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I don't think they have any excuse not to have been there. Work, travel, even the death of a loved one are all trivial matters when compared to the loss of the nickname...

I'd prefer facts and well-thought-out opinions....

Any lawyers out there have some insight or opinions as to how the case was presented by each side?? Predictions??

I believe UND paid just over half (around $2 million if I recall correctly). UND was not obligated to pay for any of the turf, as it was stipulated in the original contract that the Alerus Center would replace the turf in 10 years (I believe it's been 12). Edit: Looks like 82SiouxGuy beat me to it....

When all the bad things happen, then it's too late. The law in North Dakota has nothing to do with the success or failure of Spirit Lake's lawsuit against the NCAA.

Well it's good to see something is happening. UND/SBHE needs to find out how to convince the masses this is terrible for UND, its students, and the state of North Dakota. They need to find out how to convince the masses that UND and its students are more important than a sports team logo. Hopefully the phone surveys (if they are being conducted by UND/SBHE) give them some good intel on how to go about accomplishing these things. North Dakotans are a stubborn people, but I like to think we can be wise as well.

Mods should probably delete this thread now. OP is an obvious troll....

Good point. It'd sure be easier if they threatened the statewide sanctions now though. Wouldn't have to worry about either vote handcuffing UND.

I'd love it if they came out and said they were going to do this before the June vote, I just don't see it happening though.... Edit: by "they" I mean the NCAA, not Ron, Russell, etc.

Because people love to watch UND (their hometown school and/or alma mater) play.

I've said it before but I'll say it again. Just because the NCAA applied sanctions in that fashion against SC doesn't mean that's how the sanctions would be applied against North Dakota. However, I still think there is little to no chance the NCAA applies sanctions against the entire state of ND, even though it would be fair....

I agree. Great to see we're all on the same page now.

Most of SR is in South Dakota. The NCAA wants approval from SR, not Sioux County (the portion of SR in North Dakota). Is it fair?? No. Does the NCAA care?? No. The NCAA wants official word from the SR Tribal Council on the approval of the name. Even if the vote in Sioux County is in favor of the name, the SR Tribal Council doesn't appear willing to extend such approval.

I can almost guarantee it won't say Sioux. When they made the renovations to the outside of the Alerus there was talk of Sioux logos, but the council decided that would be a dumb waste of money as the name MIGHT not be around. I'd assume the same thought would be applied here.

I forgot Ralph Engelstad never went to UND and made his billions working for minimum wage in Grand Forks....

Ah k, I guess I confused the 2 of them..... hard to do, I know.

Weren't you the one hoping for an AHL team called the Sioux??

I'm counting 11 games without USD, are we losing the South Dakota State or Montana games??

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A guy who is a fan of both the Sioux and the Gophers is trying to tell the rest of us what a real fan is....

Ah yes, because if the nickname is removed then Pres. Kelley is going to come to your house and take your sioux gear away

Don't worry, there are plenty of other forms of aid available for those "student athletes"

You don't seem to understand that the NC$$ doesn't care. The NC$$ will be just fine when UND athletics is suffering under sanctions.

So he wasn't comparing the loss of a nickname to rape??

All I noticed in my summers in Grand Forks (both growing up and while in college) was the town emptied out and the waitresses got a lot uglier....