darell1976

I hate all this nickname changing in favor of PC names. Locally with UND, Central, Valley, West, and Wilder schools to other colleges like ULM, Arkansas St, Marquette, to the pros with the Bullets. However just because you cheer for the school's new name doesn't make you a bad person or pleasing someone else's agenda you are cheering on the athletes because they are the Fighting Hawks, and the Knights and the Wizards and the War Hawks, and Red Wolves. They will never be the Fighting Sioux, the Redskins, the Warriors, etc. That's in the past, does it suck yes. My 10 year old son asked me before the potato bowl game this year why can't UND be called the Fighting Sioux so I told him about it and he said, " that's dumb, I'm going to call them Sioux anyways". I told him go ahead but don't put down someone if they call them Hawks because it's the same team. I still get the comments on Facebook when I put "Go Fighting Hawks", from the "you mean go Sioux" to "you are not a fan". If I meant Sioux I would post it and the latter one is the worst. So I accept the new name and somehow that makes me not a fan of a school I have loved forever? It's a name with over 80 years of tradition and history but at the same time it's a school with 133 years of tradition and history too.

How's your face when Hawks is said over the loud speaker or in print or in the stands.

I wear my Sioux gear, I also wear Fighting Hawks gear, I even have some with just the interlocking ND and the words North Dakota on it. What is disrespectful to the tradition and history of a name that is retired? I am not burning my Sioux gear. So I shouldn't yell go Knights to my alma mater since that would be "disrespectful to the tradition and history of the Redskins name"? That's some funny stuff Dave.

But all we heard about prior to 2011 is all those DII football titles, plus don't forget NDSU's record vs UND since 1960ish. Your statement should read "certain past performances is a guarantee for future results if it favors NDSU".

Wow, more support for the MVFC than the Big Sky.

Name will grow more support once Fighting Hawk hockey jerseys come out next season. More and more Fighting Hawk gear compared to Sioux gear already at the Alerus, the REA is a different story since no Hawk jerseys are out yet.

Nebraska said they aren't moving and I think they would be stupid if they did.

From 8000 to 5700? With the success of their program in the dance, I can see calls for an expansion.

Complete with championship banners hang.....oh wait.

HAHA not quite. Proof was at the Alerus for football games.

Many feel that way, like they do at Marquette, Dartmouth, Stanford etc. But you can yell Sioux til the day you die, it will eventually just get drowned out by the thousands of cheers for the Hawks.

So our new head coach for the 2017-18 season is Brad Davidson.

Anyone know the seating capacity of the SHAC compared to the BSA?

That game was 7 years ago, and still hurts. I don't know what is worse going 3-8 in 2010, and 2013 or losing to Sioux Falls in 2009. I would say Sioux Falls.

Attendance has been on the increase after hitting rock bottom during the Muss years. Winning 3 games twice in his era still stings.

Through 10/1 Passing Offense: 1. Eastern Washington 432.8 89. UND 176.0 (157.8 last week) 122. The Citadel 71.8 Rushing Offense: 1. The Citadel 346.3 41. UND 174.8 (167.8 last week) 122. Miss Valley St 14.6 Total Offense: 1. Sam Houston St. 637.8 81. UND 350.8 (325.5 last week) 122. Robert Morris 150.0 Scoring Offense: 1. Sam Houston St. 54.5 t70. UND 26.0 (24.8 last week) 122. Savannah St 7.5 Turnovers Lost: 1. Wagner 1 t52. UND 7 (5 last week) 122. Portland St 16 Passing Defense YPG: 1. Richmond 125.4 78. UND 241.2 (240.5 last week) 122. SFA 425.4 Rushing Defense YPG: 1. Wofford 51.2 t30. UND 131.4 (113.8 last week) 122. Western Carolina 316.0 Total Defense: 1. Chattanooga 202.8 46. UND 372.6 (354.3 last week) 122. Austin Peay 601.3 Scoring Defense: 1. Chattanooga 8.4 38. UND 24.6 (24.8 last week) 122. Austin Peay 49.8 Turnovers Gained: 1. Montana St, Albany 16 6. UND 14 (12 last week) 122. Columbia 1 Attendance Avg: 10,787 (8318 last year) + 2469

Great win guys!!!! Nice balanced game.

The bolded stats we are in the top half of the FCS, and as for the attendance, it was the Potato Bowl but success on the field will keep that attendance increase number in the plus.

Stats through 9/24 Passing Offense: 1. Eastern Washington 419.5 99. UND 157.8 (last year 109th 140.9) 122. Delaware 65.3 Rushing Offense: 1. Cal Poly 362.8 44. UND 167.8 (last year 12th 238.6) 122. Miss Valley St 5 Total Offense: 1. Sam Houston St. 632.7 84. UND 325.5 (last year 62nd 379.5) 122. Robert Morris 136.5 Scoring Offense: 1. Sam Houston St. 51.7 t72. UND 24.8 (last year 53rd 28.1) 122. Savannah St. 5.3 Turnovers: 1. Western Illinois 0 t40. UND 5 (last year 39th 16) 122. Portland St. 16 Passing Defense: (yds per game) 1. Fordham 118.3 78. UND 240.5 (last year 114th 259.6) 122. SFA 422.3 Rushing Defense: 1. Central Arkansas 54.8 26. UND 113.8 (last year 6th 100.3) 122. Savannah St. 315.0 Total Defense: 1. Wofford 212.8 42. UND 354.3 (last year 41st 359.9) 122. Austin Peay 613.3 Scoring Defense: 1. Chattanooga 8.8 t40. UND 24.8 (last year 62nd 25.7) 122. Delaware St. 56.3 Turnovers Gained: 1. Albany 16 5. UND 12 (last year 84th 16) 121. Delaware St. 1 Attendance: 11,477 (last year 8318) + 3159

Is that a Fighting Hawk pun?

I wish they had a logo from the beginning on that field.

They could've used that money given to SME and put it towards the rings.

A collection must have been taken up to put the logo on the scoreboard at the Alerus, so I don't think money is a deterrent.

This!!!!

I know it's all good. I wish UND could play a game with throwback jerseys from 84 with the Blackhawk logo.