zonadub
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Historical and geographic relevance does not define a nickname - how many bengal tigers are in Pocatello, tigers in Colorado Springs, vandals in Moscow? How many jaguars are in Cedar Falls, penguins in Youngstown, kangaroos in Kansas City?I have pointed this out before as well - Michigan is "The Wolverine State," yet there hasn't been an actual wolverine spotted in Michigan in a long, long time.
The Sioux name was both historically and geographically relevant, PLUS it was unique. Unfortunately, no name is ever going to be as fitting, but I am in the camp that a name should be chosen. Sica has been right all along in saying that if no name is championed by invested stakeholders, UND will probably be saddled with something milk toast, bland and politically correct.
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I think the idea is to get their noses out of their electronics and get them talking to each other as people/teammates and recognize that the others are also valuable members of the team. It would also give them some time to talk about and even plan for the upcoming game. I remember team bus trips being very interactive and not silently ignoring my teammates (showing my age).Coaches do this all the time when teams are on the road. They do this in an attempt to get the players to get some rest instead of being up all night on phones, computers, ipads, etc. Most players can easily work around this with dummy phones and other means.
But yeah, having some positive effect on being rested would be good too.
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Actually 1&1 is a domain hosting site. The website name can be used for $15/yr.
Well that's good.Hopefully now we can forget about honoring cowboys from New Mexico that forgot their horses at home when they fought in Cuba.
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One of our coaches?!
No, think it was on ESPN. But maybe the bb coaches heard it too.
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Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team.
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You might be correct. But over the past couple years, I've heard a lot of things that NDSU supposedly wouldn't do with their schedule or what the supposed requirements were from NDSU fans and then watched the athletic department do something that doesn't follow that.
And Taylor and Bohl have both moved on
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Hey y'all, take it easy on gfhokey. He is way more entertaining than any of the Bison trolls.
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Roadrunners? Are there roadrunners in ND?
Roadrunners are skinny pheasants. Pheasants are just as likely to take off running instead of flying, like roadrunners. Bodies are vaguely similar. Pheasants are more colorful, especially with the green head. Sioux Falls' Northern Legue baseball team uses it, but no colleges. Not my favorite, but better than most names thrown around on here.
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Wouldn't it be more of an Ag School moniker?
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Off the wall (politically acceptable?) idea incorporating the UND academic logo - Wildfire. A quick search does not reveal any teams with Fire, Prairie Fire or Wildfire nickname. Do not like Flames, even though Calgary and Liberty U (shouldn't their women's teams be the Liberty Bells or even Belles?) use it.
Still like Roughriders and Wolves better. Cavalry or Pony Express are better than most. Nokotas is unique, even though some think it is too repetitive. Owls are a fierce bird of prey (Eagles Is the most widely used nickname).
Really doubt anything like Warriors, Arrows or Big Cocks will gain any traction, although Aeros would give a nod to the aerospace program. Don't think the PC crowd (ROK) will allow Fighting anything.
The tenor of the newspaper articles linked on these forums gives me hope that Kelly will not be picking the name out of thin air, however still fear that it will be some bland color, weather related or other PC approved name.
Edit; another off the wall thought... Nickels and use the old logo inside a circle ?
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UND ranks 302nd in points, 309th in rebounds, 334th in assists,
MSU is 301st in points, 206th in rebounds, 264th in assists,
Not a recipe for success on the boards. Assists reveal a need for team-oriented focus.
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The reward for playing (and even losing to) quality(?) teams.
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Faison AND KELLY needs to step down, NEW ADMINISTRATORS needs to revisit his focus on collegiate athletics and the tradition of excellence UND athletics is supposed to possess, and then a new, energetic AD needs to be hired.
Just thinking aloud my Christmas wish list...
fyp.
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You don't even know your own age?
That would have put you around the age of 24. That mah dnt ad up.
But Jake was actually 18.
Yeah, he said he had a kid at UND a while back too, iirc.
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God help this place if the Bison take it all again......
Actually, ss.com has been quite supportive and complimentary of the Bison national championships the past 3 years, especially considering the copious amount of trolling done by you and your cohorts. Even though several ss posters may root against NDSU, there has been an underlying appreciation for what the Bison have accomplished.
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On the colored font idea, maybe ss.com should use that yellow color Bison fans are so fond of to alert them to sarcasm.
And it's purple, not yellow
Hey Gundy, can you help out the Bizun who failed coloring class? ?So 2 Bison faithful agreeing makes a statement true......good one.
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Thanks--I try. I get caught up in things tho, admittadely.
Just thought I would come by to see what sort of thoughts you guys had on FCS playoffs.
My thoughts on upcoming games is that we (NDSU) will have tough time with SHSU (who is hottest team right now IMO) and, if we get by them, I think ISUr will be in the NC game with us. That game would be a coin flip, and I would consider us the underdog going in. This isn' the 2013 Bison football team. We have came back to the pack a bit while at the same time having the pack catch us on there own a bit IMO.
Gotta check out for now.
Wow, sorry CAS, but gotta play spelling police here. An attorney should be able to spell "admittedly" correctly, or at least believe the spell-check program when it tries to fix it for him.
Seems like you have a lot of pent-up issues that have built up during your brief absence from ss.com.
On the colored font idea, maybe ss.com should use that yellow color Bison fans are so fond of to alert them to sarcasm.
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... Well at some point, doesn't it fall on the coach to motivate his players to give their best effort.......
^^^ this^^^
^^^ and this ^^^... This past season we brought in 4 transfers and only 3 true freshman. It really says something when you don't have enough built up depth to not have to rely on transfers to play a large role ...
How good a recruiter is Jones when his recruits refuse to follow his coaching? Mussman v1.2 anyone?
But it needs to start at the top. UND has a PC agenda pushing President and an ineffective AD. Say what you want about Bresciani and Taylor, they have/had a much deeper commitment to the success of the Bison getting into the nation spotlight. FCS Championships, March Madness appearances and even ESPN Game Day, games on ESPN's main network, Fox Sports 1 have put Fargo University into the spotlight more than UND's consecutive Frozen Four appearances (even if they had won one). Change needs to start at the top.
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Kinda looks like your avatar Sica.
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If it comes... I know the first place Faison should call
Curious... Where?
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Once again, Nocera hangs the NC$$ on its own petard.
Very interesting.N.C.A.A. Clearly, the association overreached, something it has seemed to acknowledge implicitly by lifting some of the sanctions. Internal N.C.A.A. emails that were recently made public show that the staff knew it had no jurisdiction, and that it was “bluffing” in trying to get Penn State to accept its penalties.
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This...^^^^^^^!
Plus they can get quality Italian food right in GF at the Moon!
Or, according to Mrilyn Haggerty, the Olive Garden.
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Agreed. Why hasn't someone like New Mexico Highlands, Western New Mexico, CSU Pueblo or Northern Arizona offered? Unless FCS or DII don't count?