NoiseInsideMyHead

Can anyone honestly say that knowing ahead of time that there could be a third candidate in the event of a statistical dead heat between 2nd and 3rd place would have changed their vote or changed their view of the process? If not, please give it a rest about "rules" and "integrity". You sound ridiculous.

Everybody's set up is going to be different (ISP, modem, router, laptop, cabling, TV, etc.), but I tried connecting my computer to my new-ish Samsung TV once last season and it was okay by 1980s standards but utterly unwatchable by today's HDTV standards. I think the larger screen just amplifies the unavoidable imperfections in the feed. We huddle around the laptop for NCHC webcasts. It's frustrating because the TV can stream wireless HD Netflix flawlessly. Maybe if the TV's browser could handle NCHC.tv, that would be an improvement. Does anybody know if the system requirements for NCHC have expanded to include built-in TV browsers? As of last year, Samsung smart TV's were not compatible.

Bigger story is that Hak wins in Boston. Little late.

Not a bigger market share, necessarily, but name exclusivity is basically out the window and UND will have to tolerate a lot more unlicensed merchandise in the marketplace than anyone has seen in the past. It will need to be the logo and not the name that creates consumer demand in order to generate big revenue. It's kind of like a tourist t-shirt sold in the visitor's center along the highway…it may say "North Dakota" and it may be bought and worn by a UND fan but it's unlikely that the school is getting any of the action. That's life for a university named after the state (or even a pro team and its home city). Mix in some third-parties being able to freely sell t-shirts with the team's nickname, however, and that can affect the bottom line. The more generic the name, the less control any one party has. It's built-in competition that frankly didn't exist with Sioux (Sioux Forever shirts sold at Play It Again Sports being an obvious exception). The plain block-letter "SIOUX" tees and sweatshirts you saw at the bookstore and at Scheels were licensed and there were few, if any, substitutes.

It's all about the control. UND had broad leverage in the marketplace with Sioux (an 80+ year brand does that for you). UND is merely next in line with whatever name it ends up with. Let that sink in…nodakclothing.com has the upper hand on "Nodak" because it got there first. It's like if "Former Mayor" Haakenson were actually making and selling something rather than being a curmudgeon.

Not the logo, the presentation. The lack of imagination. The fact that UND will have to be dealing with (competing with???) this kind of dreck…FOREVER. Kind of like naming your new fast food restaurant McDowell's.

This should be required reading for voters. Blecch!

Kind of sobering to stop and think about the amount of work that needs to go into branding, let alone when you're the new kid on the block and your name isn't quite unique. This one took seven months...for an established franchise. "Our development process began last July when they met in Frisco with fans, staff and community members to learn about the stories, history and personality of Teddy Roosevelt, the RoughRiders and the Metroplex. This is a fresh look that our fans will rally behind and it is the product of a terrific collaboration."

Bump. Damn near made it those 4 years, too. Have any domain names been 'provisionally' locked down yet? This announcement may well be the least controversial and most anticipated nickname-related development around here in a long time. Maybe we can even rally around it.

I'll bite. What good are "potential logos and branding and marketing plans"? With the nickname crazies among us, they hardly remember exactly what you told them a week ago. Do you think anyone would remember they had been told that the logo they fell in love with was "potential"? What happens when the adopted logo differs in some way…anarchy? What if a 'bad' preliminary design were hastily put together for a 'good' name, and it got trounced? What about cost. "Logos and branding and marketing plans" cost money. With what has been spent already, if you went forward and spent $5-10k per name when you knew that 9-11 of them were going to go straight into the trash, people would have lost their $hit. You can certainly disagree, but what you cannot do is say that setting apart nickname and logo selection was wrong or even necessarily bad in all respects. Why not have some time for thoughtful reflection and cooling off? Rather than spend $100k on logos you weren't going to use anyway, you can spend more on a quality logo for the name you have. Then, when the logo launch rolls around, hopefully some of the nickname rifts have healed.

This intrigues me. Somebody should create a randomizer program with the list of 63 'approved' nickname suggestions (http://und.edu/university-public-affairs/_files/docs/nickname/63-nicknames.pdf) and pull a bunch of subsets of 5 and see what happens.

With those field dimensions, I think you'd be stuck with GHTI, OUG, ODAK or IDER.

Definitely not. The harmonic vibrations of visiting fans constantly mocking UND for its nickname choice would compromise the structural integrity of the building. Besides, the influx of "No-Dicks" would render hundreds of urinals useless and require substantial renovations to provide for additional women's rest rooms. (Getting harder to tell where the sarcasm starts and stops.)

Because that's how it works. Unlike some of the constant complainers on here, nicknames evolve. The recipe for adding an adjective to the root noun is simple: the fans use it, the media adopts it, the PA announcers sprinkle it in, and before you know it, coaches and players find themselves using it. A few shirt designs later, you are the de facto Adjective Nouns. No vote needed. (Oh, by the way, it's happened before.)

(with apologies to Sir Paul) We're so sorry, plaintiff Alberts, We're so sorry if we caused you any pain. We're so sorry, plaintiff Alberts, But there's no chance in hell you’ll win And I believe the vote is gonna stay. We're so sorry but you haven't a clue this day, We're so sorry, plaintiff Alberts, But if anything should happen We'll be sure to give a ring. We're so sorry, plaintiff Alberts, But we haven't done a bloody thing wrong, the court will say. We're so sorry, plaintiff Alberts, But the vote’s going on And sanctions will come your way. Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die, Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die. President Kelley notified me, We’re gonna have a vote and he thinks you are crazy. I had another look and I have to agree, you’re a gonna cry. "couldn't sue for something else So you filed a steaming cow pie, alright!" Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die, Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die. File a lawsuit, waste your money, be so proud (be so proud), Get your hopes up off the ground, Yet reality will come around. File a lawsuit, waste your money, be so proud (be so proud), Get your hopes up off the ground, Yet reality will come around. Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die, Lawyers treading water (water), sad dreams just will not die.

The Chicago Tribune is projecting that approximately 140,000 votes will be cast.

But the brainy AAU Conference has an awesome playoff system -- er, Quiz Bowls! They're held in great locations, like Cambridge and New Haven, and the player swag is legendary.

http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/20575-fire-hakstols-replacement/ Never too soon.

If there was contact, I think it actually helped get the receiver close to the ball. His falling to the turf towards the ball is the only thing that made it as close as it looked. No contact and he was way out of position to make the catch.

Go for the heave-ho on 4th and 6 with a minute left? Interesting choice.

Conservative play calling for ISU...they had UND on their heels and just handed them a gift. Now what can UND do with it?

And just like your telephone calls to my Mom...that's 22 unanswered.

I gotta run. Y'all keep the 2d half updates coming for WiSioux.

Since you brought it up...Bison losing at home to UNI, 14-10 H. That might explain the pained look on his face.