ScottM

We understand your desire to sell the school down the river "to prove a point".

Agreed. Their greed, hypocrisy, inconsistency, favortism and stupid "PC agenda" are readily apparent. But it's the NC$$'s club and their rules. And, frankly, they are the only game in town for UND.

There's no "groundswell" because most thinking people who have no ties to the state or school consider this to be a local issue, or non-issue. Nobody in MSM or "the corridors of power" really cares about SL, or UND's team name beyond the occasional story or editorial. If anything, the whole mess Clueless Al spawned last year makes the entire state look like it's home to provincial rubes, conspiracy theorists and other assorted nuts It's an embarrassment to the state, and its people. All we need is Clueless Al stating that Crazy Horse or Frank Sinatra visited him in a vision and the lunacy will be going full-tilt.

Nah, he was making some muddled argument about the Second Amendment ... or maybe the Dormant Commerce Clause.

Nobody is really debating the NC$$'s own hypocrisy, or its greed. It's actually a pretty good business model and all of its members pay the price of admission. The NC$$ has the officially approved "Seminole" rider showing up on national TV every fall, and then you have the NC$$ telling William & Mary to remove a feather from its logo. You like law review articles, so here's a good one that really lays out the NC$$'s "thinking" on this matter. http://www.law.umary...ings_Harper.pdf

You really need to quit huffing paint.

Very sad indeed. I found out earlier as a colleague of mine is friends with the mother of one of the girls.

Answer the question: "What are your ties to UND? Or are you really just a fan of the moniker, and could care less how it impacts the school or its students?"

Military? I'd have to guess air farce. I spent six years in the army, and really appreciated those flights in the back of a C-130 or 141 when we had to go somewhere. Three schools? ... Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Why do you need more? UND has scheduled these schools in the past, There are probably others that have been mentioned in the past, but feel free to look around. Would you prefer they look to Wake Forest or Auburn? Preserverance? I've been in this name fight over two decades since I was on campus in the late 80s. Check some of the earliest threads on this forum. Where the !@#$ were you until you recently showed up here? I know a losing deal when I see one, and this name that most of us grew up with has become a cancerous growth on UND. Answer this one: What are your ties to UND? Or are you really just a fan of the moniker, and could care less how it impacts the school or its students?

In other words, you and others will throw UND under the bus to "make a point" to the NC$$, when they don't give a damn what goes on in North Dakota, and they have a settlement agreement to support their indifference.

You make an "apple to oranges" comparison between UND and CMU when CMU regularly plays B1G schools without sanctions hanging over it. UND no longer has that benefit. Not sure what your game is on the board,. since you fail to answer any direct questions posed about the effects of the sanctions on UND or the "benefits" of keeping the Sioux moniker. However, you do seem to enjoy engaging in pointless hypotheticals llike some bored law student.

CMU isn't under sanctions you idiot. And they are scheduiled to play Iowa. And Michigan State.

Don't bother asking him. He can't even acknowledge that the sanctions are already hitting the athletics program.

If three "name" schools, including two longtime hockey rivals, refusing to play UND, doesn't resonate through your thick skuill, I'm not sure what else will. Then again, you, like some many others from the "save the Sioux moniker at any cost" crowd probably have no real affinity for UND itself. How about you devise some fillers for the various UND schedules that are already taking hits? And Alcorn State doesn't count, and neither does Hibbing Community College.

How much money would like to bet on SL's chances of "success" in their case?

So when/if those scenarios come to pass, are you still going to be around here, or will you slink back into the woodwork? And we'll talk about soccer, not that I ever do, when/if Iowa does play UND since there's plenty of time for them to pull that deal. I take it proactive thinking isn't really your forte.

Anybody hanging their hat on a successful outcome to the SL litigation would probably have better luck playing the Powerball.

Isn't that enough for you? Would you rather see the other 8-9 schools from the B1G jump in too? Maybe the Big 12 or Big East will jump on at some point, let alone the BSC. And I'd bet Iowa will probably pull that soccer match before long as well.

But ... but ... we were told this wouldn't happen, and all of the D1 schools would just ignore the NC$$'s stupid rules.

The irony ... it burns.

Much like the Big Sky, Wisconsin and Minnesota need UND more than UND needs them ... *takes another hit*

I don't always agree with Rachel Blount, and she's never been a real fan of the Sioux moniker, but she seems to box the issue up pretty well. http://www.startribune.com/sports/139773373.html

With the internet, anybody can be a "journalist" ... and some people actually believe the tripe therein.

That never stopped Say Anything Blog ...

I believe the new, PC term is "fertilizer".