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Fighting Sioux nickname hearing next week I pity any fool that would hire this guy Soderstrom to represent them in a court of law. Some random attorney, nor any court in the state of North Dakota does not have the authority to determine what meets NCAA requirements.

Yeah, I bet you do.................... And by the way, I'm not "anti-nickname", I'm "Pro-UND".

It seems to me that Spirit Lake is leading the charge among the nickname proponents, at least as far as this petition goes. How many members of Spirit Lake's Committee for Understanding and Respect have a connection to UND?

Utah Valley has double the enrollment that either North Dakota or NDSU has. Just sayin'..............

Agree............... Always nice to schedule an automatic W.....................

Basically, you are exactly right DaveK. It doesn't matter if you graduated or attended the Univeristy. What really matters is do you care if the University is successful in every avenue including academics, research, and athletics? The question is, are you a "stakeholder"? My opinion is that a "stakeholder" has a vested interest in the University as a whole. I consider myself a "stakeholder" because I attendended and graduated from UND, I currently throw alot of cash toward UND athletics AND academics, and in return for my contributions I expect to see UND to be in a position to be a leader in both the athletic and academic areas that I contribute to. There are a plethora of people and businesses that contribute to UND that did not attend the University, and I suspect that they expect the same. You don't have to be a graduate to be stakeholder. But just because you are infatuated with a cartoonish charicature is not a valid reason to throw such storied programs like North Dakota hockey, football, and basketball under the bus like you are seemingly so willing to do. Do you really think Tony Hrkac would have scored fewer goals if he didn't have Chicago's logo on his crest? Do you really think that Jim Kleinsasser would not have out-run the NDSU secondary if we were not known as the Sioux? Do you really think that North Dakota would not have routed Michigan St. in the 1959 Ice Hockey title game if we were not known as the Sioux? I became a fan of the New England Patriots in the 1980's as a kid because I liked their uniforms and a couple of their players. I follow them to this day. I suspect that is about as far as your loyalties go toward the University of North Dakota. You are not a "stakeholder" in this issue and I feel that if you are a ND resident, it is unfortunate that someone like you could potentially have an impact on this if it comes to a vote.

You are wrong. An abstract moniker lends nothing to the success of any of the programs. That comes from the players, coaches, and institutional support. Had the University never changed its name in 1930, the North Dakota Flickertails would still today have 7 Ice Hockey championships, 3 women's basketball championships, a football championship, and a $110 Million dollar hockey rink....................

You sir, are an enigma..............

I would think that a college with a medical school would have a quality nursing program..............

We've all talked alot about a schollie being pulled from a current player. I don't know alot about Haugen's situation, but Goodman's situation reminds me alot of Tom Dryburgh's. He was often injured in just two seasons to the point where had to just hang it up. Maybe that is what will happen with Goodman........................

Given Jackson's physical attributes, it is hard not to get excited about him. There have been some excellent wide-receivers to come through UND, but they have mostly been either speed guys, or possession guys that have been small in stature. Whether or not it is Jackson, it would be a huge asset to the team to have a big physical guy with good hands that runs good routes regardless of how fast he is................ I can't remember the last time we had a guy at WR that a QB could just toss it up to in single coverage and be confident that the receiver had a good chance at coming down with it. That's what has hurt us the last couple years. When Freund, Manke, Bowenkamp, and Klosterman were playing QB over the last decade, they were real accurate throwers that IMO could take advantage of situtions that Landry, Goska, and Bradley could not......................

I had hoped that the NDSU game would have sparked interest for the students in UND basketball, and now I hope this game will do the same. I wasn't there, but listening on the radio and watching the replay of the game, the atmosphere reminded me of my time at UND in the mid-90's. It was alot of fun to be at basketball games then. This team has struggled immensely for various reasons the last several years, but at the very least the last two seasons of home games have been an exciting brand of basketball to watch. I wish the students especially and the casual local GF sports fans would appreciate that. Hopefully they can be competitve in the Big Sky because having something to play for obviously means alot in GF. I'm really looking forward to next season with Big Sky play and a consistent schedule. Knowing that the conference schedule will provide at least 5 home Saturday games all season, I'm really thinking of getting season tix.

