ChrisUND1

How much do you think this would cost? Private donors would foot bill, I assume? Who would get to choose the new name and logo? I'll hang up and listen...

One group serves themselves. One group serves the University of North Dakota.

I keep hearing a lot if what ifs, buts, if only... If only I had asked Mary to the prom back in high school. If only I had scored that touchdown in the big game in 82... Sioux forever people and their arguments remind me of the Hillary supporters who say Trump is not their president. "Hawks is NOT my logo!" Haha. *Disclaimer: not a political post

I have a solution for you: Invent a time machine.

You beat me to it. Fact is, you see more and more Hawks gear around town and on campus as the months go by. Some will never move on, some are negative people regardless of the "issue". They have that right.

From UND's website: The idea for a live mascot rose out of discussions and community surveys from the UND Game Day Experience Committee, formed under the guidance of President Kennedy last summer to create a more vibrant sports environment for Fighting Hawks fans of all ages. North Dakota Athletics is moving to the Summit League this fall and is currently the only team in the league without a mascot.

This was mentioned earlier, but the "tank top" is a placeholder of sorts. It "can be changed for other attire", according to the document released.

I think all three options are fantastic. Great job by the design firm.

Voting opens at 10 am today http://und.edu/mascot

Right? Breaded deep fried chicken...

I remember seeing some academic marketing from Michigan State, talking about "Spartan Pride", and feeling jealous how UND could never use that sort of slogan.

Background: Norman Bates' pretended his mom was alive for years,, even dressing up as her and impersonating her...when actually she was mummified and dead. See any parallels here?

Sioux forever crowd, you are Norman Bates, the Sioux name is your mother. Old Norman kept at it for years...

Market value to AVOID seeing something that looks like a halloween costume.

I am optimistic Chaves will make the right calls on things moving forward.

I would sure hope it is.

Is this how Thunder the Bleacher Creature came to be? 32K is a very small amount of money when you look at the entire budget. It's all about perspective. Spit-balling here, but 32K at an institution the size of UND is like 100 bucks or so to you and I. In theory, the end product will be professional, and very marketable.

I think some of the things they wrote were spot on. They really mocked the #siouxforever crowd, which is a glimpse into how the rest of the nation views us regarding this matter. One of my favorite snippets was the part about the lady finding out "Sioux" wasn't the last word of the anthem by opening up her flip phone and searching.

Go Ohio State or Notre Dame.

Looks like an awesome setup!

Classic gopher player.

I wouldn't mind seeing them win it.

In order to achieve all three, we have to score more goals than the opponent.