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We have made it work for a couple yrs now & YES we will always be Sioux so get over it - no new name will ever change that

Damn Yankees ....?

USA ....?

Lets Go Sioux

Please don't swear in my thread

Could u re-state that (Is that a word ?)

Fratttin never got it done

I think a goalie will be pulled & a OT will happen If we can stay out of the box we sweep

"Ralph is dead so we shouldn't really care what he wants anymore." When I go into the Ralph I always smile & think what a wonderful gift & say thanks Ralph & I think he made his wishes clear

Just give em all a new car & free beer

Respect for what Ralph wanted & what he did for everyone should be one of the highest considerations going forward

Yeah I'm impressed with how little the Ralph had to change - it will be weird to see it someday with what they do if there is a new name - Another reason to stay North Dakota that works with what Ralph wanted the Arena to be

Many of u deserve to be the Non-Fighting Flickrtails

Yeah an Admin. Who absolutely wanted to save the name would have brought together all the best minds & players to have brain stormed every possibility & formulated the best plans & resources to accomplish the goal - I have no feeling that ever happened

Thank you MIDCO

Not to mention his condescending & know it all attitude

Must have struck a nerve

David Davidson: NCAA is nickname 'villain' - and others are, too By David Davidson Today at 4:45 a.m. Email News Alerts DEVILS LAKE - I am sorry, but Herald letter-writer John Johnson is more than half wrong ("NCAA is not villain in 'nickname' issue," Page A4, Jan. 22). The NCAA Executive Committee is just one of the villains in this issue. Furthermore, there is but one part of Johnson's statements about UND and the NCAA that is correct. That is the fact that both the university and the NCAA have made millions off of the Fighting Sioux name and logo, but they did not share any of that money with the tribes. And even this is not completely true, because after the 1969 sacred ceremony with the exchange of gifts - the honorable use of the name in return for educational opportunities - which under American Indian customs lasts until the end of time, the university went from 30 Native students a year to more than 400 a year. UND became known for being the major university with the most Native programs in the nation. The name and logo brought worldwide recognition to the otherwise obscure university, in other words. And both the university and the Sioux benefited from this, as did other American Indians. There are many advantages for UND to be part of NCAA Division I, and Johnson correctly states a number of conditions that can be found in the NCAA Constitution. But he does not cite one on American Indian names and images, simply because there is none. There never has been one! Read the NCAA Constitution and bylaws; I have. You will find nothing on names and images. Likewise, Johnson's statement that UND "was not able to get support of a sufficient number of tribal councils" is absolutely false. Just ask Florida State, Central Michigan, the University of Utah, Mississippi College and Catawba College, each of which kept their nicknames with the approval of only one tribe. (San Diego State University didn't need even one tribe's approval for its name, the Aztecs.) UND always has had one tribe's approval, dating back to Spirit Lake's participation in the 1969 Ceremony and including the 2000 official tribal resolution, the 2008 flag ceremony, the 2009 Spirit Lake vote and the 2009 Spirit Lake Official Resolution of Perpetual use. In short, UND was singled out through fabrications and distortions. The NCAA Executive Committee did this with help from leaders in the North Dakota University System. Retiring the Sioux name required the NCAA to change its standard from "a namesake tribe's approval" -; which UND had from Spirit Lake - to requiring approval from multiple tribes. This could not have been accomplished without the cooperation, participation and full knowledge by some in the state's university system. The settlement/agreement with the NCAA turned North Dakota's winning lawsuit against the NCAA into the guaranteed retirement of the nickname. Johnson talks about respect, apparently wishing to speak over the American Indians who have spoken for themselves and who have voiced support by an 80 percent to 90 percent margin for the continued use of names and images. Johnson's last paragraph - in which he asks, "How many remember when UND was the Flickertails?" - offers the biggest laugh. I am 70 and a lifelong North Dakotan, but I did not know of the Flickertails until recent years. UND's teams have always been "Sioux" or "Fighting Sioux" to me. There is but one reason to adopt a new name at this time: to drive a stake in the heart of the former name and image as well as the Sioux people, and to try to get North Dakotans to forget the deceit that brought about this defeat. http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/op-ed-columns/3665661-david-davidson-ncaa-nickname-villain-and-others-are-too

Parks

Thunder the bleacher creature To the rescue

Good I hope they go lower

Sojudaddy 05 Jan 2015 Looking at the latest USCHO poll...how crazy would our Regional be if we went straight off of USCHO rankings instead of PWR... #1 - North Dakota #8 - MI Tech #9 - Rodents #16 - BC & the resale price for tickets will go way up - even tho I would just as soon the goofs not be there

Sat. Was a fun game guys took another step on playing a good trap team that we have not seen alot from them in the past

I admidt I wanted Manziel but he would have been a mistake - Teddy is going to be the real deal http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=12216266&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B"ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smartnews.com%2F"%7D

Congrats Beaver good to see WCHA doing so well the Pig 10 can go to hell