dakotasota

I do know what you are getting at, and I'm sorry if the point I was trying to make was lost in the anger I was feeling when I wrote the letter. I was trying to make the point that racism will exist on any campus no matter what the team mascot or logo represents. I also was trying to point out that before the U of M jumps on board calling UND a hostile and abusive environment, which I believe is what they have done by enforcing this policy at this time, they should take a long hard look at the social dynamics of their own campus. "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones." I know we are trying to stay factual on this board and have solid numbers to back up our statements, but because of the social makeup of the U of M I felt I was pretty safe in making that judgement.

This is a copy of a letter I sent to Mr. Maturi (Gopher's AD) Dear Mr. Maturi, I am a resident of Minnesota and of course a long time Gopher fan. I also am a proud father of a son attending UND who is member of the Fighting Sioux baseball team. I can't tell you his disappointment in your announcement that the U of M will not be scheduling sporting events with UND. I feel your decision was hasty and without backbone. I have personally spent time on both campuses and have found racism at the U of M to be far more prevalent than at UND. If you are under the impression that a team name or logo contributes to racism, why is it that a school with a name and logo which could not be threatening to anyone, except maybe professional landscapers , have far larger issues with racism on their campus. I feel your decision was only to show the NCAA that you are on board with them and ad credence to their absurd position. Keep this in mind while making this decision, today you are not playing teams with native american references. What will it be tomorrow? You may want to add these teams to your list ( Sun Devils, Demon Deacons, Quakers, Crusaders, Friars, Saints, etc....) as individuals observe that the NCAA can force teams to bow to their will, those without religion or of differing religions will be next in line to force the NCAA to address what they find offensive. Maybe the religous angle is a good angle to take to show the NC00 that they may have bit off more than they can chew!