Sounds like a great a game. I had to leave the radio with about 5:00 left.................... Looked there should have been no question on whether the final shot got off in time. I have to ask, what on earth could have possibly motivated such a great student turnout today? Looks like there were probably more there today than there have been COMBINED at all the home games this season.

Doesn't appear to be. Only on cable or FTA tonight

Last week of March..........

I don't care what the uniforms look like as long as there are student-athletes from the University of North Dakota wearing them..................................

MSU, UM, and EWU are the teams that I figure will be favored against us. Cal Poly and UND have been so even the last 3 years that I always give the edge to the home team, even thought they beat us in GF last year.

Getting pissed off about the color of a shirt would be about as stupid as getting pissed off about an abstract nickname or cartoonish logo.....................

I watched. Looked like an awesome atmosphere. I was pulling for Weber, because I figured that if Weber won last night and then lost to the Griz in the conference Tourney, there would have been a very slim outside chance that the Big Sky could have gotten two teams in the tournament. Probably not, but could have been a good talking point. They also had highlights of the game on Sportscenter. Apparently Weber has a guy that is currently ranked as the #8 OVERALL NBA prospect.

SD Mines --- W --- Obligatory beat down of weak DII school Portland St. --- W --- Sioux are filled with adrenaline to host first Big Sky school. Win by a FG. San Diego St. --- L --- No chance, UND is overmatched. Lick your wounds and cash the check. Sacramento St. --- W --- A mediocre team that won't be able stop North Dakota's run game. Sioux by 7. Cal Poly --- W --- Always evenly matched teams. Strength against strength. UND wins at home by 2. Eastern Washington --- L --- Bad match-up on the road. EWU too fast and talented on offense. EWU wins by 13. Northern Arizona --- W --- Left with a bad taste in the mouth from prior weak, UND lets out frustrations on NAU. Win by 17. Montana --- W --- Griz lost 9 starters on defense. Two evenly matched teams. UND shuts down Griz running game in a packed house. Miller kicks game winner. Montana St. --- L --- Sioux get caught being over-confident after upsetting the Griz. Bobcats make an example of us. MSU by 20. Southern Utah --- W --- Sorenson has a big day, but the T-Birds can't run the ball, or stop UND from running the ball. UND wins by 10. Northern Colorado --- W --- Sioux win big with a playoff bid on the horizon. UND by 21. 8-3 (6-2 Big Sky). Home playoff game. Who's with me? UND must win 6 conference games AND beat Portland St. to be considered for the playoffs. I think UND would be favored in 5 of 8 conference match-ups.

I generally am reluctant to pick on officials since their vantage point is usually alot better than mine from the bleachers, but I saw what I thought were some real head-scratchers at the game on Saturday. My biggest beef is usually constant inconsistency and indecision when they determine the difference between blocking and charging fouls. I'm just looking for some sort of consistency. With only 10 conference games now, we're dealing with Summit, Big Sky, WAC, MWC officials on the road, and then working with NAIA and JUCO refs for 16-18 home and GWC games.

I'm no legal eagle, but I'm not even sure if it is that simple. The settelment required that both tribes give their consent by November of 2010. Unless we have a time-machine stored away somewhere, an affirmative vote and endorsement by Standing Rock tomorrow would be useless would it not? My opinion is that the NCAA would view post-2010 support by Standing Rock about the same way that they viewed Carlson's idiotic law.

Agree with that, but to take things slightly off topic, is anybody else other than me looking forward to having Big Sky officials calling games next season?

That was as loud as the Sioux Center has gotten all season.......................... Truly embarrassing how they shoot from the line. 9-21 is like how 5th - 6th grade teams shoot.................

+++++++ I almost spit coffee all over my computer when I read that someone actually thinks a hockey game between a group of high-school aged kids from foreign countries was the biggest sports event in ND. I assume DaveK means this only because it was an international event, rather than an event that the resident's of North Dakota would take an interest in. The world curling championships were about equally as appealing to average North Dakotans. There are a plethora of Sioux-Gopher events, Sioux-Bison events, and even a Sioux-Jayhawk basketball game that were infinately more appealing to the majority of North Dakotan's.