Benny Baker

This is a good thing then! If Fighting Sioux chants are already fading into oblivion, then there really is no need to worry about those new threats of sanctions; i.e., other schools complaining to the NCAA about the use of Fighting Sioux. Let's move forward as North Dakota!

No, he compared your opinion on public rallies to election campaigns. For someone who represents himself as a "Sioux", you really seem to hate the idea of "Sioux Forever". Kinda strange.

Oh, I get. It's okay for you to use the sioux name, but you'll mock anyone else whose post might tangentially relate to the nickname. Gotcha.

says Sioux83.

Yup, I'm happy for the about-face. Take a cue and put your "urban legend" to rest. There's no reason for you to stay in the anti-North Dakota/UND crowd since you like hanging around a North Dakota/UND message board.

???Not sure were there's anything stated about Fighting Sioux in there. I'd say nice try, Sioux83, but then i'd be dishonest, like you.

Really? You just got caught in a lie . . . again!!!!!!!

Nope. NCAA has not said ANYTHING about adopting a new one. Instead, what it did say, was that "if" fans use Fighting Sioux; "other schools might--might--complain"; and the NCAA "could" look at sanctions. I'm glad we can both take time to laugh at you.

Haha, yeah right! Look at your's, jdubs, 82Sioux, and all the other anti-North Dakota/UND folks who posted on the first dozen pages of this thread! It's as if you guys want nothing more than for the NCAA to hammer down on North Dakota. Most of us, on the other hand, are pro-North Dakota/UND.

Hey, jdub, put your "urban legends" about the settlement agreement to rest! haha! http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/our-opinion/3820653-our-opinion-treat-old-und-nickname-cheer-issue-non-issue You too, Sioux83!

They are different editorials, obviously.

even though its the herald . . . http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/our-opinion/3820653-our-opinion-treat-old-und-nickname-cheer-issue-non-issue

But the real, important question is: where do they stand on the nickname issue?

We could be NAIA champions every year in everything!

Good point. I like Roughriders, but I do cringe at the thought of UND being called Fighting Hawks or Sundogs even though I could still call them North Dakota/UND.

We get it. You pessimistically make the worst assumptions you can, just like you did about the settlement agreement, because your anti-North Dakota/UND.

We get it. You pessimistically make the worst assumptions you can, just like you did about the settlement agreement, because your anti-North Dakota/UND.

We get it. You pessimistically make the worst assumptions you can, just like you did about the settlement agreement, because your anti-North Dakota/UND.

"(H)e was told -- just as a friendly word -- that if fans resumed using Sioux or Fighting Sioux, the NCAA believes it is possible that other schools might -- might -- complain and that, in turn, could result in sanctions," UND spokesman Peter Johnson said in the email. That's a great assumption. But even if St. Cloud were to take the time to complain to the NCAA about a school with no nickname, their complaint wouldn't necessarily result in sanctions.

Except that's absolutely not what the NCAA source allegedly told Peter Johnson. We all get that your anti-North Dakota/UND and we're fine with that, but it becomes problematic when you start misrepresenting the truth. "(H)e was told -- just as a friendly word -- that if fans resumed using Sioux or Fighting Sioux, the NCAA believes it is possible that other schools might -- might -- complain and that, in turn, could result in sanctions," UND spokesman Peter Johnson said in the email.

For those who obviously haven't read some of the posts, I'll reiterate that I find it had to believe that enough schools will actually complain to the NCAA that UND's lack of a nickname perpetuates hostile and abusive stereotypes about Native American when there are literally other universities out there, like Florida State, that do perpetuate stereotypes about Native Americans. This has nothing to do with Florida State being exempt from sanctions. It has to do with what university's would actually complain about a lack of a nickname that allegedly encourages racial insensitivity while ignoring and not complaining about other schools. Recall, for sanctions to be in place, "other schools" must first complain to the NCAA according the Peter Johnson.

herald/forum is not even a legitimate media source anymore. they literally cite to Facebook and Twitter comments. sensationalism at its worst.

surprise, surprise. not a whole lot new with this article.

I don't know, it's kind of hard to believe much of anything you have to say considering how badly your opinion of the settlement agreement turned out. But again, you're purposefully avoiding my point: what University is really going to complain about the absence of a nickname out of concern for hostile and abusive treatment to ethnic minorities when there are schools, like Florida State, with a white-man playing "indian face" and a whole stadium performing native american chants in unison?

And I can see that some of us have been lead to believe that the word "sioux" at the end of a national anthem will necessarily, unequivocally, and automatically result in sanctions if a Sundog crest is not promptly placed on the sweaters of the men's hockey team.