Cactus pig

The NDSU faculty letter is satire. Their point is that we have countless names of cities, states, rivers, etc named after Native American people. For the letter writers to state that it is okay to name a state after a Native American people (a state that is part of a country that committed genocide against native populations) but a similarly named institute of higher ed is offensive- would be laughably hypocritical. I think (?) their point is that it is either all offensive or it isn't. Good satire is not always easy, as this group from NDSU has just awkwardly shown us.

Who cares? Don't let your insecurity drive your thinking. Low population is the best thing ND has going for it. Growth is a loser. Ask anyone that has lived in Minnesota for the last 30+ years how they like the "growth". It sucks. Careful what you wish for...

Mafiaman displaying textbook definitional retreat. It's easier than saying I'm wrong/You're right.

Split points in some capacity? Only split I see is the Sioux splitting town with 6 points.

Why bother with a "nickname"? Let's call ourselves UND, University of ND, or North Dakota. Why do we need another one? Most nicknames are silly anyway. Just look at the.. GOPHERS. Why replace something as strong as Sioux with some silly caricature? Because everyone else does? Marketing? I say abandon the whole ridiculous nickname idea altogether. Go our own way.

Not sure if this has been posted but the game is being shown on charter channel 226 in central mn, listed as msu programming on the guide.

It is pretty clear Lucia senses that he is in over his head and his actions seem to confirm this. He is very insecure and I really believe this played into the level of opposition shown by umtc towards the sioux moniker. I think um was more interested in hurting ND recruiting than protecting native american feelings. Add in the sioux tendency to, at times, embarrass the ground squirrels in high profile games as well as the superior facilities in nodak and you start to see what motivates Donald Lucia. And lets not forget the painful and public call-out of his ability as a coach: "New York Islanders General Manager Garth Snow on Thursday criticized Don Lucia's coaching, saying that was the reason sophomore Kyle Okposo is leaving the Gophers hockey program and negotiating a contract with the Islanders."Quite frankly, we weren't happy with the program there," Snow said in a telephone interview. "They have a responsibility to coach, to make Kyle a better player, and they were not doing that."