fightingsioux4life

My friend, my fight is with irresponsible people like Dan Gunderson that have access to a microphone on a radio station that has a wide reach across the State of North Dakota. It is Mr. Gunderson who picked this fight, not me. It is Mr. Gunderson that said he is encouraging Bison fans like himself to vote no, not me. I am simply informing all interested parties of what I heard and what they can do about it. It is the people that show up that write our history. It is the people that show up that determine our ultimate destiny. It is the people that show up that ultimately make the decisions that we all have to live with. The UND Alumni Association is doing their part; I am doing mine.

That is what we have to change. Flooding their e-mail inbox will get their attention. If we aren't proactive, we won't win this fight.

Just another "small price to pay" to save the name and logo, right?!?! Maybe for the likes of Fetch, DaveK, yababy8 and Chewey, but not for the rest of us that live in a reality based universe where actions have consequences. This is just one more piece of evidence to support retiring the name and logo with honor on June 12th.

It has come to my (and other people's) attention that the new producer of the Mike McFeeley Show on KFGO 790AM (Fargo) and KCJB 910AM (Minot) has openly stated on air that he is voting "no" on the Fighting Sioux referral measure on June 12th. He also said he was going to encourage everyone he knows to do the same thing. Some of you may ask why we should care about this. I'll tell you why we should. KFGO's programming has a wide reach across the state of North Dakota. What is said on the air can and does influence people, especially with an issue like this one where I think a great number of voters are poorly informed on all the potential ramifications surrounding this upcoming vote and on what it would mean for UND athletics and the entire institution itself. What McFeeley's producer (Dan Gunderson) is saying (even if it is tongue-in-cheek, which I don't think it is) could influence people to vote no, which would be a disaster for the University of North Dakota. This issue is critical to one of the state's biggest assets and it is highly irresponsible for some jack-wagon talk radio producer to openly advocate a position that threatens the vitality of that asset. This link will allow you to e-mail the KFGO studio with your comments about the nickname and logo vote. http://www.kfgo.com/email-kfgo.php McFeeley's show runs from 2-5pm Central time. I suggest that everyone take a minute and let Mr. Gunderson know what you think of his smart-mouth comments about the referral vote on June 12th and explain why he shouldn't run his NDSU-loving mouth about it. If we send enough e-mails, McFeeley and his sidekick will have no choice but to talk about this instead of something else (Vikings Stadium, the Moorhead hash pipe ban, ect.). This is an issue that absolutely needs as much coverage as possible so people are educated on what the consequences of a "no" vote really are. Then the people of North Dakota can make an informed decision when they step into that voting booth on June 12th. The UND Alumni Association is doing what they can to educate people, but I believe all of us that have a vested interest in seeing UND succeed as an institution and as a Division I school have a responsibility to pitch in and do what we can to prevent the destruction of a place we hold close to our hearts. I now yield the floor.

Yeah, what is this world coming to?

Thank God the UND Alumni Association has its head screwed on straight.....unlike some people (Rob Port) in this state.

The thing is, these kids will be playing in the CHL but when it comes time for the U-18, U-20, World Championships and Olympics, these kids will be wearing Red, White and Blue. So if our neighbors to the north want to use time and resources to help develop players for Team USA, that is just fine with me.

That will depend on the judgement of the ND Supreme Court and/or the intelligence of "the folks" of North Dakota. Neither of which I have much confidence in.

If they can help us bring home the Gold, I am all for it.

It's pretty simple: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.

I think Mrs. Lord of the Flies should become Ron Paul's running mate!

I think Portland believes they have a better chance of getting Jones because they have the rights to several of our other recruits. So they are looking into obtaining his rights from Everett and then using these other kids as leverage to get Jones to sign with them. Then they might have a better chance at picking off some of our other kids. That is all I can think of. I honestly wouldn't put anything past these Major Junior weasels. I honestly believe they want to destroy NCAA hockey and then take over all player development for North America. Some people on here might call that paranoia, but I really believe it.

So in other words, UND and Denver are just supposed to take what is dished out to them and shut their mouths? Sorry, that ain't how it works. Neither program wanted to get stuck in a watered-down WCHA where the small schools would out-vote them on everything. You might have even had some sort of scholarship cap introduced and it would have passed because most of the schools in the WCHA would benefit from such a rule. Then UND and Denver would have had to live with the cap or leave and there might not be a viable conference option for them. The NCHC came together at this moment in time and you have to jump on board before the train leaves the station.

The tribes should have spoken up earlier than they did. Spirit Lake sat on their hands for years and Standing Rock refuses to discuss the issue or allow a vote on it. I have a hard time feeling sorry for either tribe.

As long as Molson offers a quality product that the fans will buy, it should work out just fine for everyone.

The number of games will decrease as teams are eliminated. In the next couple of weeks, we'll won't have to flip back and forth much.

I suppose having Molson is part of a strategy to get more Canadians to come down for games. That's the only reason I can come up with.

That is my biggest fear as well. The Final Five right now is the best tournament in the country....bar none. It is second only to the Frozen Four in difficulty level and quality of teams. I am concerned what kind of tournament the NCHC will have and where it will be located.

Do you realize how much money it would take to bring Memorial Stadium up to modern standards? It was terribly obsolete when we left it after the 2000 season and it is even more inadequate now. Unless some donor steps up and writes a big check (think Ralph Engelstad 2.0), this is not going to happen.

Next year is the last year of Sioux fans hitting the road for the WCHA Final Five and I must confess to being a little sad about it. This has been circled on my calendar for years and now it's going away. I would really like a rotation between Omaha and St. Paul; that would make the most sense for the most teams. Denver is not an optimal location; it is too far west. I think Chicago is a little too far east and is not at all a college hockey market. Whatever they work out, I hope it is as fun as the Final Five has been all these years.

In that case, build a brand new stadium in Sioux Falls and move all your home games there permanently. I am not joking about that, either.

I think it was 2pm this afternoon.

Couldn't agree more. Me, my mom and our cat were forced to go to Minot to stay with relatives while my dad (who worked at the City Health Department) worked almost 24 hours at a time at the Emergency Operations Center. Our basement was flooded, but nothing else was lost. I also was grateful for the Salvation Army and Red Cross for their help in making life somewhat livable. Those meals weren't bad! The silver lining in this is that Grand Forks was able to reinvent downtown, which had become very dumpy up until the flood. Now it's a major attraction for people in Grand Forks and the region.