Goon

The NCAA doesn’t care if there is a petition or a state wide vote, nickname law or that the Native Americans are for the nickname. They aren’t going to budge, they don’t have to, to take a phrase from Charlie Sheen, the NCAA is currently #winning. They don’t care what some blogger says on the nickname. Either does the Big Sky Conference… It doesn’t matter that some fake, imaginary or real person said that Hakstol was threatened with losing his job at UND if he didn’t say that the name is bad for the University of North Dakota. Seriously Dave! Really!!! You can’t be that delusional? This is ridiculous logic. All you have to do is talk to the folks at UND they aren’t taking this lightly; they are more worried about their sports programs than they are about a nickname. They will tell you that the sanctions and the threat of losing the BSC membership is very real. It’s not some contrived scheme to pull the wool over peoples eyes. Did you hear what the UND Woman’s coach Brian Idalski had to say this past week? Who gives a rip right, it’s only the woman’s team. Seriously, why would Faison lie? Do you think he wants to give up one of the greatest logo in the history of college athletics? No but he has to because it’s going to kill this university. But who gives a rip eh? This is the same college that you haven’t spent one day in the classroom in. The name is going to change, it's just a matter of time, and the only question remaining is when. I don’t care what site you read or what blog you happened to peruse. There is a very slight chance that the NCAA will lose their court case against the Spirit Lake Tribe but a lot of legal minds way smarter than us combined have said the chance of this big win in court are “slim and none.” If you want to drink from the river of denial by all means, ignorance is bliss. A lot of us that are rabid Sioux supporters saw the writing on the wall. We are ready to move on because care more about a great university than a sports team name.

There are many like him that think that way. They don't give a crap about the University only the name on the front of the jersey. Dave has already said that he didn't go to school here and only care about UND football and UND hockey.

I am in the same boat here as my good buddy Redwing77 until I see Seth put a jersey on, I will believe it when I see it.

So you know someone inside the UND athletic department that said off record that Hakstol had to say these things or lose his job. That is one of the biggest steamy loads of crap that I have read in a very long time.

Wow, that line sounds like it's straight from SAB... Unbelievable, come on Fetch you're better than this. They're saying this because they want to continue playing Minnesota and Wisconsin after the WCHA breaks up and now they can't because UND is under NCAA Sanctions.

Then go cheer for the Bison or Gophers then... What year did you graduate from UND?

Is the student body on spring break again?

You have a 50/50 chance of picking the goalie.

I don't see how Brock Nelson isn't on everyone ballot at least for third team All-WCHA.

There will always be those fans that won't like Dave Hakstol no matter what he has done, whatever, I am fine with that… These are the same fans that wanted him fired after his teams lost to UNO last season but later recovered to make the Frozen Four. These were the same fans that wanted him fired after his team didn't win the title again. While coach Hakstol might not be Jerry York, he is no slouch as well; Hakstol has 8 seasons of 20+ wins... That Is not small accomplishment to say the least… Hakstol has an impressive coaching record of 207-105-29 - WCHA 133-75-20.. His teams have won (2 X) MacNaughton Cups and (3X) Broadmoor Trophies. The only throphy that has eluded him is a NCAA title. I have to believe that eventually that title will happen for one of his impressive teams. The God Father of college hockey Jerry York took what 12 season at B.C. before he won the first one? So mark me down as a fan of Hakstol.

I am not sure you want to go there...

DaveK I think you have gone off of the deep end and many people that support the name recognized that their is only "one" chance to keep the name and that is by the SL Lawsuit... The NCAA doesn't care about the petition drive or what some blogger at SAB says. They don't what any of us think, they only care that they have a signed legal settlement and that is the only thing that matters.

Yeah I thought they looked pretty good as well and I don't know if we want a crack at them right away or not... I am hoping UND gets the ECAC CupCake Union.

Nelson - Friday Kristo Saturday if needed Rowney Sunday.

Friday would be better because I plan on going to the Wild Game.

If Al wants to changed the law over who has control over governing the State Board of Higher Education, why doesn't he just come out and say it instead of dragging the UND Fighting Sioux nickname into the debate?

He doesn't need one, he won't be here five seasons.

I don't know if that is a slam dunk... You never know when you get to the courts.

I don't know, that's a good question, both teams are a TUC. Paging Jim Dahl.

Rob Port has delusions of Grandeur.

Does Al Carlson run a chance of not making it through the next election, he seemed to have pissed off a lot of people as of late.

I am glad that my buddy has a good sense of humor.

If I had to bet, I would bet that he doesn't play Division I hockey. I don't see anyone from this season's ND hockey tourney playing in division one.

I am hoping that we play BSU so my buddy Scott Williams the Voice of the Beavers can come over and party with the Goon for two games and we owe them.

It's got to be North Dakota's fault.