Shawn-O

As you've stated before, it would set us apart from the other 3 flagships in the Dakotas. Sort of like "Carolina" being synonomous with the University of North Carolina. I like the idea.

The Fighting Catfish?

Hmm...the Red does tend to rage from time to time. What about the fish and other animals that are negatively impacted by this? It's a little disturbing that you're not taking their feelings into consideration.

How about the Gregarious Green? We get to keep the same colors, and it symbolizes that we are very welcoming and outgoing.

That is an Alcoa fantastic finish. What are some others that come to mind? Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHkABO0VwCg GOD BLESS THOSE KIDS!!! I'M GONNA BE SICK...I'M GONNA THROW UP!!

Sugar beets rob the soil of precious nitrogren, and I find that quite upsetting. I'm offended.

If we're talking about tip-toeing around on a message board to find words that might not offend the right people....well, I'd say the writing is on the wall. Let's move onward and forward.

We fought the good fight, now it's time to drop it, ASAP. I really can't see us adopting some new age stupid-ass nickname like Firehawks or Storm. Here come your University of North Dakota Fighting Green. Whatever we do, Green, White, and Black must stay. No nickname at all would be ideal, but as others have pointed out, it looks like we must adopt something new per the settlement. Let's make it as generic as possible until such time comes that something else emerges, if ever.

The University of North Dakota Kelly Green, with a big fat "DAKOTA" across the front of all uniforms. That's the best I have right now.

HI everyone! Still absorbing the settlement news. How are they doing? The Dwight Clark Tecmo Bowl re-enactment in my sig line cheered me up.

Who's proposing to take anything away? Like you say, every group wants or needs something they don't currently have.

He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

To clarify, I meant within the three years. Get ready for something along these lines:

I think the Bennett Brien logo is as good as gone, by the way.

And what exactly would induce them to do so NOW? I agree with you in principle, but if it ain't happened by now, it ain't happenin'.

3 years should be ample time to put an arrangement together to buy the tribal council votes and move forward.

Fifth-grade math on a napkin will tell you that UND hockey is the bigger operation measured by revenue. I realize you cashed a nice little check after the Gopher game, but UND hockey makes that in about one game.

On a national scale, I would put D-I hockey on par with D-IAA football, so I don't think it's laughable. Statewide, I think UND hockey is bigger, without a doubt.

With Bison-Gopher football, the game is a big talker in the Twin Cities media. With Sioux-Gopher hockey, the Twin Cities radio personalities come up to Grand Forks to do a live broadcast, so yes, plenty of interest.

For the most part this is true, but in the mid to late 70's, and again in the late 80's to very early 90's, I would say basketball was on a par with hockey, if not a little bigger. BTW, whoever gets to the Big Dance first in basketball, it will trump both NDSU football and UND hockey in national exposure.

No doubt...just goin' where Google takes me.

Scarborough More Scarborough

This is a fourth-year transition program against an established Big Ten program with the resources that go along with that. You must not be easily impressed.

Keep an eye on Colorado State. Lubick is rumored to be retiring, and the salary slot, at a half million, makes sense for everybody. And Fort Collins is just as close to Lincoln as Fargo is. Miles' presence won't hurt, either.