MafiaMan

There is a school on the UP that is the home of the SpeedBoys and the SpeedGirls. All this mascot and logo talk reminds me a conversation with my best friend during a visit to his hometown several years ago: "So...what was your high school nickname?" "Hematites." "What is that? Some sort of Amish community in Ishpeming?" "No, it's a rock." "You guys are named after ROCKS? Why not be the 'Miners' at least?" "That's Negaunee. One town over."

Yes, I love how that rolls off the tongue! Here come your University of North Dakota Air Force of the North! How about the University of North Dakota Naval Force of the Red River? The UND Green Army of the Plains?

I remember that joke (but can't remember the comedian). Hilarious!

Yep, I remember good old Abe Pollin and that decision! People don't kill people...nicknames do!

USES? They haven't existed in six years!

Good luck with that. The PC movement is so strong that I even hear some people complain about why the Golden State Warriors can continue using the name "Warriors" because of its negative connotation. Yea, this is offensive...maybe to Captain America and Spider Man!

Seriously, how many times do I have to repeat myself? Do you see that little tiny "TM" underneath the logo? That stands for trademark. In America, that's when you register something and no one else can copy it as their own or create a "rip-off". That logo remains property of the Dallas Stars. Anytime someone buys one of those nifty North Stars retro jerseys, part of the money goes to the NHL and the Dallas Stars. You can't copy that logo any more than you can copy the Blackhawk logo without paying the owner of the trademark a hefty fee. And, if we're going to name the team after the state motto of a next-door neighbor, could we at least be the University of North Dakota Big Sky or the University of North Dakota Rushmores? God knows I don't want some knee-jerk academia nut to suggest that we become the University of North Dakota Peace Gardeners.

The sun'll come out tomorrow...if ya hold on 'til tomorrow...there'll be sun...

Hmnnn...for those thinking UNO will roll over GVSU...that CWU score is surprising, eh?

Yes, please, the more the merrier! Remember, you can order up thru December 18th, too, and use the name code and name. DON'T FORGET TO USE THE NAME AT THE END WHEN YOU CHECK OUT! I will post an update after the campaign and let you know how his final sales figure tally!

Ish! What you do with your man-boobs is your own business and has no point being on the board!

I heard the nuns said you didn't wear panties anyways, Sioux-cia!

Yea, I just want to check in and see if anyone has ordered any red shoes from Schwans, er, food from Schwans. Unfortunately, there is no way for me to check the tallies online.

Please, let's keep this thread related to Schwan's. I hate it when we get off-topic. Wait a second...did you say 'slutty hooker red shoes'?

I even double-checked and you are correct! They won't FedEx or UPS to Canada either. Should I purchase something for you and FedEx it up north?

Fire Hakstol!

Only proved by the point that he wasn't asked to resign or at least censured in the Senate for the "white n***ers comment he made a few years ago. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a good liberal who even knows he made the comments. Had Mr. Byrd been a Republican, it would have been the headline story on CNN for weeks. And before DaveK wants to start tagging all Republicans as corrupt, I find it amusing that Dems continue to ignore a certain representative from Louisiana and his freezer full of money disguised as hamburger. Oh, that's right, let's let the system take its course.

Being half-Italian, I'm offended by that reference. Besides, everyone knows the mafia doesn't really exist.

This is the siouxsports.com board. You're mis-interpreting DaveK and Sioux-cia. They're BLEEDING hearts, not broken hearts.

Perhaps the Standing Rock Council can go see Dennis Boyd and Delino DeShields and teach them about their misguided ways. If you haven't heard, Dennis and Delino have founded a movement called the Urban Baseball League in an attempt to encourage African-American youth to play baseball. A novel idea? Yes. But check out a couple of team names and logos: How about the "Stacks"? Or maybe you prefer being a member of the "Afros"? What is one man's novel racism is another man's way of honor. Or is that the other way around? If you think I'm making those logos up, go check out www.theubl.com and see for yourself.

I have edited my original post as Schwan's has corrected an error. You do NOT get credit for simply telling your current Schwan's route delivery person the Campaign ID and person's name. Only orders thru www.schwansfundraising.com qualify for the campaign. I apologize for the confusion, but may as well just go ahead and list the information necessary: Campaign ID: 1004627 Player Name: Shawn Thompson Thank you again for your help! Remember...don't forget to add the player name at the end of the ordering process.

Not exactly. The above logo was used by an intramural basketball team at the University of (I believe) Colorado a number of years ago to showcase how oppressive a nickname can be and to highlight the supposed racism of Indian nicknames. The original intramural players are long-gone, but the team lives on.

My almost six year old son's fund-raiser starts today and ends December 18th. If you would like to help out, just PM me and I will give you the Campaign ID number and my son's name so he receives credit for the sale. 30% of the proceeds will benefit Kennedy Mite Hockey in Bloomington. You can order online at www.schwansfundraising.com. Again, PM me and I will be happy to give you the Campaign ID number and his name so he can get credit for the sale. Thank you in advance to all on the Sioux board for your help!

This argument has become tireless and exhausting. The issue of the Sioux nickname does indeed bring racists out of the closet and if I were an American Indian, I'd probably read these threads and those on gfherald.com and be thoroughly disgusted. It's time to retire the nickname and move forward. I, for one, have had enough.