darell1976

Weren’t people a little non accepting of the Sioux logo at first and then warmed up to it?

So if you only notice a logo not more than once, then what’s the big deal of having a Hawk at center ice?

I think people had their hopes that the Al would have had a new logo when installed in 2012. http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/new-turf-alerus-center-comes-4-million-price-tag

Why did people bitch when the Sioux logo came off of center ice in 2013? Why was it there in 2001 instead of North Dakota?

You don’t think a logo improves an atmosphere? Get the sand blasters and take off all the Sioux logos because obviously you and Ralph had different opinions on logos and what they bring.

The REA always had a logo on center ice until it came to either putting a Fighting Hawk logo or go with the safety of the FSF fans and put the bland North Dakota on the ice furthering the division in the fanbase. The Alerus Center since 2001 never had a logo in the middle of the field, but has a huge Hawk on the outside of the building, even a screeching noise one year to make it more Hawk friendly to make up for that. We enter the MVFC in 2020 so we will see if a Hawk logo goes onto the field which I am sure it does.

So does UND take control of the Betty in 2020 or do they gain control of it in 2030 with the Ralph?

They are just pissed that their team isn’t having a Cinderella year. Vegas is the Loyola-Chicago of hockey. Sucks my Jets lost but I wish Vegas all the luck to get the cup.

Buy on the rusher, but sell on the receiver.

It was a good run, still proud of my Jets!! Good luck to Vegas.

Maybe being denied is the only thing Frozen4sioux is good at.

Joe Namath you’re not.

Maybe one day we can have a fanbase that cares about the whole school not just one sport at the expense of other sports. 1997-2001 we had 3 sports playing for national titles in that short of years, I bet there was no division in the fanbase and everyone wanted all the programs to succeed. Then the nickname list came out in 2005 and that all went to hell.

As a fan of the school since my first game in 1984 (which was hockey) I agree with your post. Go UND!!!!

Does the Alerus need a remodel and have they ever remodeled it since 2001? Recruiting is a huge part of winning but does having the best practice field part of that equation? I would think coaching is the biggest and that goes to your point of salaries. They need to be increased to keep good assistants and or head coaches.

Facilities don’t mean anything if we can’t win on the field. We have an IPF while NDSU has a bubble and they win it all while we have only a shared conference title to show for it. It’s a good recruiting tool but that can only go so far when comparing to wins and titles.

Good point, we have great facilities for basketball and football.

Since 2001 when the REA was built they have managed 1 national title (2016) in 17 years of existence. UND won 5 National Titles from 1980-2000 in the old REA/Winter Sports Center. Let that little fact sink in about where our program would be without the gift from Ralph, and how hockey can’t survive without people like Kris McGarry, and the REA Foundation. UND hockey was a powerhouse before the palace was built and will be a powerhouse after UND takes it over.

Why don’t you blame the tribal council of Standing Rock for not letting their people vote like Spirit Lake did, if they did we would still be the Fighting Sioux. UND was behind the 8 ball when it was announced we needed TWO tribal approvals instead of one like the other schools.

I don’t think of that either, it’s just funny how people associate that logo with the USPS but have no problem with a logo used by another university. People bitch that the FH name wasn’t unique? Well neither was the secondary logo of UND.

And yet no one complained....except maybe those at Notre Dame.

Sales in retail stores are hurting that’s why you see stores closing everywhere. Online sales is booming and why buy from a Scheels when you can buy online for cheap. Target in Fargo sells Fighting Hawk shirts and caps and I’m sure it’s cheaper there than Scheels. The name and logo are still new and most UND fans in fargo are UND hockey only fans. They are UND hockey and Bison everything else fans. So of course the Hawk name/logo isn’t going to do well with them.

Seeing it’s in Fargo, home of NDSU, I am sure the demand is limited and they need the space to sell other things. The logo has been out for 2 years (3 for the nickname), how much of the bland North Dakota gear was selling from 2012-15 (or 18)at the Fargo Scheels....not much would be my guess. It’s still early for Hawk sales and it will increase more and more with branding. Of course the FSF people will say no one is buying it and time to scrap the whole thing. You know typical propaganda.

Hillsboro is only a cup of coffee away.

If making fun of our logo makes you feel better more power to you.