Siouxperfan7

Yep. That's what the article said. They will go thru the rest at the next meeting. They have to sift thru a lot of crap!!

So Blakhawks is still in the running. I am curious to what a Bennet Brien design modified Sioux logo would look like using this same idea!! The name may be different, but if the logo is similar, then I think it would be more accepting!!

The George Constanza theory!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUvKE3bQlY

Alumni, Champions Club members, season ticket holders, faculty, current students, Grand Forks residents. Those groups are the most invested stakeholders to UND. They should be the only ones allowed to vote in deciding a nickname. Anyone have Goehring's email?

How is that ironic? When I started posting on Siouxsports, UND was still the Sioux. Just because UND retired the name, doesn't mean everyone that has Sioux in their screen name has to do the same. Reading just a couple posts regarding the subject and you can obviously see my stance on the issue.

The obvious answer is National Championship. Unfortunately, there are way to many people that would vote for Fighting Sioux Forever!!

OK, so I might have been using a little sarcasm when I said a day. Just trying to make the point that it would not be long lengthy process. How long did it take when they redid the floor when they replaced the old center court logo with the interlocking ND logo? My guess is they are most likely waiting until the new name and logo are selected to redo the floor. Just unfortunate the Big Sky logo wanst replaced when they redid the floor a couple years ago.

So who should be allowed to vote when the list is narrowed down? I think it should be UND alumni, Champions Club members, season ticket holders, UND students/staff/faculty, and Grand Forks residents. While this is who I think should be allowed to vote, it will most likely cover a borader scope of people. One thing that I hope they do is make voting for the name a little bit more of a process so it turns away people that voted for the name and submitted dumb/ignorant/racist suggestions and lets the people that actually care about the name to make their vote. I don't think having a special election and physically having people come to the polls is an option. There are many alumni out of state that make significant contributions to the University that deffinitley would want a say in the process. My suggestion is to still make it available online, but make the process of submitting the vote easy but at the same time make it so the voter has to fill out a form with their name, email, address, etc. I think this will turn away people that don't really have the time to fill out the online form because they don't really care and ensure that the people voting actully want to make their voice heard and take the time and effort to do so. Not sure wha tthe best option is going to be, but this one makes the most sense, I think.

I completely agree that the Betty needs new video boards. My point was that they could so easily fix the logos on the floor, that it would take a day to do it for next to nothing in cost. So yes, I totally agree video boards are the #1 need. The logos are just something that needs to be done and can be done right now.

There are some that they could remove even before it going to the commitee. 2's, 2%ers, 4 x 4's, Blue Unicorns, Dirt, Cube, Flat, Ice Augers, Rocks, Seminoles, Trees, etx....I mean come one. Are those even worth bringing to the commitee? . Take out horrible names like the ones I mentioned and remove the duplicates, and the list looks a little less daunting.

I really find that odd too that it didn't make the "under consideration" list. What is odd is "Nokes" and "Charging Nokota" were on the "under consideration" list.

"Other" is technically the most popular....so, I guess any other name is still under consideration!!

My Top 10: Warriors Warhawks Roughnecks Reapers Mallards Nighthawks Frackers Badlanders Berzerkers Stallions

This list of approved names is a joke. Sure there are obviously ones on there that are just plain awfaul like "dirt", "cube", and "2%ers" that have zero chance of making the next cut. But how is "Seminoles" on the approved list? That is why this list of under consideration and not under consideration lists are complete crap.

The number one proirity (which isn't going to break the bank) is getting rid of the old Big Sky logo and replace it with the new one. UND never played in the Big Sky when it had that logo. It is embarasing to see it on our court when every other school has updated their court. Come on REA/Betty/UND AD. This isn't that hard!!

While I uderstand and appreciate the process being transparant and releasing the data for all the names submitted and the reasons why, I really would hope they would release follow up data showing all names listed that are eligible and clear up this whole issue of names being on both lists.

Hak and that guy on ESPN from the 2011 Frozen Four approve as well!!

So, this thread has been very quiet this past week. Nothing has come out as far as players leaving. Just wondering if that is typical? Usually we hear within the first wwk or two about guys leaving early. Haven't heard anything official on anybody!! Is no news good news? Anyone have any uipdates? I appologize for freaking everyone out seeing this thread pop up again!

While I can agree that there are people in the "no nickname" crowd that want their to be no nickname because they fear anything else just isn't going to be good enough. Unfoirtunately, the result of going with no nickname will result in the "Fighting Sioux" being the unnoficial nickname as UND. People can and will still refer to them by the old name. So while the NCAA got what they want and got UND to officially retire the name, having no name to replace it will result in the old name to continue to be used. And the NCAA deffinitely does not want that.

Wow, did this thread derail!!!

What people need to realize is replacing the Fighting Sioux name with something else doesn't erase the history of the Fighting Sioux from the University of North Dakota. No one is saying that we need to forget about the old name. No one is telling people to throw all their Fighting Sioux apparel away and buy up all the merchandise with the new logo. Moving forward does not mean forgetting about the past. That being said, there is a fine line between remembering the old name and honoring its place in UND history and holding on to the name and not adjusting or adapting to the new name.

The pep band used to wear Fighting Sioux jerseys while playing at hockey games. They now wear the new "North Dakota" jersey. So there is your proof. Just look around next time you are at a game and you will see there are others with just "North Dakota" apparel on, in all sports. Use your eyes to see what people are wearing. That is your proof.

As much as some people will disagree with me and/or deny it, there is less and less Fighting Sioux apparel being worn at games. And yes even hockey games!

Stars = shooting stars = Shooting Star Casino = White Earth Reservation = native americans = hostile and abusive!!

Well, one of their nicknames is the North Star State. Either way, North Stars shouldn't be considered. Stars, possibly. Just not North Stars.