Siouxphan27

this pretty much debunks the theory I've seen on here several times that Nodaks voters are Sioux forever people. thanks for posting.

I hope we've got a better plan to deal with the noise than we did in the fargodome.....getting up to the line and then standing there for 15 seconds while the crowd noise gets up to 200 decibels didn't work too well. I've been wrong two weeks in a row.. hoping i'm wrong again. Montana 34 UND 24

Lol this almost makes sense. No, wait a minute... it doesn't make any sense at all! I encourage you to try harder next time. This could be fun!

You should consider going back and reading the post of mine you originally quoted and responded to. I stated a fact regarding why the name roughriders is even under consideration, and how it has been pumped up on this site (teddy, teddy, teddy!) I pointed out that in posts made just before mine, people were seeking to distance the connection to teddy Roosevelt. As you've just explained, the only connection to north Dakota is via teddy Roosevelt. thanks for enforcing my point regarding the irony of roughrider supporters now wanting to abandon the teddy Roosevelt connection.

agreed, let's call it off. So, no nickname it is? :-)

you're evidently new to the nickname threads and the roughrider nickname support originating from Teddy Roosevelt. Point is, people are now hinting at shying away from teddy as part of the logo and promotion, which is comical since he is the entire reason that name gained any steam. He is the reason ruff riders made it this far. Own it. We get it, you like the name and will draw any far fetched connection in an attempt to have it loosely make sense for UND.

you must be new here. I've seen thousands of posts as to why Roughriders is a "good" choice. 99% of them refer to teddy Roosevelt's Roughriders. without the teddy connection, the name Roughriders is a horrible mouthful of a name. It would have never made the list of finalists were it not for the imaginary North Dakota roughrider history. so, if it is chosen, I will be disappointed if we don't play up the Teddy Roosevelt connection as much as we can. On the logo, on banners, and mascots. I want to see every sports venue filled with big ol' teddies. Bully!

exactly

So the idea here is to distance ourselves from Teddy Roosevelt, yet, he is the one and only thing linking North Dakota to the Roughriders. Hmmm....remind me again why this was even a nickname choice? #mindboggling

when the names of the finalists became known, there was a statement released that said tweaking the names a little bit would be possible. My guess is fighting could be added quite easily to any of the names. Fighting Nodak sounds the best!

I guess I don't recognize those two guys. Are they your roommates?

wouldn't the UND hockey team want to compete against a better football team i.e. USD?

yup, the roughrider supporters have been quiet as a mouse, especially on this site. Lol

nice post about Teddy. lots of nickname ideas in there that could've honored Teddy and his time in North Dakota. Too bad they decided to go with a choice from a completely different part of his life and different part of the country.

5- way tie 10000 votes each. Since there are not two leading vote getters, Kelly decides to make the decision himself, and christens UND as the Sundogs.

nice post. I like your pres. bush analogy. Awhile back I posted it would be like taking into account bill Clinton visited North Dakota a couple times during his presidency, said he liked it here, and then UND deciding to call its teams the UND Saxophones.

if you wait until Friday, your vote gets counted twice.

I haven't, either. Not sure what your obsession is with me. But, to each his own.

so it's ok to call those of us supporting nodaks stupid, but it's not ok to post words from the mouth of teddy Roosevelt? like I said, everyone has posted stuff to support their agenda. if you are bothered by some direct quotes from the one man who is the only link between the state of north Dakota and the nickname roughriders, you should maybe consider a different nickname choice, rather than getting upset at the people posting direct quotes.

exactly. turn about is fair play. for several months, every post against roughriders has been met with a barrage of condescending posts. but if someone is a roughrider supporter, I suppose this is a great excuse/guilt trip so others don't point out the ridiculousness of your favorite choice.

Excellent post. Shows how everyone is just angling for their favorite choice and will say anything to support it and also to diminish the others.

You could buy a condom. Or stop by the local high school. Or if you wanted to be a bit more extravagant, drive over to JCPenney and buy some front butt mom jeans by Lee. Riders!

have I mentioned how much the quote function sucks on this site since the change? geezus.

is that the imaginary North Dakota regiment of the roughrider cavalry doing calisthenics?

nothing sounds as stupid as Ruff Riders. woof woof!