MafiaMan

Interesting comparison, because if Georgia, Mizzou, and LSU all decided tomorrow to get rid of their respective Bulldogs and Tigers nicknames, there would be rioting in the streets of Athens, Columbia, and Baton Rouge.

So now it's mandatory that the flagship university in each state must use the official state nickname as its school nickname?

#just_don't_get_the_appeal

If I throw a rock across the St Croix River, it'll land in Minnesota. OK, not quite THAT close, but 15 minutes from Stillwater.

Nothing, but how many more folks would yell "SIOUX" over the football, basketball, or hockey announcer when he/she says the word "Fighting"?

Hmnnn...you had me hooked for a minute and then all of a sudden, you lost me. Just kidding, absolutely GREAT post, including the part I cut out. I'll offer up another tyoe of fan, though: one who spent 22 years as a born-and-raised native North Dakotan who just recently hit the tipping point of having now spent the majority of his life as a resident of somewhere else. To this day, when people ask me where I'm from, the answer is still "North Dakota...but I live in Wisconsin now."

1912: Of course it's true, I read it in the paper! 1944: Of course it's true, I heard it on the radio! 1980: Of course it's true, I saw it on TV! 2015: Of course it's true, I read it on Twitter!

90% of my posts are in the hockey forum...and I've disliked the idea of being just "North Dakota" from the start. And I'm not on Twitter.

BREAKING NEWS: The University of North Dakota has announced its name change. From now on, the school will be known as the... ...University of North Dakota, Berkeley.

...and here we go again...blame the hockey fans.

And rest assured, some folks on the committee can probably hear this now, too, which is why Sundogs will keep gaining momentum over the "erase the past" crowd.

Now that this has been decided, can the "get over it, we're changing nicknames and logos" crowd and the "Fighting Sioux forever" bunch unite to defeat an enemy-in-common? That enemy's name is Sundogs.

What nickname do you think is the final choice?

Roughriders - issues with local high school and potential alienation of local GFC alumni and fans. North Stars - obvious reference to former NHL team and using the nickname of a border state is a bad move. Nodaks - Nodiks, Nodix, or Nodicks signs and jeers by opposing fans. Obvious no. Fighting Hawks - potential of fans still saying Fighting Sioux - an unwanted link to the past. Sundogs - Urban Dictionary be damned, that's just close-minded and bigoted thinking. We'll be a shining rainbow for all to see, the perfect abstract vision for fans.

Couldn't be any worse than Phoenix in 1995 or Brooklyn next season, could it?

Sickening to watch, but not surprising to me in the least.

MafiaBoy used my login instead of his to vote for Fighting Hawks in the last poll (7 choices). I asked why that was his choice and he said that the word "Fighting" in the new nickname would at least keep half of the tradition of "Fighting Sioux" alive. I must say, I'm coming around on the idea...I voted for Fighting Hawks myself in this one.

Yes to your question. First, the redundancy of NORTH Dakota NORTH STARS, then the fact that it's Minnesota's nickname. UGH! 2/5 of the choices are embarrassing: North Stars and Sun Dogs/Sundogs are absurd. While the "move on" crowd keeps bitching at the "Sioux forever" crowd, Sun Dogs/Sundogs just keeps plugging along like the tortoise, headed to the finish line.

Everyone's so focused on "just North Dakota," which sets the stage for Sundogs to make the final cut.

What company was it that rigged their search engine to spit out "George Bush" and the war in Iraq when you typed in a search for "epic fail" several years ago? And what company was a HUGE supporter of Obama and Democrats in the past two elections? I'll give you two hints: they're the same company and their name rhymes with "snoogle."

I think Seattle's group has always been more interested in prying the Coyotes away from Arizona than in paying a hefty expansion application fee.

With all due respect, I hope not!

No. You'll just be branded a Confederate flag-waving racist insensitive close-minded Sioux Forever Tea Partier.

That helmet looks great!

Can you point to me making the statement that it was Obama himself making that statement? I'd like to read that too.