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I'm trying to remember, but can't...I was entertaining my six year old, too, so didn't really keep track of time. During the discussion, they cut to commercial and when they came back, Frank followed up on a thought he had before the break (something he usually forgets about by the time FSN gets back to live feed). They basically stated that out of all the Sioux logos, they feel this is the one handled the most delicately and with utmost respect. They further discussed that there hopefully will be some positive discussions with Indian tribes which will allow UND to continue use of the nickname. FSN also listed UND along with St Cloud and Minnesota as "best jersey crest" in their text-in competition. A more PC network might have left the Sioux logo off entirely.

In the early 1990's, Pitt was playing host to West Virginia in football. In one of the all-time classic moments in PA announcer history, the Pitt PA guy (in the middle of the Mountaineers blowing out Pitt, by the way) broadcasts to the entire stadium a polite reminder that the "NO SMOKING" policy in the stadium includes corn cob pipes. Later in the game, he announces that there is a John Deere tractor in the parking lot with West Virginia license plates reading "E-I-E-I-O" with its lights on. A hilarious stunt...but the West Virginia president took exception and mailed a letter to the Pitt president and the football announcer was removed from his position. ESPN CLASSIC!

If it hadn't been for a four-minute flurry last year, the Gophers would have been eliminated by Air Force. Good call...any given tournament game, anything can happen, whether it be Ferris State, Mercyhurst (who almost upset Michigan several years ago in Yost), Holy Cross, or Niagara.

Did you pay any attention at all to the five minute discussion on Saturday night between Frank and Doug regarding the Sioux nickname? Doug and Frank were very complimentary of the nickname and logo and offered some insightful thoughts. Yea, they're homers and yes, Frank is blinded by his maroon goggles, but they do offer some good points sometimes.

I agree 100%. Had the score been 4-2 Gophers, you wouldn't have heard that remark from the PA announcer.

Sioux came out hard in the 3rd and Frazee let in a couple of goals from tough angles that should have probably been stopped. Let's hope the goal production is back tomorrow night as well! Nice work, Sioux!

Sioux being outplayed fairly badly...REA as quiet as a Catholic Church on the 17th Sunday in ordinary time...

I agree, Ray77. I sent an e-mail to Craig Dahl a number of years ago asking him to please tell his St Cloud State president to leave his opinions out of the National Hockey Center. Surprisingly enough, he e-mailed me back, but simply turned it around and asked me "what can I do? I'm just the hockey coach." The coaches and athletes are the ones who take the brunt of questions and comments as they travel around the country. I applaud Coach Hakstol for his comments. Thank you, coach! We ARE the silent majority.

Time for a reminder! You can order up thru December 18th! If you ordered three weeks ago and your Schwans supply is running low, order more!

Apparently, if you want to crown their asses, then you can crown 'em!

My dad and both of my sisters spent time at NDSU and I do have respect for their sports programs. Bison fan or not, when I'm watching and hearing my former home state mentioned on ESPN for defeating the Badgers in men's basketball and beating the Gophers in football, I feel proud to say that I was born and raised in North Dakota. I'd hardly say my comments were "condescending" about UND football. I think they were more complimentary towards NDSU, but that doesn't mean I'm a Bison football fan in Sioux hockey gear.

For all of you who thought this t-shirt was a great idea... TwinCites.com article about New Sioux T-Shirt

Oh, here we go...that 10 of last 13 head-to-head meetings is as old as Green Bay referring to itself as "Titletown" despite winning exactly one Super Bowl since the days of the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field! Maybe you should go back 25 years or so into the 1980's and 1990's when UND was thoroughly dominated by NDSU. Or should we back it up further and go to the 1950's and 1960's when UND won 12 straight head-to-head meetings? I'm no Bison fan at all, but facts are facts. I'm probably not the only person who predicted that UND would immediately try to jump to D1-AA once the Bison did. Despite all the talk of "no interest" in moving up, you would have to be a complete dolt to think that UND was not seething at watching NDSU gain more notoriety in women's basketball, men's basketball, and football. Stunningly enough (note the sarcasm), UND is going D1. Next year the Bison can compete for titles...while UND lags behind for five years of waiting. I'm excited to see the head-to-head matchups resume and it will be interesting to see who comes out ahead. Advancing to the national championship game once every 5 to 10 years when the Sioux have advanced to how many DII national championship games in the past 10 years? 20 years? 40 years? I think you're a bit optimistic. I don't know of many Bison fans with Sioux tattoos.

Not that there's anything wrong with that either!

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Racist names like 'Pork Chop' have got to go! Like I said in an earlier thread, we're a nation ruled by a minority of one.

That too.

The best team in the state of North Dakota? Since they don't play each other, I guess that's a matter of opinion, rather than fact.

I'm simply pointing out that the nickname is nothing original. One year wonder? Hardly. The team was disbanded after its final regular season game in 1996 and players and staff never did receive a final paycheck.

That league that no one cares about has a TV contract with NBC, something the NHL doesn't.

Hmnnnnnn...I suppose you've never heard of this team before? Minnesota Fighting Pike

Here were Marquette's 10 nickname choices as submitted to alumni for voting... Marquette's Nickname List Marquette Spirit? Golden Avalanche? Wolves? Oh the originality...

After some research, I again have to eat my words. That's been happening a lot lately. The online vote was conducted sometime after May 23, 2005, which is when Marquette posted this: Marquette Letter to Its Alumni

I hate to say this, DaveK, but you're blinded your Sioux loyalty if you think UND, who can't seem to figure out Grand Valley State and get anywhere in the Division II playoffs, will just march to the FCS championship game year after year.

I wonder if we doctored up the Irish logo a bit and advertised this...hmnnnnnn...how do you suppose Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and others would react? ...but it's a leprechaun with a tan!