Siouxphan27

http://www.inforum.com/news/3705500-could-unds-future-mascot-be-green-meadowlarks thoughts?

I would prefer no nickname, however if an animal was chosen, i'd hope for the Fighting Moose. In cheers it'll sound as close to Sioux as we're gonna get. Manitoba's hockey club has a cool looking Moose logo. something similar could be designed. I think the quest for an original animal that has never been used before is only going to yield wimpy, ugly, or otherwise unappealing beasts.

#6: Doesn't suck? sorry, just trying to help here.

Thanks for the updates on recruits. Glad to hear the incoming recruits are doing so well. Sounds like they won't even need any coaching once they get here. Whew!

UND Fighting Sous Chefs. Have the Swedish Chef from the muppets as the mascot.

No, that's not what I said or was referring to. People are trying to come up with a nickname that relates to the history or heritage of North Dakota. Rough Riders doesn't. In a different but related vein, I can't imagine spending countless hours and mucho bucks to get all these committees together with distinguished alumni and marketing professionals, and then end up with the local high school's nickname.

thanks- fixed!

I wish people would take ten minutes to learn about who the Rough Riders were, and where they were from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Riders Thanks. Now, what is it that draws people to this name? Is it the dysentery? The Malaria? The Yellow Fever? Maybe it's the tragic comedy of errors their trip to Cuba involved, namely the part about leaving their horses and a 1/4 of their men at home? Is it perhaps the closeness we as North Dakotans feel to volunteer cavalry men from Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas? ND Tourism has done a fine job rewriting history and making people believe the Rough Riders actually had something to do with North Dakota. They didn't. They had a Colonel, from New York, who later became President, who had a cattle ranch here, and made comments about how much he loved North Dakota. That's it. That's the only albeit loose, connection. I would prefer we stay with no nickname. But if a new name is chosen that attempts to represent North Dakota, I would hope it would at least be factual and an accurate representation of our history.

People get me and Nostradamus confused all the time.

Wouldn't that chant go against your repeating-the-same-word-policy? Haha

I have no idea what it will be. I will however predict that i think it will suck, and most people will not like it.

thanks!

how much time left? still tied?

Of course the Big Sky was preferred to the Summit. Not sure if you're aware, but the Summit doesn't offer football. Without a coinciding football conference offer, the Summit was a worthless option for UND. Furthermore, why does what a non rival fan thinks about conferences, bother you enough to whine about it on their fan forum?

Or maybe just go with $hit Storm.... It aptly describes the transition to a new name.

I agree it gets rehashed a lot. But really, what else is there to talk about? Anyone that knows basketball realizes his teams will only go as far as their natural talent takes them. Sounds like some promising players coming in...I suppose we could talk about that instead. Maybe someone can start a new thread about how these newcomers will become fantastic team players that only grow and mature as players under the expert tutelage of Jones, and how his expert decision making and in game adjustments will only help them succeed as they run his effective offenses, and dominant defenses.

A fender bender in Italy this summer while driving a Maserati intoxicated may be our only hope.

This is exactly the fear. of course the team will be better next year..... how could it get any worse?!?!?! So does Faison then look at the "improvement", and extend him again? This is the problem with the wait and see attitude. It's a never ending cycle of mediocrity. It's why the big time programs with enough money to buyout contracts never allow it to get to this point. We all know what he will do with this alleged talent coming in = nothing. They will go as far as their raw talent will take them. I was shocked when Jones was given his current contract. It was a ridiculous move on Faison's part, as I can't imagine there was a single school in the country seeking to steal Jones away from us at the time. And right now, you couldn't give him away for a pair of Adidas shoes.

Maybe Jones could get a job as a Frolf (Frisbee Golf) coach? Or maybe our very own poster Art Vandalay could get him a job in Latex. I don't think we can worry about the level of commitment the recruits have to UND. Getting a coach in here that actually develops talent and through his coaching ability puts the team in a position to win is more important to the overall health of the program than the possible loss of a recruit or two.

I agree. I can't believe he grabbed onto him like that.

Wtf was that

So many wild shots here towards the end. Wish we'd be more patient and get a good look

UNC. 42 UND. 28 Halftime

Unc. 33 UND 20 5:00 first half

Just because people think he should be fired, doesn't mean we think its likely. But we can dream- that's what message boards are for. 6 minutes left in first half, and no one has bothered to post on the game. Quite telling. The fanbase is becoming indifferent. It will remain this way until a change is made. As for the game- I think I can sum it up with 4 letters: SSDD.