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Another thing -- riddle me this. The Sioux moniker is offensive to some because it's racist (sorry, I don't buy it), but one of the alternatives that might be considered is Explorers, in honor of Lewis & Clark. So why would people not be offended to that, seeing how Lewis & Clark's expedition into Indian country really began the downfall of the native Americans by opening the West up to white man expansion and eventually pusing native Americans onto their current reservations. In essence, saying you support the Explorers as a new logo is the same as saying I support the eradication of Indian peoples.

So what's going to happen to facilities like The Ralph? Doesn't that have the Sioux logo embalzened all over the arena? And if I'm not mistaken, I thought I had heard a rumour that Mr. Engelstad had threatened to not fund the arena if the Sioux logo was ever dismissed. What happens to The Ralph now?

Thanks! Yeah, that's gotta be tough and something I don't envy that your school has to go through. It will be hard to find a new moniker that you will be able to get everybody behind. Good luck my friends, and welcome to the Big Sky Conference! Can't wait for our two schools to match up on the gridiron!

Hey gang! MSU Bobcat fan here. So it seems as though your nickname and mascot are going to be officially voted out of usage, so I thought I would drop a suggestion here. I haven't looked trough all the suggestions, so maybe this has already been thrown around. But it would seem with your state's recent successes in the natural resources field, how about a new nickname of the Oilers? Yes, it is already used as a moniker for an NHL team (Edmonton), and was used in the past for an NFL team (Houston). But it could be done pretty cool. The UND Oilers, and you could have an image of either an oil rig, or maybe a scowling roughneck wearing a hardhat. Just a thought....