Siouxphan27

I had explained what Slippery Rock uses for a nickname. (Rock) You then, asked me if the ncaa ever considered their name hostile and abusive. I interpreted that as a rhetorical, smart aleck question. I responded in kind. I refuse to believe that anyone with the cognitive ability to log on to a website would be unsure if a rock- regardless of its adhesive properties- was considered hostile and abusive. This is off topic anyway. I'll let it stay on course with all these "great" nicknames everyone is coming up with. ;-)

I'll try make an analogy you might understand. Back when you were in the residence halls at ndsu, nearly everyone had their pet goat living in their door room. Unfortunately, yours died. ndsu ordered you to get a new goat, or you would be kicked out of school. But you did not want to bother with a new goat. And as you pointed out to the administration, your best friend JimBob across the hall did not have a goat, yet he was allowed to live in the dorms and not get kicked out of school. The End.

Not at all what i'm talking about when referring to leading. I'm fine with no new nickname. The old one would have just continued to cause problems even if "support" was granted from the tribes.

I don't see why my posts need to be 100% factual..... Please explain how you know the big bad NCAA will come after us like the Thought Police? Or please explain the delusional posts about the interlocking ND being banned by the NCAA as a possible new official logo? Look, I know those in charge will never have the balls to stay with the interlocking ND and go forward without a cutesy mascot. The fear mongering has all the sheep ready to jump off the cliff by May. When the "no nickname" option is officially taken off the table, my vote will be for UND Lemmings. Now, let's hear some more about those millions of merchandise dollars waiting to be raked in, with this "new" 100-years-late-to-the-nickname-party, mascot and logo!!! Will we even need to donate anymore, or will the new nickname cover all costs in the future?

I'd rather we lead than follow.

gay superheroes. Or is "gay" implied?

You're correct, the world is changing. I said several pages ago, a hundred years from now no one will have a nickname. Everything is becoming offensive to somebody. The first time a longhorn breaks a leg running around a football field, or a bulldog dies of heat stroke in the end zone, animal nicknames will come under fire. Why play the stupid nickname game at all?

I guess the obvious question to ask then is, If fans of the circus continue to wear elephant t-shirts, will PETA sue Ringling and shut them down? And on what "fair" grounds?

So the ncaa also banned us from going back to the Flickertails? interesting....I think you're pulling some of this from somewhere other than the settlement agreement.

Your bolded part makes my point, actually. The settlement assumes (correctly) the Fighting Sioux is the old nickname, and the old logo. Where in the agreement does it mention primary and secondary names and logos?

Lol agreed. This is sounding more and more like George Orwell's 1984. The letters N and D have now been removed from the alphabet. Adjust accordingly or suffer the consequences!

You know what I meant, but if this fits your premise, go with it. Lol If no logos or nicknames used in the past are going to be allowed as stated by Sicatoka a few posts ago, when will all the N's and D's be removed from campus? Seems like quite an undertaking, hopefully The Herald takes some pics.

You are correct- "people" do, but the university doesn't. The deal is with the university, not the general population. People will still wear their Sioux apparel for years to come regardless of a new nickname or not. If it went to court the ncaa would have no grounds to stand on.....they would be using a Thought Police reasoning to state their case. And besides, the interlocking ND is a new logo. Slippery Rock University gets by calling themselves Slippery Rock with an inference to "The Rock" also being their nickname. So, their nickname is the same as their schoolname, yet they somehow get by without litigation from the ncaa.

Wrong. It's been hashed over several times in the nickname threads.

go with Blackhawks. Use a Blackhawk bird as the "official" logo, but everyone can just buy their logo'd apparel from the Chicago Blackhawks. And gfhockey is happy, because his favorite word is contained within the word Blackhawk. So it's a win-win. (minus the loss of apparel revenue)

Given the fact he failed to get last year's most talented team in school history a signature win, or a dance appearance, or barely finish above .500....And followed that up with 6 D1 wins this year, I think we're right right and right again in our opinion of Jones. But you keep drinking the kool-aid.

No, that's not at all what I mean. Hooker made a mistake on that previous possession and wasn't about to do it again. Making him catch the ball running away from the basket on the wing is not a good plan. After that, it was playground time again. If there would have been someone flashing towards the basket after he caught it for a potential layup, or a pick and roll, it may have made sense. Omaha got exactly what they wanted; they sagged off the poorest outside shooter on the floor, UND got the ball to the open man, and he of course missed. I never agree with his "game plans", so we're in agreement there.

I was hoping to see an actual offensive play drawn up for the final possession, but I guess that was too much to ask. So to end the game, the one time all game Hooker doesn't bring the ball up, they run a worthless screen across the free throw line to get him the ball on the wing, forcing him to the baseline with no other options, 16 feet away from the rim. SMH If you're going to take the ball out of his hands so he can't run the show from the point, how about running an actual play to get him open? If you have a brain, you let him run it from the point, and set screens as he wants so he has choices.

UNO looks to be the worst defensive team we have faced in quite awhile..... it's nice to see some open shots falling and some nice assists by Hooker.

I guess the pressing issue is, what's his stance on big cocks?

Sorry, but I don't play for that team. lol

Can't wait to see your idea for a logo and mascot.

Does anyone know when the next Merrimentics Anonymous meeting is? I feel I should go.

Maybe the students can change the chant to- Who's he, Fire Kelley!

FCS is what it is. College hockey is what it is. Can't we all just get along?