Benny Baker

Well, since the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux no longer exists, that takes care of that!

If you're so scared about the possibility of sanctions against UND then you wouldn't wear Fighting Sioux clothes to a UND game. So you either aren't really scared about the possibility of sanctions against UND or you don't care about UND. Oh, and by the way, move along.

Don't recall seeing anything about that either. Again, whether or not there is a new nickname, the report from UND's office was that if other schools complain, the NCAA would investigate, and it might, might result in sanctions. If the anti-no nickname crowd actually cared about UND like they allege they do, they should make a bigger effort to stomp out the use of Fighting Sioux at UND games regardless of a new nickname. Instead, we have people like fightingsioux4life, who obviously cares nothing about UND, and says he's going to continue to wear Fighting Sioux gear at UND games regardless of what the NCAA says. If sanctions occur, I guess I know where to point the finger!

True. The tread title actually pertained to the settlement agreement and addendum. Darell, 82SiouxGuy, Sioux83, Sicatoka, and a few others all claimed that "no nickname" would violate the settlement agreement and result in sanctions. They were wrong, as usual. Now, some of them are creating assumptions from hearsay to fulfill their own personal belief that the NCAA will sanction UND at all costs. It's as if these guys want nothing more than UND to get punished. Kind of odd if you ask me.

How is it that you know for a fact St. Cloud State, Wisconsin, and Minnesota will all go "complain" to the NCAA because someone's wearing a fighting sioux jersey? How is that you know for a fact that the NCAA will sanction UND as a result of this fan wearing a fighting sioux jersey?

I don't recall seeing anything about sanctions resulting from "one person" complaining. I do, however, know that the NCAA allegedly saying that if "schools" (meaning more than one) complained, the NCAA would then investigate the situation, which "might, might" result in sanctions. Sorry, but I'm unable to thank you for playing when you're purposefully misrepresenting the few facts that we know, so there's no need for you to play again. Move along.

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.