moser53 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How about Wildfire. Is there any school in the country that uses that nickname?
The Sicatoka Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How about Wildfire. Is there any school in the country that uses that nickname? Mott-Regent HS, Mott, ND. http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/mott-regent-wildfire-(mott,nd)/football/home.htm
moser53 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Mott-Regent HS, Mott, ND. http://www.maxpreps....otball/home.htm Those German Russians think of everything.
watchmaker49 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Those German Russians think of everything. That should be Germans from Russia.
PhillySioux Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How about Wildfire. Is there any school in the country that uses that nickname? A bad song from the seventies about a dead girl and her dead horse.
watchmaker49 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How would the Flames be with the eternal flame already part of UND's whatever you want to call it? Or steal the Sudburry Wolves logo which is a great logo.
UNDBIZ Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How would the Flames be with the eternal flame already part of UND's whatever you want to call it? Personally I don't like the name Flames (rivals will be calling UND the Flamers, Flameouts, etc. within minutes), but I've had a feeling that'll probably be the way UND admin chooses to go (due to the eternal flame thingy and the flame in the UND logo).
watchmaker49 Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Personally I don't like the name Flames (rivals will be calling UND the Flamers, Flameouts, etc. within minutes), but I've had a feeling that'll probably be the way UND admin chooses to go (due to the eternal flame thingy and the flame in the UND logo). I don't think it would even take minutes. How about adding Prairie to Wildfire? Wildfires strike fear into people really quick.
zonadub Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 yeah, I also have a sinking feeling its going to be Flames
UNDBIZ Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I don't think it would even take minutes. How about adding Prairie to Wildfire? Wildfires strike fear into people really quick. Wildfires (the name & logo) could be cool, certainly better than Flames IMO, and they would still relate to the flames UND already has.
GeauxSioux Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 The name Spitfires hit me yesterday, but when I looked it up, the Windsor hockey team is using that name.
watchmaker49 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 The name Spitfires hit me yesterday, but when I looked it up, the Windsor hockey team is using that name. Which I think has something to do with the House of Windsor and the British Spitfire fighter plane during WW II. Anyone???
GeauxSioux Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Which I think has something to do with the House of Windsor and the British Spitfire fighter plane during WW II. Anyone??? I just thought that it tied in nicely with UND's aviation department. Don't go all historical on me watchmaker.
zonadub Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 The name Spitfires hit me yesterday, but when I looked it up, the Windsor hockey team is using that name. there are very few nicknames that will be unique. Liberty Flames, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Windsor Spitfires... at least its not another (feathered) bird Cavalry or Nokotas would be unique
WeAreNorthDakota Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 there are very few nicknames that will be unique. Liberty Flames, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Windsor Spitfires... at least its not another (feathered) bird Cavalry or Nokotas would be unique Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Nokota one of the names the tribes identify themselves by? I attended a presentation to UND's student government a few years back that had representation from both anti-nickname tribal representatives and pro-nickname tribal representatives. I seem to remember the anti-nickname speaker calling herself and her people the Lakota/Nokota tribe and that Sioux was a derogatory term meaning "snake in the grass". I could be totally off base on that as it was a few years ago, but wouldn't that disqualify Nokotas as an option?
bincitysioux Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Nokota one of the names the tribes identify themselves by? I attended a presentation to UND's student government a few years back that had representation from both anti-nickname tribal representatives and pro-nickname tribal representatives. I seem to remember the anti-nickname speaker calling herself and her people the Lakota/Nokota tribe and that Sioux was a derogatory term meaning "snake in the grass". I could be totally off base on that as it was a few years ago, but wouldn't that disqualify Nokotas as an option? Nakota is a tribe. Nokota is a horse.
82SiouxGuy Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Nokota one of the names the tribes identify themselves by? I attended a presentation to UND's student government a few years back that had representation from both anti-nickname tribal representatives and pro-nickname tribal representatives. I seem to remember the anti-nickname speaker calling herself and her people the Lakota/Nokota tribe and that Sioux was a derogatory term meaning "snake in the grass". I could be totally off base on that as it was a few years ago, but wouldn't that disqualify Nokotas as an option? As bin said, Nakota is a tribe. So are Dakota and Lakota. Nokota is a wild horse, http://www.nokotahorse.org/cms/.
MafiaMan Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Mott-Regent HS, Mott, ND. http://www.maxpreps....otball/home.htm Mott - formerly the Cardinals Regent - formerly the Rangers
MafiaMan Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I seriously can't believe all the talk about rhyming state name and school name. The North Dakota Nokota. You gotta be kidding me. 1
Siouxperfan7 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I think Cavalry is the one mentioned here that I like the best so far. It is unique and it related to our state's history.
sioux34 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I would think that the Sioux would find Cavalry hostile and abusive, but what do I know?
zonadub Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I seriously can't believe all the talk about rhyming state name and school name. The North Dakota Nokota. You gotta be kidding me. yeah, i thought that at first too. but the Hillsboro high school team is the Burros and Hillsboro Burros seems to roll off the tongue without a problem.
bincitysioux Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 It is quite early to be talking about a new nickname, given the fact that we legally cannot have one for another 3 years, and also I'm confident that the likes of Reed Soderstrom, Sean Johnson (the bad one, not the good one), and Frank Burgraaf will likely throw a wrench into the process at some point. But looking to the future, here are my favorites in order amongst the many that have been put forward: Reapers Fighting Saints Cavalry Nokotas The biggest problem I have with Cavalry is that we certainly be known as "The Cavs".................. Nokotas is an intriguing and unique name, but I fear the logo would end up looking something like this, only with a green hue to it:
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