Siouxperfan7

There job is to pick a new nickname. If they suggest an option where they don't do that, what is their purpose?

Never thought I would ever agree with so many liberals!!

If Sundog's is selected, you may see a similar response!!!

Look at the criteria that the committee laid out for a new nickname. Then look at the 5 names left. It is fairly obvious that only one of the names best fits that criteria.

Let the campaign begin!! UND Roughriders!! Jump on the bandwagon!!

This committee was put together to come up with a new nicname for UND. ANd now that it is apparent that they will do that, people that wanted no nickname are upset?!! People....this was what they were asked to do. TO come up with a new nickname. North Dakota is not a nickname.

Time to get rid of these consultants and some of these clueless committee members. Put the choice in the hands of the people.

Good thing that is the committee's opinion and not the voice of the people. Now that North Dakota is gone, Roighriders has to be the favorite.

Looking forward to the new "And then there were ____ (vote!) thread tonight! Especially if the final names are Sundogs, Fighting Hawks, and Nodaks!!

Jimmy K somehow needs to be involved in this!!

http://www.muredhawks.com/trads/mioh-nickname.html Looks like it took Miami OH under 3 months after the name was selected to implement it. Of course getting it on the jerseys would take a little longer.

Bulletin board material!! Go out and prove them all wrong!!

This intire circus of a process with all these online submissions, forming of multiple committees, holding meetings, hiring consultants, etc was to reach one goal; To select a new nickname. Much time. money, and effort have been spent in this process. Now do you really think that after this entire process, UND is going to decide to go with no nockname? What a waste!! For that reason and the fact that it barely made it to this round, my prediction is that "North Dakota" will be cut tonight.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/our-opinion/3800581-our-opinion-roosevelts-flaws-dont-disqualify-roughriders-und-nickname "Teddy Roosevelt was steeped in the biases of his age, and he failed to transcend some of those beliefs. But he did transcend a great many other deep-rooted prejudices — and helped America do so as well, as his presidency led to profound changes in our approach to poverty, public health, industrial cartels and especially the natural world. That’s not perfection. But it’s a whole lot more than the rest of us mortals can hope to achieve. That’s about as close to greatness as human beings can get. And where figures from American history are concerned, it’s enough."

Yet another reason that "North Dakota" must not be chosen. For you no nicknamers, A vote for "North Dakota" is essentially a vote for Nodaks!!

I don't put that much faith in the committee getting that all figured out at the next meeting. NArrowing the list down to 2 or 3 names to be voted on is going to take up much of the time. I predict a vote will not happen until Early September when the students are back in town. They will obviously be ones that get to vote, as they should be.

Another honest question, how is the running game going to adjust with life without Crockett? Sure you have guys that can step up and be serviceable or more. But Crockett was the best runningback in school history. How much is that going to affect the Bison running game, and in turn affect the entire offense?

His last line in the article should pretty much but to rest any debate of which nickname shoud be selected from the final 7: "a nickname that exudes strength, confidence, bravery and hope" Now, does Green Hawks, Fighting Hawks, Sundogs, North Stars, Nodaks, or no nickname at all represent any of the traits listed above? So if the Herald is picking on those traits, their pick will be Roughriders. If the general public was smart, they would vote on those traits and the others that have been mentioned before by the committee. Sorry no nickname fans, "North Dakota" does not do that.

More than one. Remember that "North Dakota" finished 7 out of 7 when they scored each name and narrowed the list down.

Just to close out the era where both schools were in D2... 2000 - 2003 NDSU - 0 national shampionships, 0 conference championships, won nickel 1 of 4 times, 1 playoff appearence UND - 1 national championship, 1 national champiionship runner up, 2 conference championships, won nickel 3 or 4 times, 2 playoff appearances Maybe Darrell gor overwhelmed by all the dominance in the early 2000's that carried over!!

The truth hurts.

Unfortunately there are many people that have not moved on and can't get over the Fighting Sioux name being retired. I understand the pride that it brought for this community and its fans. But people need to realize that the name is gone. It is never coming back. Supporting the idea of not choosing a nickname is a feeble attempt to hold on to the Fighting Sioux nickname. People that say no name is good enough to replace it are hanging on to the old name and are unwilling to move forward. Everyone has their own way of dealing with change. But it's been 3 years since the name has officially been retired. It is time to accept change and support a new name. It is what is best for the University, it's athletic teams and atheletes, and more importantly a fanbase so they can finally move on.

I think that the results of a final vote weigh very heavily on whether on the number of names being voted on. If it is North Dakota or Roughriders, I think Roughriders wins because it would basically be a vote between selecting a new nickname or not having a nickname. I beleieve those results would lean towards people wanting to move on and selecting a new nickname. However, if 3 names are on the final vote, the 3rd name like North Stars would split the "We want a new nickname" vote and the "we don't want a new nickname" vote would win and just "North Dakota" would come out on top. A comparison would be what Ross Perot did to the presidential election in 1992. That being said, I am hoping that "North Dakota" will not be an option for the final vote and the vote can actually be a vote for a new nickname as opposed to a vote where no nickname is an option.

Is that an interlocking ND at midfield? Looks fabulous!!

Unfortunately I have a brother who cheers for a certain MVFC school in Fargo that is constantly trolling my about this "fact". It is tough to say which is true. Either Big Sky teams have great offenses or have soft defenses. Varies with each team. Some have both. (EWU the last 3 years). UND has neither......or at least last year. My hope for the 2015 UND team is to have the top defense in the Big Sky and an offense in the top 6 in offese. If that happens, we should be in the top 3-4 of the Sky.