Siouxphan27

lol thanks. However, you will be very busy if you try correct all my grammatical mistakes!

Wrong. Langdon was the ONLY Roughrider from ND. I could not care less about any Class A high schools or their nicknames.

The difference would be those nicknames were not chosen with the directive of attempting to choose a name related to, and honoring, something in the state's past.

You're kidding, right? 7th Cavalry? Custer? Battle of Little Big Horn? Wounded Knee Massacre? There was also the 1st Dakota Cavalry Battalion- they were charged with keeping the settlers safe from Indian uprisings during the Civil War time period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Dakota_Cavalry_Battalion Because of what their duties were, I can't hardly believe when it comes down to the final countdown Cavalry will be considered as a nickname option. I prefer no nickname, but wouldn't mind Cavalry- it's a part of the history of North Dakota, unlike- you guessed it- Roughridas! The Roughriders were never here. They were from the southwestern states. They were from hot climate regions by design, as those men were used to the weather conditions they would encounter in Cuba. As a whole, they were together for just a few months from the beginning of training to the end of their fighting in Cuba. There was one member of the 1250+ Roughrider group who was from North Dakota. His name was Jesse Langdon. He was a 16 year old boy from Fargo who knew Teddy Roosevelt because Langdon's father was the Head Veterinarian at the North Dakota Ag College, and had worked Roosevelt's cattle. As a side note, a few years after he was with the Roughriders, Jesse claimed to have psychic powers. The link of North Dakota to the Roughriders is virtually non-existent, unless honoring a 16 year old boy from the NDAC is the plan for UND. Yes.....I realize there is a Roughrider award. I realize the ND Tourism Dept. has done a great job trying to sell North Dakota as the roughrider state. I've been to the Medora Musical- at the end of it, when they charge up San Juan Hill.... that hill's just southwest of Dickinson, right? I think it's nuts the state sells itself on a fictitious history that has been repeated so many times now that some people mistake it for the truth. If it is chosen it will definitely be unique- UND will be the only U. with a nickname chosen to honor a fairytale history.

UND Bust it is!!!! Bust yeah yeah! Yeah bust bust!

So you're saying my point would be incorrect if we revised history..... Hmmm... I guess I'll agree with you there... . But I'll still stick by my point under the current laws and history of the 3 dimensional world I am currently living in.

All there is left to say to that is Holy semantics Batman

"Stay North Dakota", in the context of this discussion, always refers to staying with no nickname as we have been since ours was officially removed. It really isn't that difficult of a concept

Pride? How many milliseconds before we're referred to as Gay pride by opponents? (Not that there's anything wrong with that - My father's gay.) -Seinfeld. Please stay with us in the no new nickname crowd, we're glad you're with us!

Lol. Best post in this thread!

As was mentioned it's a big gay white guy, so that's how they covered the diversity angle.

I like dogs. And crowns! Where do I sign up for autopay donations to this fine institution?

Average Joe: oooh.... scary bear!!! i'm definitely going to start donating huge sums of money to and buying thousands in merchandise from this school!

So you will never buy anything that only says North Dakota on it? interesting.... I know I will never wear a sweatshirt with "Fighting Greens", and a whole host of other WTF type nicknames that are still on the consideration list.

Only one thing is going to help build recognition for UND- WINNING. Successful sports teams and solid education programs is what builds a brand and gets you recognized. The argument a new logo is somehow going to get people to stand up and pay attention to a university in what most people in the country consider the middle of nowhere, is just patently untrue. There's more risk that a bland, dumb moniker is going to turn off more people than a "great" new moniker with zero tradition behind it is going to suddenly generate new fans and interest in UND.

this whole process is like taking one gigantic duke.

They get fed to the Sundogs?

How about the UNABOMBERS? Or would having an N, and an A, together in the name get it disqualified by the Supreme Leader of the committee? (no, not Karl) This whole process is enough to make me barf. A large committee narrows down a list, but only the names that meet one person's approval, can be moved forward. It's sort of like Kim Jong Un and his Parliament. the people who should have the least say into what the new, non-Sioux nickname is, are in fact wielding all the power. No Arrows, no horses that have NA ties... I'm not saying those were the best options but how some names are being eliminated is total BS.

The NCAA titles will start rolling in now! ***

I guess ewe just don't understand your own udder nonsense.

Sodbusters and Goat ropers are not the same. Duh.

I can see the dilemma with choosing Badlanders... How about recognizing the highest point in North Dakota- UND White Buttes.

Nice post, I hope you send it to their editor.

(Slightly modified above post.)

Excellent post! I hope as this process in self torture continues to play out more and more people will realize staying North Dakota with no nickname is the best option.