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Unfortunately, I live in MN so I will not be able to take part in the vote next week. I have convinced ten of my non-UND affiliated friends in Minot to vote Yes. Hopefully, they have discussed the vote with others. Thanks to all of you on the board that have worked to counter the "No" crowd's one-note arguments.

Short of dropping the name, would it be possible to keep the name, but basically retire its active use? Would UND receive any relief from sanctions if they no longer use the name in an official capacity during the regular season as well as the playoffs? While the law requires UND to retain the nickname, it does not require how the name must be used. Just wondering how the NCAA would react if UND acted in good faith since the issue is completely beyond their control at this point. This strategy would also allow time for the various legal matters to resolve themselves.

The posting did not appear to be an official release from the station. An incredibly witty NDSU fan copied their seating chart, added the very original Sioux comment and posted it to the station's page. I'm guessing the station removed it as soon as they became aware of the posting.

Interesting since he left the timeouts to Moody. I guess offense was not discussed during TO's. I agree about his talent and was hoping the head job might open up at UND for him. But maybe I'm just being cynical because I have no confience in Jones as a coach.

If Moody was the defensive coach, who is the offensive coach?

This is a huge loss for the program. I credit Ryan (and the players) with the majority of the progress this year.

2 fouls for Brekke in the first 98 seconds of the game

Nice start for the Sioux. Also entertaining that the AF announcers don't know or don't care that their mics are live during the commercial breaks.

Whether it was to appease the mods or not, I appreciate the welcome. Thanks for the clarification. Since The Ralph hosted the West Regional in 2006 and the Sioux played at home, I assumed that was still the case.

Great points Shiloh. Unfortunately, I believe the answer to most of the questions you posed is "yes". Minnesota, Wisconsin and others have already refused to schedule UND in other sports. The NCAA is capricious enough to stick it to UND every chance it gets if we retain the name without tribal approval. Many Big Sky schools would object, although I'm not sure there is much they can do at this point. It would be costly both financially and in recruiting. Opposing schools would use the controversy and uncertainty with potential recruits. While I'm sure this would be an unpopular opinion, I believe people who only follow UND Men's Hockey would support keeping the name under any circumstances. In the short-run, these fans see few downsides to keeping the name. It would potentially cost hockey the chance to host a regional, but not much else. People who support UND athletics as a whole see the disaster that looms for the other programs if the name remains unchanged and the university ends up on a "hostile" list of one. I would also like to point out that if the Big Ten does form a hockey conference that does not include UND, the hockey team would not be able to play Minnesota or Wisconsin since there would be no conference affiliation. Like the majority of Sioux fans, I believe the NCAA is a shortsighted, arrogant, spiteful, pathetic collection of wannabe intellectuals. Unfortunately, it's their show in the end. Hope a miracle happens in the next few months.

Goooooo Sabercats! Not sure what's worse. The announcers for this football game or the horrible passing game.

Looks like Wayne thinks USD is heading to the MVC. Congrats to them, but I can't wait to see the Sioux in the BSC! http://waynenelson.areavoices.com/2010/11/04/yotes-make-decision/