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Walthall would be a great coach for UND. Look at what he did at MSUM?!! I would be on board with that hiring!

I like this logo. However, I think it is too black. Needs more color. I know we aren't the Green Hawks (thank God) but I think it needs to use our school colors more. I would like to see this with maybe the green and the black reversed., at least on the head. The black on the beak can stay. Just my thoughts.

Cause it's USD!!!

Lennon to USD perhaps??!! I guess it depends on whether he wants to continue coaching.

Jones has only had 1 season inwhich UND ahs had more than 18 wins. (That's ONE). That was one of the years they rattled off 3 straight wins to win the Great West Tournament. Look at his record. Not really that impressive. Great west titles and CIT first round tournament losses are all he has to show for his accomplishments. I guess you can throw in a runner up finish in the conference tournament a couple years ago too. Are those worth extending his contract after this year? I guess thats up for Faison to decide. I would say anything less than a top 4 finish in the Big Sky or an NCAA Tournament appearance and he is done. Lofty expectation? Why not! Certainly hasn't lived up to even mediocre expectations!

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/3885424-update-und-nickname-fighting-hawks-kelley-reveals-his-vote "a group of stakeholders will help select the design firm while another group will work with the firm to create the logo" So it looks like there will be at least a little input from people other than the logo design firm. Important thing is to get the right people on the committee. Who those are, I guess that is up for debate.

When I emailed in before about the winning name needing be at least a 50% majority, Peter Johnson replied back twice to my emails. These guys do read the emails they get. People voiced their opinion last time and they listened and changed the process. So they actually do care what people think.

I haven't seen a committee do such a horrible job of following the criteria laid our for them since.....the Nickname committee!!!

Big Ten teams are not scheduling FCS teams anymore. Announced it last year. All games currently on Big Ten schedules will be honored. So NDSU will play Iowa next year and that may be the last one. Big 10 schools were not going to schedule UND in any sport as long as we still had the Sioux name. Obviously the Big 10 changed their policy for not playing any FCS schools, but we still play Big 10 teams in other sports. This was 1 of many factors for reasons to drop the name.

Quality Wins > Quality Losses. All day every day, and twice on Sunday!!

We all remember when Kelley decided to have 3 names advance to the runoff and he said that the winner of that would be the nickname. The majority thought this was a horrible idea because the winner was sure to not have 50% of the vote. So what did we do? We emailed the people who make the decisions, voiced our concerns, and ultimately the process was changed to ensure a majority of at least 50% was required to select a new name. This issue required the same response. We do not need some outside firm from New York designing the new Fighting Hawks logo. There are plenty of local people with local ties to the University and the state that can come up with something that will be far superior to what a design firm out wast could come up with. Like I have said before, the last local guy with ties to the University designed a pretty good logo last time!! So voice your concerns to the appropriate people. You want to make a change in the process and make your voices heard? Contact the people who have a say in the matter. Let them know how UND's stakeholders feel. Give them a change to hear and possibly change their mind on the process It worked before, it can work again. As always, be respectful in your emails. robert.kelley@email.und.edu peter.johnson@email.und.edu

Can I still boo opposing teams players or is that offensive?!! Seriously, this thread is soooo stupid.

But Georgia Tech probably had some "good loses" that year so they were actually a pretty goof team!!

The last local guy that designed a logo did a pretty good job I think?!!

Fighting Hawks - 27 Mustangs - 24 Then we bite our nails till the selection show on Sunday morning!

You mean like this?!!! To bad it is not a USAF plane.

I think they are all from south Minneapolis. When the new district lines were drawn, it included a small part of northern or western Edina which included where Adam Banks lived. When they tell where they are from in D2, I assume they are saying where they are originally from. At least that is what I assume as it would be the only logical explanation. Of course remember, it is a movie!! Oh, and I agree, this thread is awesome!!

It wiIll be interesting to see what direction they go with the logo. But remember, the NCAA thought these feathers were offensive!!

Couldn't agree more. And I don't but the argument that the NCAA is going to get on UND for having feathers in their bird logo. Use the feathers from the old logo to make a hawk (like geaux_sioux did). Tie the old to the new. Will make it easier for fans to transition and support a new logo. More importantly for UND, more people hmay but the new merchandise!!

Agreed on looking a bit to busy with all the colors. I do like the concept of including the old logo. The Brien logo had 4 feathers. Start with that change. Maybe take the exact color scheme and design of the Brien logo and incorporate it into the hawk like you did. Color up the beak to orange or yellow. That's a start I guess.

Not a rip on students, but now that we have a new nickname and will have eventual merchandise other than the interlocking ND, are students going to start to more interested in UND athletics? Meaning, will they start showing up to more games and being engaged in what is going on, start cheers, stay for the entire game, fill student sections at the Ralph, Betty, and Alerus? We all say that the lack of student interest is noticeable and needs to get better. Now that the students have their Fighting Hawks name, will we see more Fighting Hawk student fans at games?!!