MafiaMan

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.

Passed the House by a vote of 384-45, the Senate 91-8. Pure revisionist history to think of it as "unpopular" legislation.

It was announced back in April that he wasn't returning - this was just an update on what's next for him.

That's the part I don't get. A 24 year old Muslim needs to be analyzed for months for being a victim of brainwashing by extreme Islam and ISIS, but a 21 year old white kid is an indictment on anyone wearing a Confederate bandana on their head or t-shirt. Let's not forget that Kanye West made a ton of money slapping that flag on some of his merchandise and selling it at outrageous prices - that's OK though. Hall pass.

Blame Obama for everything? From 2007 until about a year ago, every Dem in DC was STILL blaming the previous tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for everything that was wrong in this country. Education Minnesota recently blamed Bush and "No Child Left Behind" for teachers helping students cheat on exams. Funny that no one ever mentions that legislation's chief author and sponsor in the Senate, isn't it? His name was Ted Kennedy.

But some 21 year old white kid with racist views shooting up a traditional black church is an indictment of every white guy in the south?

Awww, what's the matter, Oxbow? Someone upset that his man-crush in 1D knocked up a groupie?