybe thats what makes it okay? Or the fact that the guy dressed as a native american tries to intimidate whoever it is that Florida State is playing.

So what is the name of the law office that I send my check to in reference to suing the NCAA? Once the nickname goes there should be no new nickname. Just the University of North Dakota.

True. I always wonder how long the current coaching staff at UND will stay in place. Will Hakstol want to try the NHL like Blais did? Will Eades jump ship when a top tier program needs a new head coach? Does Dane Jackson want to be a head coach again? Makes me think how lucky the Sioux are to have the coaching staff that they do.

That would make sense. Playing his junior hockey in Lincoln, then chugging to Omaha. Then again though, by the time Luke is ready to play college hockey will Blais still be coaching? Thats two to three years away, and you never know with Blais.

Speaking of WR's that didn't make it all four years here....what ever happened to Ismael Bamba? Did he continue to play college football somewhere? Just think about the type of career he could have had at UND....

Which is what we've seen as of late....

Yes, I believe this is true. He applied to coach the women I believe a couple years back. Not sure if he has ever applied to be an assistant with the men. Someone with knowledge of the situation want to spread some light?

That would be a great conversation to hear. If you are Steve Johnson, what do you tell your kid who walks up and asks you if he should play for your alma mater or the team that you are currently on the coaching staff of? I mean you would think he would want his son to play at a place where he would see plenty of ice time and develop into a player who has the opportunity to play at the next level, while also fitting in to the team. As a Sioux fan I of course think thats the Sioux more than it is SCSU, but of course SCSU is a good place to play your college hockey as well. The Johnsons will have a big decision to make, I guess the same could be said for the Lucia family with their son. I wonder if it would affect a recruit's decision on whether he would join your program. For example, "Your own son didn't want to play for you, why should I play for you"?.....

Gosh I miss having Bubba Schweigert as the defensive coordinator. You talk about a blitz happy guy who made sure that a QB knew when they played the Sioiux. Or like you would say, he liked to interrupt the "Launch".