jimdahl

I'll kick this off with the obligatory opponent's audio link.

Cool, thanks for pointing it out. I've been wanting to grab that and throw it on a DVD forever but it's never on the schedule when I search for it.

Just as an FYI, I'll repeat my explanation to GK. SiouxSports.com is completely private, subject to no influence from the NCAA or UND. Under NCAA guidelines, we're actually a "booster" organization, meaning that what we do can harm UND (e.g. if we were to inappropriately make payments to recruits, etc...), but they don't have any formal authority over our actions. Even if UND changed the logo and name, we probably wouldn't ban its use by individual members unless a court actually ruled it "hostile and abusive" such that its use wasn't protected under the 1st Amendment. The site itself, of course, will refer to UND using its current and factual nickname; if UND changes their nickname to Cherokee, the site will start referring to them as the Cherokee, and so forth.

Well, now you see my caveat from that thread is still true -- these guys hate all announcers Tough first half for WSU, I'd probably be going for a drink too. I have to admit this is going much better for UND than I feared it might. Of course, we've seen a team far behind dramatically swing back in this matchup before.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html I wonder if the announcer on the videocast is this guy? I still kind of like him, nice mellow style.

If you can't get it working, it uses quicktime so make sure you have that installed. It's a pretty decent feed, I find it easier to watch than Dataflix (doesn't have that weird pixel thing going on). Best of all, it's free. Q of the day: Why does Winona have better Internet game coverage than UND?

No kidding. Was the URL published in this month's journal of some sort of idiot club (an anti-MENSA, of sorts)? It's been an ugly week, I guess it's just school starting...

UND President downplays logo issue

Kupchella meets with Spirit Lake tribal leaders

Sioux football team travels to Winona State

Tribal panel discusses UND nickname, logo

A contrarian viewpoint from USCHO: The scrap heap of history

I guess this one is for me... the current mastheads are temporary special headers that celebrate 10 years of the existence of this web site (woohoo!). They feature contemporary branding (the Hockey @ SiouxSports.com, etc... wording) and shaded background imagery (green-shaded REA / Alerus imagery in the background of the text). One could argue I should've adopted more similar imagery for the forums banner instead of the rather generic text, though it has the advantage of being very small for quicker / lower bandwidth downloads. I'm honestly not sure what the placement of this question in the "Sioux name" section is attempting to imply -- SiouxSports.com is completely immune to any NCAA pressure (we're classified as a "booster" in NCAA terminology) so its brand management is completely independent of the naming controversy. The banners change every couple years, and these were put in place long before the current controversy -- almost a year ago now, in anticipation of the 2005 anniversary. To eventually replace these, I am working on new imagery that will return to featuring more Indian motifs, but if not ready in time, the mastheads may revert to the former imagery when the anniversary ends.

Golden Rams throw another interception deep after having moved the ball at will downfield. Huge INT return by UND, TD on the first play after the return. Again, how frustrating must it be to be a WCU fan right now? Their offense is slicing through our D, but we always make the big opportunistic defense / special teams play at the right time.

Glas kicks a 47 yarder. 20-7 UND.

1st half stats First downs WCU 8 UND 10 rushing WCU 17 61yds, UND 17 69yds passing WCU 7-13 ??yds 1Int; UND 13-16 83yds WCU 3 fumbles, none lost Possession time: WCU 14:45, UND 15:15 3rd down conv: WCU 3/6, UND 3/6 Pretty tight game outside the 90 yard return by UND. Also worth noting, 0 penalties for UND (nice change from this time last year).

Very opportunistic game by UND so far. West Chester's offense is doing well, pushing through N.D.'s defense; however, UND is making the big plays at the right times. It would be very frustrating to be a WCU fan right now.

Washington's biggest play so far... tackling a Sioux defender

From the West Chester broadcast, someone to keep an eye on: Freshman Mike Washington set a school record with five touchdowns last week in his first collegiate game.

Kicking off today's game with some pregame facts: Sioux are riding an 18 game home winning streak, dating back to Nov 2, 2002 (35-36 loss to Mankato). Though unknown to UND fans (West Chester has never played an NCC member), West Chester is UND's first solid test, ranked 15th in the latest coaches' poll. West Chester is coming off an 11-win season, having made the NCAA tournament last year, having been eliminated by eventual champion, Valdosta State. This is West Chester's third trip EVER West of the Mississippi for a game. WCU is now the second winningest Division II program in the nation (.683) behind Texas A&M - Kingsville...the Golden Rams own an NCAA-recognized record of 488-222-17 (since 1927 when WCU became a four-year institution) West Chester audio broadcast West Chester media release

I think these references to adopting the "Sioux" label because of the strength of the North Dakota Indians explicitly honored (m-w.com , a showing of usually merited respect) the Sioux: Too bad the continuation of the far left article on the 4th image wasn't included, it seems like it would have given further editorial rationale for the new name. However, it is worth remembering that these are editorials and letters to the editor in a student newspaper, not statements from the University. Thanks for posting the articles, though, very interesting.

Through their exemptions, the NCAA is consistently claiming that Indians have the right to determine the use of their names, a narrow standard that removes most of the "common sense" criticisms of the NCAA's rule. On the flipside, UND gave the NCAA plenty of other reasons it could grant UND an exemption AND made it perfectly clear that a lawsuit focused on the public domain use of Indian names and massive media attention are forthcoming should UND lose. I suspect the NCAA is currently debating the merits of finding "unique cause" to give UND an exemption, thereby silencing the loudest remaining appellant but granting another criterion for appeal to the remaining punished institutions; or risking an ongoing media and court battle that would certainly continue their embarrassment and that, if lost, would gut the NCAA ruling and open the floodgates for all remaining punished institutions.

Statement by NCAA senior vice-president for governance and membership Bernard Franklin on Central Michigan University and University of Utah reviews