fightingsioux4life

Okay, that is fair. I guess I get a little passionate and ornery about this issue. Nothing personal.

I guess I am having trouble figuring out what your main point really is. Based on some of your comments on here, you don't seem overly concerned about the sanctions. But based on other comments, you are concerned about the sanctions. I believe you when you say you support UND, but I find you contradicting yourself on this.

When some people on this forum run around and insist there will be no major consequences for living under NCAA sanctions (even as they are being handed down), I get a little ticked off. The sanctions are real and are already having a negative impact on UND. That is a fact; it is NOT "just an opinion". And I will not stop sounding the alarm on this; the stakes are just too high.

You are missing the point, as usual. What the voting public thinks will darn well impact how this thing ends up. The stakes are just too high to shut up and say nothing. And if you REALLY think that the best student-athletes don't care about winning games and championships, then you are ignorant and out to lunch on this entire issue. The best athletes will go to schools without crippling NCAA sanctions because it will give them the best all-around student-athlete experience. And we'll settle for the leftovers. And I NEVER said anything about winning at all costs; I believe in playing by the rules and winning fairly against our competitors, like I believe we always have done. Last time I checked, our student-athletes do their own homework. As a supporter of UND, your ignorance on this issue is astounding (and very troubling).

I am calling you out because of your post telling prospective student-athletes that if they don't like competing under crippling NCAA sanctions, they can go to another school. The sad fact is, that is what they will do. The best athletes will go elsewhere (NDSU for example) and we'll get the leftovers. Just like Alcorn State, the poster child of the nickname-at-all-costs crowd. Your comment was irresponsible, reckless and is the type of thinking that threatens to destroy UND athletics forever and ever. That is not chicken-little thinking, that is the cold hard truth. Bottom line: Supporting the name and logo under sanctions is the same as supporting the destruction of UND athletics. That is the "common sense" position, not the one you espoused earlier. And if Star2City cannot accept those cold hard facts and truths, then he can just go over to SAB.com and have his "Big Sky is only bluffing" mentality affirmed over and over again. I am finished being Mr. Nice Guy to the nickname-at-all-costs crowd and their irresponsible, suicidal agenda. They must (and will be) called out for the damage they are doing to UND. And I disagree with you that our opinions don't really matter. It is the nickname-at-all-costs crowd that pushed the Legislature to pass this stupid law in the first place. It is the nickname-at-all-costs crowd that signed those petitions to put the issue on the June ballot. And it is the nickname-at-all-costs crowd that will (assuming the ND Supreme Court doesn't strike the law down) vote to repeal the repeal and enshrine the name and logo into ND State Law, which would ruin UND athletics as we have known them, forever. So it darn well matters what people think. That is why I will continue fighting for a pragmatic, common-sense conclusion to this matter so that UND will continue to produce both on the field and in the classroom.

Dear Cratter, If the nickname and logo are more important to you than the University of North Dakota and it's student-athletes, don't go to the games anymore, don't support the institution anymore and get the heck off of this forum while you are at it! Problem solved.

So that means Dave Hakstol is a coward? Should he lose his job? Nope, didn't think so.

We get it, all you care about is Men's Hockey. Please go back to the Men's Hockey forum and leave the intelligent debate to the rest of us that have a clue.

GPR further solidifies their position as Runner-Up High in ND High School Hockey (I think this is their 11th runner-up finish overall).

I was thinking the same thing tonight.

Grafton-Park River upsets GF Red River 5-3 to ruin the storybook season for the Riders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJMkl04UgGc The perfect spokesperson for the nickname-at-all-costs crowd!

But Rob Port, Frank Black Cloud and the rest of the nickname-at-all-costs group will tell you that it's "a small price to pay"! Doesn't that make everyone feel better?

It's TRAVIS Brewster, not Tim. And no, I don't think he'll ruin the program.

I am finished playing Mr. Nice Guy with these people. They are endangering the future of UND as a whole and must be called out for what and who they are. And if you really think a clip from Billy Madison is "nasty", you haven't been online all that much.

And this is my response to them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 It is time to call these people out and point out how reckless and irresponsible they are being.

Question my loyalty all you want son, but it doesn't change the fact that you and people like you are endangering this institution with your actions.

And what about "fans" like you that are willing to keep the name at all costs and who think the consequences are "a small price to pay"? YOU, my friend, are the problem, NOT me. Your incoherent rantings make all of us look silly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7w64fbqYQY

But remember, it's "a small price to pay".

This is obviously part of the constitution that "Clueless Al" Carlson either has not read or is pretending doesn't exist. Al Carlson fancies himself as the "Prime Minister" of North Dakota and firmly believes he has control over everything. The Legislature has budgetary authority over the Higher Ed system (and the rest of State Government), but the administrative authority has been put in the hands of the SBHE. This was done to stop the political micromanaging that took place in the system during the early part of statehood. And it is becoming very clear that this provision is more needed than ever.

I got news for you: "Clueless Al" Carlson is going to LOSE in his fight with the ND Supreme Court and this asinine nickname law will be tossed into the dustbin of history where it belongs. Then the UND Alumni Association is going to campaign against this even more asinine constitutional amendment that is being pushed and get that defeated (assuming it gets on the November ballot). Then you can fade quietly into the night since you care more about the name and logo than the institution itself. And we won't have to read your delusional drivel any longer.

Hockey has some big start-up costs, but tremendous long-term revenue potential. This revenue can be critical in paying for things like Title 9 Compliance and travel, which keeps getting more expensive. They could join us in the NCHC, which would help us maintain a solid membership base. It would also help us trump the Big Ten Conference (9 teams are better than 6!).