Hayduke
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Let's see if this happens as promised by my recent email:
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We are in the ACHA and WCCHA.
http://wccha.pointstreaksites.com/view/wccha/wccha-stats-standings/all-standings
Look who's in last place.
I knew home ec majors couldn't play hockey.
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this thread is a good illustration of why we are getting fighting hawks
President Kelley rigged it for Fighting Hawks. Him and his expensive consultants win.
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I've given Kelley the benefit of the doubt up until this decision.
No more.
Blow this up and start over without his oversight.
Time for a reboot.
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Many alumni still haven't put the anger over Fighting Sioux behind them, so they didn't vote.
Just sayin...
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The students seemed to have carried the Fighting Hawks name. I may decide to go that route. I think I would rather the students get the name they want.
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It's a joke, a farce. We need that around here sometimes, especially with all the nickname negativity floating around this forum right now.
Good point.
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Jonathan Toews wins, that's who...
Craig Dahl's girl look like that???
GAME. SET. MATCH.
Former UND hockey players make millions. They are some of the top players in their sport in the world.
How can anyone be so dimwitted to compare this to FCS football?
What a stupid thread....
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I sure hope so. I have a feeling it has been the choice of the silent majority for a long-time, but supporters have been much quieter and reserved than the Fighting Sioux Hardliners, the No-Namers and the Nodakers (there is considerable overlap amongst those three groups, but it isn't 100%).
I guess we'll find out later this month.
I can't remember...does the voting close down this weekend or on Friday? I would imagine if it closed on Friday, we would get the results over the weekend. Especially if there would be a runoff. (Which I predict there will not be...but, hey, it could happen..)
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RoughRiders will win outright on the first vote.
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I don't think there will be a runoff. The no nickname crowd is a very small but deep pond. The alumni will carry Roughriders over 50% in this vote.
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Maybe you should tell him to go to his own board.
Only felons create their own message boards to argue with themselves on. Possibly using a "borrowed" credit card to fo so...
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So, it has come down to this. The no nickname crowd is so angry that they are willing to saddle UND with a stupid nickname like "Nodaks"?
Pathetic.
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So since you didn't answer my question I can only assume your saying FCS football is a lower level of football than FBS? Great, I Agree, OSU would take NDSU to the woodshed.
What that has to do with NDSU's away playoff record is what I'm curious about.
Who cares? They're probably not winning this year.
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At the risk of repeating myself, what point are you attempting to make? NDSU is the division I FCS national champion. OSU is the college playoff champion, who is disputing that?
This discussion is about ndsu's ability to win games on the road.
That is so precious.
Ill bet those fans in Columbus just wanna pinch your little fat cheeks...
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What point are you attempting to make? That NDSU wasn't as good as the 4 in a row make them out to be because they earned the right to play their games at home?
I agree. The four in a row is impressive.
But, as they might say in Columbus, Ohio... if they even heard of the byzun, "Ah, they call themselves the Division 1 National Champs. Isn't that cute!"
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I heard that. Interesting loophole that will be closed soon...imho...
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Can't believe the gov't hasn't stepped in to totally shut these sites down.
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Fargo U lost again?
I didn't even know.
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Riders of the Rough variety..
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A lofty goal. Kudos to the College of Home Economics for trying to get out of the Special Olympics category of higher education.
Don't stop believing.....cue guitar solo....
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Before this game, I thought we'd reach the playoffs without a doubt. Now, I think we'd be fortunate to make the playoffs. I'm not going to say UND is not making progress, but this was a horrible loss.
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I know everyone has been waiting for me to finally speak my peace on this topic, but life seems to get in the way of taking the time to do so. Ok, to honor the origination of the thread, in least preferred order:
6. WRITE IN BALLOT: Bombers - it wasn't my submission, but I loved this nickname proposal and really wish it would have gotten the attention it deserved. That said........
5. Sundogs - Just can't get behind this one (no pun intended by the way. Wrote that without thinking.....
). I think a cool logo could actually come out of this, but I just don't feel much affinity for the name...not much to identify with that's all the fun or exciting. Plus, I can't stand the idea that it would morph into some sort of canine reference. Just can't accept this one.4. Fighting Hawks - I could actually support this one if some version of "hawks" wasn't already used by every other sports team not named "Huskies". The "hawks" identification is just too overused to consider this.
3. North Stars - I could live with this. I DON'T support this however, as it is a nickname of the state of MN. So just seems wrong to use. But other than that, I think it's a good nickname and a decent option.
1b. Nodaks - I actually like this option. Quite a bit. I grew up close to North Dakota, and went to school at UND. I never have perceived "Nodak" as a negative term. Marney Gellner has it on her Twitter profile. It's good enough for electric co-ops and insurance companies but it's a negative term? I don't get it. It's unique, it's a state identifier....it might be a little weird, but what's wrong with that? I'd actually be ok with this one. I don't know what the logo would be but just using the state of ND as a logo could be very workable.
1a. Roughriders - This is my preferred option. I like the image, I like the connotation. I think of the options it gives UND the best chance of adopting a nickname that provides the same sort of characteristics for identification that Fighting Sioux offered. It's not quite as unique as I'd prefer, but it's a pretty darn good choice. I don't agree with Brad Schlossman that Teddy's antipathy toward Native Americans should make it a disqualifier. I do understand someone having that point of view, I just don't share that it has to be that important. All of those opinions need to be considered, but also taken within the context of the times in which they were made. It doesn't make those sentiments right, but we are also a much more evolved society now than we were before. If we turned our back on honoring men of our history with less than desirable traits, opinions or behavior we'd have to disassociate ourselves with most of our founding fathers and probably half of the men who grace our currency. Where I differ is that I don't believe selecting Roughriders is to honor Teddy's opinions about Native Americans, but is adopting one of our state nicknames (The Roughrider State). Selecting Roughriders would be about honoring the state's heritage.
By the time the vote comes out I might even switch my 1a and 1b, but for now that's where I land. You can all stop holding your breath now.
It doesn't even have to be attached to Teddy Roosevelt. Although, it could. A lot of options. Even the Wikipedia on Teddy's Roughriders states:
"That term was familiar in 1898, from Buffalo Bill who called his famous western show "Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World.""
North Dakota is a tough environment to live in, the winters and summers are harsh. It's barren, and tough people, like my great grandfather, homesteaded in that harsh environment. I like the toughness that the word "roughrider" conjurs up...
50% to win, or there will be a runoff between 2...
in UND Nickname
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Here is the link to that online article:
http://und.edu/news/2015/10/new-runoff-voting.cfm
So, now it's 50% to win...unless Kelley changes his mind again? I guess the backlash was too much...he couldn't go back on his word.