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and what percentage don't live close enough to attend games regularly, but still give donations to UND for scholarships, facilities, etc.

Says the I love Fighting Sioux hockey guy. I said before you can call me Chicken Little if you like and now you can go ahead and blame me for the loss of the Fighting Sioux name now too. I am a 1984 graduate of UND. My parents both graduated from UND, along with my brother, four uncles and a number of cousins. There probably isn't one of us who wants to see the day that UND is no longer the Fighting Sioux, but there is little choice at this point. Either stay with the name and watch the athletic department crash and with it destroy the name that really matters (University of North Dakota) or change the name and watch UND soar. I truly believe that UND is on the cusp of greatness. With admission into the Big Sky, a whole new frontier is going to be opened to UND. Add to that the research that is going on at UND, the Aerospace program with UAVs, the entrepreneurial programs, a new degree in petroleum engineering, etc., UND is ready to soar.

Link to Flood Cams in Minot.

UND's Simpson on the cusp of the NHL draft

From Sun to Ice

Drafting Is an Art, Not a Science, but Some Teams Could Get Quick Help

"Could this lead to a time when league play and possibly league membership itself could be affected?" Leads me to believe that there could be memberhip issues with UND in the Big Sky.

Back to what needs to happen. From the Bismarck Tribune.... Drop the 'Fighting Sioux'

Winrich again calls on Stenehjem to weigh in on constitutionality of Sioux nickname bill

Drones on the Prairie

The nickname issue was removed from UND when Kupchella, the last UND president took office. It was up to the SBoHE to get the tribes to agree on the name, not UND.

I'm thinking that Kelley has some allies in this. Goetz for sure. Others? Won't Carlson be gone by the time the next biennium funding bill comes up? There will be House members that will make an example of the SBoHE next time around, but I'm sure many will look back and say that that this was a bad deal for UND and regret voting for it.

I agree. UND should not have relinquished control on the issue. They thought they were doing Kupchella a favor by "handling" it for him. Unintended consequences.

I see you have read Omdahl's piece from this morning..... Is the higher ed board dysfunctional? This is more or less how this whole thread started. I see long term repercussions from the legislature taking an issue that belonged to the SBoHE and the SBoHE allowing it to happen.

I'm sure there are good number of Bison fans that would like nothing better than for UND to languish in this turmoil for years to come. Now is the time to end the controversy and move forward, not only the athletic department, but the entire University.

Kelley: Overturn UND Nickname Law

If it is the same players, coaches and teams at the same school, how do you say it is a brand new program that did not previously exist?

Actually you said they would be giving the Fighting Sioux program a death penalty. The program will exist under another name. So when you got married and your wife took your last name to she cease to exist? When she changed her name were you no longer interested in her? I love the FIghting Sioux name, but I am and always will be a fan of UND athletics, whether they are the FIghting SIoux or something else.

#3 Said law could be declared unconstitutional. The SBoHE controls the university system, constitutionally, not the legislature. By not challenging this law, the SBoHE has set themselves up for future intrusion from the legislature, even if the legislature reverses course on this issue. Precedence has been set for the future mayhem.

Would that TRUTH include how the State of North Dakota and the NCAA agreed to a settlement, which required UND get approval from two tribes or retire the name? Or is there another TRUTH?

Explain how changing the name is the death penalty. I don't see how scheduling, recruiting, attendance, retention of coaches or enrollment will be diminished. They will only be enhanced. Donations from hockey fans may fall off temporarily due to the retirement of the Sioux name, but donations from football and basketball fans will likely increase with the increased excitement in joining the Big Sky.

Keeping the name will be more devastating at this point than retiring it for some of the reasons I have mentioned before.... scheduling, recruiting, attendance, donations, retention of coaches, enrollment,...

Moser commits to play volleyball at University of North Dakotak

Dang, I already gave away my +1 for the day.

Dave, the NCAA doesn't care what they think. Both parties agreed to a settlement. UND was to get the approval of both tribes. It didn't happen. The NCAA is fulfilling their end of the settlement..