Where is the national press?

[MrEdway]

I remember ESPN covering the Sioux nickname issue 3 or 4 years ago with Bob Lee. With all that is going on now, why no mention? Not even on ESPNNEWS? Are they afraid if they do a story it will expose the NCAA as hypocrites? Hell, this would make a good story for Freedom Watch. I'm sure Judge Napolitano would be proud.

[Blackburn87]

I was wondering the same thing. I guess the NCAA Basketball tournament has eclipsed this news, but it really is the story about the mouse that roared. This deserves national sports coverage, at least.

[jedi]

I remember ESPN covering the Sioux nickname issue 3 or 4 years ago with Bob Lee. With all that is going on now, why no mention? Not even on ESPNNEWS? Are they afraid if they do a story it will expose the NCAA as hypocrites? Hell, this would make a good story for Freedom Watch. I'm sure Judge Napolitano would be proud.

People outside of North Dakota probably don't care about this debate anymore.

[Sioux-cia]

People outside of North Dakota probably don't care about this debate anymore.

Not true. I travel a great deal outside the mid-west and wear at least one item of Sioux gear most of the time when I'm not working. I get a lot of compliments for the name and logo. I am also told by these 'outsiders' how sad and/or upset that we have to retire the name and logo. I had a patient, Goofy fan, who spent more time telling me how much he admires our hockey team's style of play as opposed to the Goofs' 'prima-donnas' (his word not mine) and his disgust with the NC$$ re the name and logo then he did about his medical concerns.

[The Sicatoka]

Uh, are you sure you want the national media in on this?

History says that they get only about 20% of the story right, and that's normally the 20% that fits their agenda.

[ScottM]

If the Sioux were on the NC$$'s H&A list, and under sanction, especially going into the FF you might have a chance of getting national media attention. As it is, the legislature's actions are really nothing more than a relatively minor regional issue in flyover country. However, the issue has been on a few newswires the past few weeks like AP.

[Goon]

Not true. I travel a great deal outside the mid-west and wear at least one item of Sioux gear most of the time when I'm not working. I get a lot of compliments for the name and logo.

Sioux-cia is right, I was at a class at Harper Ferry West Virginia and I was wearing a UND wind jacket with the logo on the back and my instructor asked me about the logo on my the woman was impressed with the beauty of the logo and I went on to tell her its going to be changed and that it was considered hostile and abusive by the NCAA.

Edited March 28, 2011 by Goon