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So basically UofM has no fans just 1 fan which is yours truly??

Yours truly....Never complain about the officiating and I am a die-hard long time Gopher hockey fan.

I was at Mariucci last weekend for the Sat. night game, NOPE I did not throw anything onto the ice. I whole heartedly disagree with throwing any objects onto the ice. IT'S JUST A GAME PEOPLE. Also, I have not accused the Sioux of being hostile and abusive. If anything, I would lean to the other end of the spectrum. "Sticking it to UND" I get the sense that all UND supporters believe there is a grand conspiracy against them----If the Sioux lose, it was because the refs are biased against the Sioux not that the other team outplayed the Sioux on a particular night. If the Sioux are called for a penalty it was a "bad" call or if the Sioux miss a scoring chance it is "how could you not call that a penalty?" I read every post during the series when the Gophs swept UND in early December and basically out of 500 posts 480 of them were complaining about the officiating saying Shepard should be fired because he is biased for the Gophers and he missed every call against the Gophers which is why the Gophers swept UND. I posted the same thing on the KFAN board and the Sioux fans over there said they don't even post on this board because there is too much complaining and pi$$ing and moaning by Sioux fans.

Where in any of my posts was I stating the "Fighting Sioux" name was disrespetcful to the Sioux Indians???-----no where, so I don't know where you get the hypocrite thing? .. The whole idea of my topic was to become informed of the Name Issue and get both sides of view on the name change issue. As far as a two-face troll, I really do not care about your view-point of me. BTW, if you can't take a little "jocularity" then let slide off of your back. Honestly, it's just a bit. I like to "stir the pot" and/or raz people a little. You don't have to take it so serious bud, it's just a chat room.

still grouchy and sounding a little jealous

short-handed goal by Irmen assisted by Potulny with 7 seconds to go in the first. Thanks guys.

Little grouchy from the arse-whooping you boys got last weekend? Yes, they split the series but clearly UofM is head & shoulders above the Sue this year

M I N N E S O T A Minnesota Minnesota YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH Goooooopppppphhhhheeeerrrssss

Here is what I see: Blais made them play as a "team" and not individual's and Blais got the most out of his players even if they were not as "talented" as they are this year. Arguably, this years squad has the most "talent" of any college hockey team in the last 20 years, but losing to UAA has got to be a low-point for Hakstol's career.

So if UND is forced to change their name, will YOUR everyday life change for the worse or for the better??

I don't have any concrete examples per se, but it is just an opionon of a major Sioux booster who travels to all of the hockey and football games. This individual stated that the majority of the Sioux fans at home games wear the Sioux jerseys that depict the Native American/Indian logo, wheras 4-6 years ago most fans just wore their everyday clothing in attedance of the Sioux games.

Such a seething pit that my wife and siblings were subject to racial and Jewish slurs while growing up in ND--they were Jewish Also, a post regarding the "Perfect Moniker" that has claims of: cement shoes, pin-strips suits and fedora hats, sleeping with the fishes, an offer he couldn't refuse, Luca Brazi--well I interpret this as slanderous accusations that all Italians are in the Mafia and funnier yet I am of Italian descent and so are my children And, the post of "this won't help" essentially depicts NativeAmericans/indians as drunken, lazy, welfare collecting, free-cheese eating, whiney people. So, as an outsider, how can I NOT come to the conclusion that their is NOT "seething pit of racism"

So basically, UND's nickname was the "Flickertails" then they changed name their name to the "Sioux" without the consent of the Sioux Nations of North and South Dakota. Then UND got rid of "Sammy the Sioux" and changed their name to the "Fighting Sioux"--allegedly without consent of the the Sioux Nations. UND has had 3 new presidents in the last 30 some years. All 3 new presidents have endured the controversy to change the name of UND athletic teams. And essentially they "swept in under the rug" with the exception of Kupchella--due to the age of political correctness and sensitivity to other ethnic cultures. Also, the other UND presidents had to face many racial slurs and activities geared towards Indians/Native Americans. Seems to me, said presidents did nothing to stop or curtail the racist acitvities on campus toward the Indian/Native American culture. In Sept. of 2000, the Spirit Lake council has not taken an official stance on the use of the "Fighting Sioux" name as long as something "positive" comes from the controversy. Also, the Spirit Lake requests a "Zero Tolerance" policy regarding Indian/Native American racial acitivities and an increased emphasis on the awareness of the Sioux culture----even though Native American students have been subject to alleged racist comments and writings throughout the UND campus. I was told ( and could be wrong) that all in-coming students to UND had to take a certain number of classes/credits regarding the Sioux culture/history prior to being granted their degree, and that UND has not been enforcing this. Also, I have heard over the last 6 months that relations between the Indian/Native American cultures and the rest of the community have gradually become worse and worse.

Thanks man, I will check out the website