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With that reasoning, it was Best Buy CEO's fault that the Fargo store got taken by a bunch of SU goons!

They are saying the same thing over at Goldman Sachs. How's that working out? Your "oversight" explanation is embarrassing giving the recent audit.

I have heard the same thing from a few Bison boosters myself.

Taylor was on the Innovis board since it's inception in 2008. He resigned from the board in mid April due to conflict of interest secondary to the Sanford negotiations. One of two things happened: 1) Taylor and Sanford have moved quickly on this or 2) Taylor was negotiating long before he resigned from the Innovis board. You do the math on this one! Again, the word intergrity and Taylor don't come together in the same sentence.

Negotiating a new and different deal, twice in 2 months, while still under written contracts speaks highly to the integrity of Talyor and NDSU?! Here's your halo!!

And how long has Sanford been is the F-M area? A couple of months!!! And they are still headquartered in Sioux Falls. A couple of months seems a little shorter than the almost 50 years NDSU and Dakota Clinic/Innovis were partners. G$n$ T$yl$r might be doing what's best for NDSU, but in this community integrity and trustworthiness still carry some merit...unless you work at ND$U. Joe was about the almighty $$$ and Jean is carrying on the torch. By the way, UND wouldn't have turned down the check...it would have just come from an alum!

Speaking of t-shirts, I'm out and about after lunch today and I see a NA lady, late 40's I'd guess, with a t-shirt that made me double take. It had a pic of a NA chief in head dress and above NA pic it said: "Original Homeland Security: Little Big Horn Leaders" and under the pic it said "Fighting Terrorism". I could say a number of things, but one word will do....PATHETIC!!!

You are right? No public spin from Mr. O'Keefe there! Any university of the size of UND will and could absorb the hit of losing a $25K/tr donor...not to mention a lot of small donors!

So what you are saying is that they are part of the 47% of (potential) wage earning adults in this country that pay no...ZERO...federal income tax!

UND lost one major donor ($25K+/yr) so far due to the nickname issue. I'd say that's a pretty big hit. Any pro-nickname folks open their wallets yet? Not to the tune of $25K/yr!

Taylor is following the foot steps of Whiskey Joe...bigger is better. The contract issues are what is really suprising. Jean just seems to think a contract is only bidding as long as it fits his agenda??? His lack of integrity is starting to wear on lots of folks in Fargo, even among some of my faithful SU booster friends.

Heck, while UND is at it they might as well have Rev. Wright or Farrakhan give the invocation/prayer to kick things off!

The 30-year agreement has, IMO, been the biggest issue from day 1. I just can't see how, even if SR votes to keep the nickname, that the 2 tribes will come to an acceptable 30-year deal with the limited time available from now to November.

Whose this Boo Hoo person you keep referencing??? Thanks for another "insightful" post!? I have a hunch what you think are "your rights" are vastly different than most on this site.

You have accused a few on this site of being racist and discriminatory. Do you own a mirror? BTW, do you treat your "white" patients differently???

Faison has one foot in his own grave and the 2nd foot is on a banana peel. If he doesn't get a thumbs up from the Summit this summer, watch out!

Sounds like Commish D-bag is grandstanding to put it mildly. Or is he now racist because he wants to keep SR in check? IF SR votes and IF the nickname is returned and kept in place by the guidelines set forth by the NC$$, Commish D-dag better keep his hole shut! Who does this clown think he is?? It's the Summit for goodness sake. 90% of college sports fans couldn't name 3 teams in the Summit.

Yes it is...to both.

So yesterday we had our state's AG blaming the SBoHE and we had the president of the SBoHE blaming the SR tribe. If you have some personal involvement in this issue, like those previously mentioned, your bus ride just keeps getting bumpier every day!! But that silence you still hear...that's coming from our school's Pres and AD!

Like I said, I wasn't there. Misinformation...probably? Not like that's ever happened on this site before.

So the Fargo Forum this morning basically has Shaft throwing the 2 Sioux tribes under the bus for this mess?!?! His quote, "...because the efforts we made with the tribes have been exhausted." And "the board has always been committed to hearing from Standing Rock". So here is what we have, a total tool in Shaft who has thrown Faison and Kelley under the bus on this issue (and in part for good reason) and now the Sioux tribes, specifically SR. Leadership in a vacuum is not leadership. I have not heard Shaft or anyone else from the SBoHE give an ACCOUNTABLE reason for their actions on this issue. It's been pointing the finger at someone else from the get-go. Passing the buck to cover your own a**...typical in today's society. This is setting up to get real ugly. SR will have a vote, the vote will be overwhelmingly in support of the nickname, then everyone get your popcorn and getting ready to watch the show as it's going to get interesting. I'm not saying the nickname is coming back, but this is far from over IMO. Bottom line, the tribal governments need to given written approval in support and there needs be a long-term binding agreement to keep the nickname. I don't see that happening, but there will be some fireworks yet to come. Also, I wasn't able to attend the Sioux booster luncheon in Fargo yesterday, but a buddy said it was quite heated and that Faison didn't seem to be having a great time!

Looks like SIOUXPR is building quite the fan club!?

Exactly...probably on the lines of UND "Playful Manatees"! In Fargo, UND gear is flying off the racks. People are stocking up!

Rough Riders is the best option IMO. Sounds like you'd be in favor of "Turtles"! And you are accusing Teddy of socialism...have you been in a coma the last year+!!!