Siouxperfan7

If you are going to have a second tier D1 football conference, I would like to have all members have football. that is the main point for forming it. I agree with a previous post and take out Denver and Omaha. That would be a heck of a conference!!

To be honest, I am glad that there aren't any conceptual designs. Just imagine UND coming up with logo designs for a name and then changing it completely when the final version is released!! Keep the process simple. Vot on a name right now. Once it is decided, a logo will be made.

If I was a betting man, I would put Roughriders and Fighting Hawks to get the most votes, in that order with Roughriders winning the runoff.

http://und.edu/news/2015/09/voting-dates-released.cfm

For me the best Sioux/Bison game memory was a personel one. It was the last time they played. The 2003 game. We were standing at the student door first in line and an Alerus rep came up to me and the guys I was with and asked if we wanted to drive the helmet car around the parking lot. Obviously we said yes. We went into the Alerus, got the helmet car and made our way into the tailgate lot. Did we drive around by the UND fans? Hell no!! The first place we went was straight to the area that the Bison fans were tailgating, I was in the back waving my Sioux flag as we slowly drove thru the sea of Bison fans wondering what the hell we we were doing!! After that, we saw the band and team pull up in the busses so we figured we should lead them in!! Being able to lead the team in while riding in the back of the helmet car as fans are going crazy is something that still gives me goosebumps thinking about it. To put the icing on the cake, after we parked the helmet car inside, the Alerus staff person said that she needed help brining the Nickel trophy over from the South side of the field to where the Sioux ran in. We obviously said yes again!! So each one of us took turns carrying the nickel across the turf from one end of the Alerus to the other. We also got to put our stuff down on our seats in the front row, 50 yard line! Having that game be so close and hearing the Alerus rocking was great. When we stopped them on 4th down in OT to win, I don't think I have jumped so high in my life!! What a moment. The players then came over to the student section with the nickel so we all could get a closer look. The picture the took was on the front page of the Fargo Forum the next day and I have it framed. Because I was in it!! By far the best UND football game day experience I have ever had!

Well there you go. Everyone that posted on this thread should take credit for finally convincing Faison to make this move!! Congrats everyone!!

What is Doug Woog up to these days?!! I kid, I kid!!

Conspiracy theories sure are fun aren't they!! Seriously, do you really think "the fix is in"? Come on man!!!

And you know this how??!! Since you are in the know, can you tell us how NDSU is going to pay for the other half they still need to raise?? UND could have announce COA when they felt the time was right. Obviously when NDSU announced it they had to respond. You aren't going to let a school in your recruiting area make that anouncement and be the only school out there doing this when you are going to do the same thing as well. If you want to beat your chest and say you made the announce ment first (actually second) and are leading the pack in this issue, great. Go ahead. But UND has leveled that recruiting playing field, so any advantage you had with COA is gone in regards to UND.

Since NDSU's next game after UND is their "rival" SDSU, is this a trap game for the Bison?!

The jerseys looked sharp. Still to dark in my opinion. Was hoping the jerseys wold be the color of the helmets during fall camp. they obviously had to darken the helmets when the jerseys came in. The colors match, so that is good. Just wish the green was a true Kelly green and lighter.

Could be worse. We could have wood bleachers in our "new" remodeled arena!!

http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/letters/3832479-letter-long-were-reconsidering-und-nicknames-aviators Can the Herald please stop printing these worthless letters to the editor? I am not sure what poeple don't understand. As this thread title clearly states, the voting process has been announced. The names to be voted on are already decided. The debate about what names should make the list is over. Why doesn't the Herald publish letters about what we can do tincrease our relations with the Sioux tribes to keep the Sioux nickname while they are at it........oh wait...to late!!!

I predict a runoff between those as well. Also predicting another thread started with a poll with those two names. Also predicting the thread drifting to why North Dakota or another option nickname is far superior!!

Cool logo, awful colors.

I find it interesting that this lawyer includes the tradmarks office registration information with "RoughRiders" clealy stated as the trademark, yet in his letter he says "If UND were to pick the name Rough Riders or some variation therof, my client has informed me that it would be willing to discuss liscensing rights with the University." The registered trademark, as shown in the letter, shows RoughRiders. Does he thing that that trademark holds ownership to all variation of the word? So Roughriders, RoughRiders, Rough Riders, Ruff Riders, Rough Ridaz, Ruff Ridaz, etc, etc, etc are all property of the Cedar Rapids USHL team?

Still waiting for your examples of how dirty and classless the UND football tea has been in the past? Oh wait....you can't think of any? Hey Hypocrite...maybe you should think about your insulting comments before you rip on others

Looking a the number of yards they gave up against Montana, QB play is the least of their worries!!

Dude...chill out!! It was one comment!! Are you Wentz's BFF or something? Seriously!! Quit acting like a hyper sensative, PC, overreacting nut job!! Just comment on it by saying "That probably uncalled for" and move on. But no, you have to make this an issue and get multiple people telling you that you are blowing a little comment way out of proportion. Seriosly. Move on. And I am still waiting for you examples of "classless" acts UND Football has committed. There must be a lot since you apparently think it is a trend. You want Sic to own up to his comments, but won't do it yourself. You sir are CLASSLESS!!

Your comments that suggest UND is a dirty team and targets players lacks just one thing. Proof!! Has a UND player had a cheap shot on an opposing player in the last 120 years? Sure. Same could be said about every other team. Including the "always the victim" Bison team. But to label the UND football team as "classless losers" means that there is a trend of this occuring game after game, season after season. I am calling you out on this one to back up your classless comment. Let's hear it. Give us some examples of this being a trend for our "Classless" team!!!

One take from this game. The Bison are definitely beatable. I knew that their defense would take a step back this year, but their secondary looked awful. 434 yards passing given up is pretty bad. Champion looked like a chump!! Nice to see Bison Nation humbles today. May have to cover over to Bisonville to see the meltdown!!

People are going to vote for the name they want. By doing so, it will block out the other names from being under consideration. That's how elections work.

When first taking nickname submissions, the committe came up with some attributes that they would evaluate each name on. These attributes were: Be unique, recognizable, inspiring, and distinctly UND’s;Promote a sense of pride, strength, fierceness, and passion;Be representative of the state and region in a way that honors the traditions and heritage of the past but also looks to the future; andBe a unifying and rallying symbol.The committe deffinitely should be applauded for doing at least this right. These are the attributes that I think all of us can agree should be represeted by UNd's new nickname. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and those fortunate enough will get a vote. I only ask that when figuring out the name you are going to vote for, take these attributes into consideration.

You get only 1 vote.

Did I read somwhere that UND is in the process of coming up with conceptual designs for the remaining optins so people have a more informed idea of what UND is thinking in regards to logo ideas for these nickname choices?