Siouxperfan7

White helmet?

Only thing is that the locker room vandalism happened in 2011. None of the coaches or players were around for that. So it is likely none of them would know what the heck you are talking about.

If they are busting out the grey, they are doing all grey. And by that I mean grey helmets as well. You heard it hear here first. UND will run out of the tunnel this Saturday wearing grey pants, grey jerseys, and grey helmets!! (of course I have no factual basis on this prediction, but that's neither here nor there)

I did send an email to the Ralph asking them why there wasn't a Fighting Hawks logo at center ice this year, and they gave me the "we didn't have enough time to get a new stencil created" line. I guess 2 months is not enough time. However, I did follow up by asking them if they planned on putting it on center ice for next season and the response I got was: So I guess the decision on the center ice logo isn't made by Jody Hodgson or anyone else at the Ralph. It is made by Brian Faison.

#notgonnahappen

Fighting Abdominal Snowman would have won in a landslide!

Couldn't agree with you more. Especially on the bolded point. Not a bad first post! Hopefully you didn't set the bar too high!!

Really not that much difference. I say we get over 10,000. But not by much.

I know that it would have cost a whole lot more money and it is unprecedented in cases like this, but the ideal way to pick the new name and logo would be for a company like SME develop a logo for each of the 5 finalists (Fighting Hawks, Roughriders, Nodaks, Sundogs, and North Stars) and have the public vote. That way we know the finished product of what we are voting for. Obviously was not gonna happen that way, but certainly would have been better.

The game Saturday obviously didn't end the way all of us wanted. But on a side note, I did like the look of the green pants/white jersey/green helmet look we went with for the game. Looked good. Much better than the white pants/white jersey we have previously gone with on the road.

Not sure what people were expecting for a logo when a non original name was chosen. Unfortunately SME wasn't given alot to work with in regards to originality. If they would have came out with a generic bird that looks like the other bird logos out there, only difference being ours would be green, white, and black, would that have been better? SME developed a logo that is very unique in regards to college logos. I can't think of any logo in college (or other sports team for that matter) that integrates the letters of the state with the name of the team the way they did it with the Fighting Hawks. Given what they had to work with for a name, they really did a pretty good job. I am glad we didn't just get another generic bird logo.

pretty much sums it up.

Given the generic name that SME had to work with, I am glad that they didn't come up with just another generic bird logo. Put all the college bird logos in a line, and they all are the same. At least with the Fighting Hawks logo, you have something unique and not seen before in college athletic logos.

I saw on twitter that they updated the north wall of the Betty with all the logos with the new Fighting Hawks logo. Anyone seen it or have pics?

Now that hat looks good!! I'd buy that.

There is going to be Fighting Hawk merchandise that looks bad. Can be said for a lot of sports merchandise. Sometimes the logo just isn't portrayed well on the article of clothing being sold. I am sure there was some Fighting Sioux merchandise that looked bad that no one wanted to buy.

Hopefully the ice at the Ralph looks similar to this next year!!

The N and the D are formed as a result of the hawk in front of it. Sure they could have done block lettering with a hawk head in front of it, but SME made a logo where the hawk actually forms the letters N and D. That is what makes this logo unique from the other bird logos out there (or any other for that matter).

Anyone else see this? Every current Champions Club member will be on the ice at the Ralph this season!!

It is unfortunate that the Fighting Hawks logo is not on the ice, but I can't say that I am surprised. The interlocking logo is being retired after this season. Next year what are they going to do? Just have the words "North Dakota" on the ice like they did before? That would be lame. The Ralph needs to make the first step and put the Fighting Hawks logo in at center ice starting next year. It is embarrassing that we have a new logo and our most predominant athletic program absolutely refuses to embrace it. If you don't like the logo, that's fine. Don't buy and merchandise with it on it. But the programs, their facilities at UND, the coaches, athletes, etc need to support the university and the new name and logo.

Ice going in at the Ralph today. Let the debate begin as to what logo will be painted at center ice!!

I found it. A white t-shirt with just the Hawk head on it. I have to admit, it seems a little lacking!

I was really bothered by the play calling on 3rd and 4th down of our last possession. We were moving the ball well and looked poised to score a late TD. We got too cute in the play calling, especially on 3rd down. Run the ball up the middle...both times if you have to. That, or sneak it with Studsrud. That is the point of the game where we obviously had to keep the chains moving, and the coaches made bad calls. Frustrating.

I would bet that we are wearing green and white jerseys tonight!

(yawn). This story is getting old. Whether he was misinterpreted about his true feelings about the new deal, I really don't think that is grounds for firing him. Even with his past history with miscommunication.