GDPritch Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Pilots or aviators won't work now with the unfortunate happenings in the alps:/ Well, not to dismiss it but there's always going to be plane crashes periodically. To be honest though, I've always preferred Flyers to Pilots or Aviators anyhow if that's the route the new name went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Is Nodak Electric power cooperative on board with Nodaks? I would hope something a little more inventive could be chosen if going with no nickname is officially ruled out. Any nickname that starts with no, sounds suspect. Nodaks....rejecting daks, or the absence of daks.... If we're going down that road, how about the Nosioux instead? Sioux no no...... No Sioux Sioux!! No daks, no kotas, no Sioux.... no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Is Nodak Electric power cooperative on board with Nodaks? I would hope something a little more inventive could be chosen if going with no nickname is officially ruled out. Any nickname that starts with no, sounds suspect. Nodaks....rejecting daks, or the absence of daks.... If we're going down that road, how about the Nosioux instead? Sioux no no...... No Sioux Sioux!! No daks, no kotas, no Sioux.... no problem. Mndaks to reflect half of enrollment coming from Minnesota? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonadub Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Well, not to dismiss it but there's always going to be plane crashes periodically. To be honest though, I've always preferred Flyers to Pilots or Aviators anyhow if that's the route the new name went. Hatton Flyers - a tribute to Carl Ben Eielson. UND grad and Alaskan aviation pioneer. First to fly over the North Pole. Flyers would also be a nod to the small town schools that are being swallowed up in consolidations like North Prairie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feff Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Saw a rumor floating around that UND is looking at the Northstars logo/name. This of course is from a discussion on facebook so take with a grain of salt but here's part of it. "They've already decided [what the new logo will be]. This is just a PR exercise (regarding the nickname committee). I know a guy who is involved in licensed logo apparel for college and pro teams and he says that UND is already in negotiations to purchase the old Northstars logo. This was going on before the new comittee was even formed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Saw a rumor floating around that UND is looking at the Northstars logo/name. This of course is from a discussion on facebook so take with a grain of salt but here's part of it. "They've already decided [what the new logo will be]. This is just a PR exercise (regarding the nickname committee). I know a guy who is involved in licensed logo apparel for college and pro teams and he says that UND is already in negotiations to purchase the old Northstars logo. This was going on before the new comittee was even formed."Isn't Minnesota the Northstar state? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 UND pretty much wears the black hat anyways, especially with respect to hockey, so why not own it? The University of North Dakota Villains. Not Villains, but ... Scoundrels ... using the black hat theme. (Note the three letters in the middle of sco-und-rels.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperdouper Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Bullcrap, fire Kelley and Fiason. We don't need a nickname. You can still see stuff with North Dakota on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Isn't Minnesota the Northstar state? No, but it is the North Star state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 She was my health teacher at Central. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 No, but it is the North Star state. And here we go with this again. Someone please put Webster's definition on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 And here we go with this again. Someone please put Webster's definition on here. Was just stating a fact, fs4l. It's not the Northstar state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Was just stating a fact, fs4l. It's not the Northstar state. Was just seeing if I could get a reaction out of you. Mission accomplished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Not Villains, but ... Scoundrels ... using the black hat theme. (Note the three letters in the middle of sco-und-rels.) After getting hooked on the Vikings series on the History Channel, I'm starting to warm to Norse or Raiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 No, but it is the North Star state.This name would violate one of the rules discussed earlier having the word North or Dakota as part of the nickname as well...I'm going to have to vote no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatSiouxNation Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 How about "The Nation?" I have a friend who sends me a selfie with crowd behind him at every Sioux hockey game he goes to with title "The Nation has arrived." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 After getting hooked on the Vikings series on the History Channel, I'm starting to warm to Norse or Raiders. History Channel? Really?? I thought you were better than that. I suppose QVC is on the "previous channel" button too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 History Channel? Really?? I thought you were better than that. I suppose QVC is on the "previous channel" button too! That show is actually pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 History Channel? Really?? I thought you were better than that. I suppose QVC is on the "previous channel" button too! Normally I don't get into TV, but I've read enough about that era to appreciate its attempt at accuracy ... to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Time Hockey Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Get your vote in!! http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3708146-submissions-new-und-nickname-accepted-throughout-april If "no nickname" is one of the three to be voted on, it wins in a landslide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux>Bison Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Anyone wanna take bets on when Kelley bans the in heaven there is no beer song? After his war on the logo now he is after getting rid of all alcohol..... I bet he was steaming this weekend with all the Sioux chants and Sioux jerseys all over national tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND1983 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Anyone wanna take bets on when Kelley bans the in heaven there is no beer song? After his war on the logo now he is after getting rid of all alcohol..... I bet he was steaming this weekend with all the Sioux chants and Sioux jerseys all over national tv He wont be around long enough for all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux>Bison Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With all you law experts out there I cant believe we can't go back to the old flicker tails logo. What is as harmless as a rodent? There is no way the ncaa won't let us go back to that logo so there is also no way we can't just use the ND logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With all you law experts out there I cant believe we can't go back to the old flicker tails logo. What is as harmless as a rodent? There is no way the ncaa won't let us go back to that logo so there is also no way we can't just use the ND logo I don't think there ever was a Flickertails logo. If there was I don't remember seeing it. The NCAA wouldn't care whether UND picked Flickertails for a new nickname or not. There is no desire by any significant number of people to pick Flickertails because it is too similar to the Gophers next door and it doesn't give the impression of strength or power or uniqueness or any other positive image. It's a dirty rodent. The NCAA won't care if UND continues to use the interlocking ND logo or not. That logo has been used by UND for many years, mainly as a secondary logo to a Native American logo of some kind. It can continue to be a secondary logo. It probably isn't going anywhere. The settlement agreement says that UND had to quit using the Native American nickname and logo, and that if a new nickname and logo are not chosen to replace the Native American nickname and logo then the NCAA will be allowed to put UND back on the "naughty" list and suffer sanctions. North Dakota is not a sports nickname. It is the name of the state. If you think it is a suitable nickname, then you believe the team can be called the University of North Dakota North Dakota, that is how a sports nickname is written. In addition, the school has been known as North Dakota since it has been in existence since that can be a shortened form of University of North Dakota. It isn't new. It will always be called North Dakota. The settlement agreement says new nickname. North Dakota and the interlocking ND are not new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewUNDAlum Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If the NCAA says we have to have a "new" nickname just make it the Nodaks and use the interlocking ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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