GeauxSioux

Ditto that!

I pulled out my 100 years of UND BB and you are correct, it is Jerry Schultz. He is on the All-Decade team for the 1960's.

Man, that story just won't end. It has been a long off season on the Gulf Coast. (In my best Cliff Clavin voice) Little known fact... the Saints colors black and gold are due to oil being called "black gold". With all of the oil in ND, trot out a new name Saints with black and gold..... or not.

Could we use the fleur de lis as my favorite NFL team does?

You are making my gut hurt from laughing. :lol:

I see that Dubuque uses the name, but let me throw it out there for possibilities... Mystiques. 1: an air or attitude of mystery and reverence developing around something or someone 2: the special esoteric skill essential in a calling or activity also ...an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding a particular occupation or pursuit: the mystique of nuclear science.

Just don't implicate me in this.... http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/16241-2012-early-look/page__st__340#entry565598

I find it difficult to believe that UND would be penalized by the NCAA, when it was an NCAA employee that made the mistake.

Devin Coyle, UND 2012, was the ND Offensive MVP.

What is the UND press conference about next Wednesday? Could this be the "something exciting"? http://www.aleruscenter.com/?page=ViewEventDetails&EventID=1276

The "new UND teams" Won't UND be fielding the same teams as last year with some personnel changes? I've already made hotel reservations to head up to ND for a football game this year. Didn't make any last year, so that will be 7 more people at one game than last year

Getting back to your original post, the MVFC is a nice football conference, but is all it is, a football conference. The other Dakota teams play in the Summit, a revolving door conference, for most of their other sports. The first chance a school has to get out, they leave. The Big Sky has a stable home for most of UND's sports. Being in the Big Sky also give UND a unique identity among the other Dakota schools. July 1st can't get here soon enough. Hello Big Sky!!

Lending A New Name To Boston College's Hockey Non-Conference Rivals Boston College's ideas...

Glenn Beck is on right now railing against the elitist white man (NCAA) making UND change the name. He loves the logo.

Not gonna happen. When UND accepted the invitation and USD backed out, there was a time frame for UND to pull out and not face any penalty. UND wanted in. With the nickname debacle there has been talk that the Big Sky may block UND. That obstacle is gone. IMO the only way UND leaves the Big Sky is if there is a shift in the NCAA divisions and UND wants to elevate to a higher division and the BIg Sky doesn't. But I think Fullerton wants the whole Big Sky to move that level.

I think the NCAA did a fine job of embarassing themselves.

Big Sky Commissioner Talks UND Name Change, Struggles At UM Whether you believe there were concerns within the BIg Sky or not, it is good that the election is in the rear view mirror and UND can look forward. July 1st is coming quick, a new chapter for UND with the Big Sky.

Nice piece from CBS Sports... NCAA accidentally ships North Dakota State's championship banner to North Dakota

We'll use your avatar for the logo. Done.

I would support a number of different ideas, as I have over the past seven years on this issue. Sica just came up with one recently that I kind of like...Owls. They are predatory and eat small rodents. Hmmmm, which rival has a small rodent as a mascot? Owls have a reputation as intelligent, which would go along with an instiution of higher education. There is a new research based search engine called scholr.ly. Their logo is an owl. This would look pretty cool on the jumbotron at REA.... and I always liked the owl in the tootsie roll pop commercial.... [media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhjb4P_jnKk

Again from UNDSID

From UNDSID Talking about Measure 4 and is it end of the nickname issue.

Again with the sheep? Ya know.... people are starting to talk. Get the flock out of...... Nah, too easy.

Sense that does not make. The ones who wanted to blow up the athletic department should be the ones to put forth a new nickname?? I would think the opposite would be more appropriate. Wrong, but more appropriate.

Great call from Paul of Grand Forks. Got to talk about Fighting Sioux, hockey, national championships, Matt Greene, Parise, etc.