Siouxperfan7

How many schools don't have a nickname? Let me give you a hint......1. How many schools have had a name but it was deemed negative or "hostile and abusive.".......several. And how many of those teams forced to change their name currently have no nickname, just the name of the school. I'll give you another hint.....1. Now you think that schools like Marquette, Miami OH, and all the others on the 2005 "hostile and abusive list" who had to change their names thought about just keeping their school name and having no logo? Most likely. How many of them chose to have no nickname......(hint, hint, hitn) ZERO. Now do you think there might be a reason for this? I am thinking that they probably did some research and realized the lost revenue, no identity, and other issues was not worth it. So they selected a new name. Now UND can choose to be unique and decide on a name. But looking at what others, who have probably researched the affects of not having a name, UND should probably learn from them and not go down a road that will not be good for the University.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/3653872-population-availability-present-struggles-booking-concerts-grand-forks "the Alerus Center gains most of its revenue from conferences, but booking a lot of conferences can leave fewer dates available for concerts, Swanson said. And during UND football season, that is the venue's top priority, which also reduces its availability for concerts." Could have fooled me!!!

What do you guys not understand?!! Having no nickname is NOT an option. It says so in the signed settlement agreement UND officials signed!! So you can forget about any ideas of just being "North Dakota." Not gonna happen!!! The sooner you realize this the better. It sucks, but deal with it. Welcome to reality!!

That's one of the first things I said after seeing the new video boards in action. I get it you want to advertise and promote events....but do we really need to see the entire game that we play Stoneybrook in 2 weeks for the entire game? Having rushing yards, passing yards, and total yards and a few other individual stats like QB stats would be so much better.

Be the Fighting Norse and use the Fighting Irish guy logo with his fists in the air and slighly modify it. Already have a similar interlocking ND logo, might as well fgo all in!!

I was cheering for Ohio State to win because I want the powers that be to realize thatit's not always the top 2 teams in the country that are capable of winning a National Championship. Ohio Stae was the #4 seed and according to many people they should not have even been in the final 4 in the playoffs. They scored 34 points and 42 points respectively against the top 2 teams in the country. That is impressive. Further proof that expanding to a college football playoff with 4 teams was the right thing to so and giving more steam to expanding it it even more. In the playoffs anything can happen. That's why they play the games. So when it comes to FBS college playoff footbal games, why not play more?!!

Did Union visit the White House last year??

I hear ya. I'm relaxed. No suprose that the "dull atmosphere" coincided with the team having seasons with losing records and being blown out. Back in the early 2000's when we were winning, the place was loud and buzzing!! It's been siad a hundred times and will be sent 100 times more....win and the problem will solve itself.

Not sure how you are going to get natural light in there without having it costing a ton!! The Alerus Center is toeing the line with being in the red every year. What makes you think they would spend money on renovations that only benifit the UND football team! They wouldn't even put an interlocking ND logo on the turf!!

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/pairwise-rankings/d-i-men/ If the season ended today Mankato, Bowling Green, and Michigan Tech would most likely be in the NCAA tournament. As much as the leftover schools were ticked off at the Big 10 and the NCHC forming, it is deffinitely giving some of the schools that haven't had a sniff at the NCAA tournament a chance to make it.

UND spent, what, 3 million dollars on the new locker room and team area renovations at the Ralph. Apparently that was mostly private donations, but it would sure be nice if they spread some money over to the football program and others!!

This is probably my biggest gripe about the Alerus Center on game days. There is a big sign outside on the Alerus that says "Home of UND football" but you would hardly notice it when walking in the doors!! If the Alerus want to truly be the home of UND football, they need to step it up. UND football is their #1 tenant. Get murals on the walls. Get the more green and white in the concourses. banners hanging on the walls. All these things would enhance the experience and make going to UND football games an event.

Chris Gardner. That guy was a beast!!

The Nakota horse is obviously a horse. But Nakota actually represents a native american tribe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakota Could you just see the NCAA making a stink about this if we selected Nakota as our name?!!!

OK, I am a little skeptical about this rumor. Can 1 program in an athletic department refuse an apparel contract? And would the basketball team really know if Nike makes more confortable shorts than Adidas? I am calling BS on this. Not sure who your sources are, but I don't think that Jones can tell the athletic department what contracts they will or won;t honor.

Ummmmm....Jerome Beasley?!!!

I have kept an open mind on Nokota as well. Deffinitely original. No other team has that name. It is our state horse. Also, I am with you on the shortening it to "Nokes". I mean really, how many people yelled "Go Fighting Sioux" at a UND sporting event. That was our official name and it was shortened all the time. IS it really that big of a deal that our nickname and school name would rhyme?!!

Agreed. Time management at the end of the game was awful. However, the biggest key to the loss was all the missed layups we had. So many easy buckets in the first half that didn't go in. This is a game that we had and let slip away. That being said, I was impressed with the defense. We held Sac St. well below their average in points. If they can figure out the offense, we shouldn't be too bad. Also, very impressed with Shanks. He deffinitely has potential. Played great defensively blocking/altering shots. And he can make free throws!! Excited to see how good he can get. Get some meat on those bones and he could be a dominant force for us down in the post. Something this team has not had in a long time.

I love both these ideas. Not sure about matte white. Does that even exist? White hemlets are no good. There is a reason that very few teams have them.

So do you or don't you want a name that is hostorically tied to North Dakota??

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2628507 Sounds familiar!! After further research, I found this On March 11, 2011, it was announced that McMurry University's athletic teams would be known as the War Hawks. The new mascot was chosen after a nearly year-long search to find a new mascot to replace the former Indian mascot, which had been taken away by the NCAA in 2006. UND is going on 2+ years with no name. I sure hope we don't go the route of McMurry state and wait 5 years before the powers that be wise up and realize that no nickname is a bad idea. I really hope these committees are looking at what other schools that were forced to change their names did. I think a lot can be learned of what to do and not to do in the process.

I think the team is wearing new jerseys aren't they?!

So what would you rather have? Kelley and his assistants picking a new name that everyone has to live with, or having a process that involves stakeholders like fans, studenst, slumni, etc. to choose the process and then suggest ideas?!! I agree that the process seems to be dragging out. But it's better than the alternative.

Not sure how we can average 15,000 tickets sold when the stadium only holds a little over 12,000!!

My feed broke up after the game. What was with the scrum?