MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Who the hell keeps voting for sundogs?Gopher fans. Anyone else still think Karl G is doing a bang-up job? His comment a few weeks earlier about the fan that sticks in his mind is the woman from Denver who wants an abstract nickname open to interpretation by the individual. Translation: he likes "Spirit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkster Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 My first quick and dirty attempt at a personal ranking: I think I could live with 1. Roughriders 2. Cavalry 3. Fighting Hawks 4. Thunderhawks 5. North Dakota 6. Nodaks 7. Force 8. Explorers No thanks 9. Blaze 10. Fighting Green 11. Green Hawks 12. Pride 13. Spirit 14. North Stars 15. Sundogs Who else wants to play? I can live with: Cavalry Fighting Hawks ThunderHawks NoDaks Force Explorers North Stars I definitely DO NOT WANT North Dakota Blaze Fighting Green Pride Spirit SunDogs Roughriders Beats me why they keep leaving North Dakota on the list. We know the NCAA won't allow it and at any rate, it's not good business to go down that road again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 My first quick and dirty attempt at a personal ranking: I think I could live with 1. Roughriders 2. Cavalry 3. Fighting Hawks 4. Thunderhawks 5. North Dakota 6. Nodaks 7. Force 8. Explorers No thanks 9. Blaze 10. Fighting Green 11. Green Hawks 12. Pride 13. Spirit 14. North Stars 15. Sundogs Who else wants to play? I think you summed it up pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 When your rivals are urging message board people to vote often on online polls for Sundogs, you know what others think of that as a joke of a nickname. Will someone please put the brakes on this joke! Spirit. Pride. and Sundogs. Its like a running joke that needs to end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Another reason to strike Thunderhawks: http://www.american-tribes.com/Lakota/BIO/ThunderHawk.htm Also, the school to the south has a secondary name of Thundering Herd. We don't need a name with thunder in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Jim's list is solid, except it should say "no thanks" right after #2 and before #3. "North Dakota" (no nickname) should not be on that list unless we have a signed letter from the NCAA saying no nickname meets the settlement agreement in their eyes. Nobody wants to have deal with this cluster again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks, JimDahl. Just a little polishing here: 1. Roughriders - livable 2. Cavalry - livable 5. North Dakota - I get it, but think we're better off with selecting a nickname. But I could live with this 6. Nodaks - actually don't mind this one 7. Force (to me this is like an ugly date. I might learn to love him/her over time, but first impression is hard to get past) 8. Explorers - meh, but survivable No thanks (not acceptable) 9. Blaze 10. Fighting Green 11. Green Hawks 12. Pride 13. Spirit (this one is sort of like Force for me, but I think Force has a better personality. I get where Karl's coming from, but I just don't see the high ceiling) 14. North Stars 15. Sundogs 3. Fighting Hawks 4. Thunderhawks (sounds like a high school nickname) After seeing this list and Karl's comments, and seeing decent nicknames like Bombers (which I had really taken a shine to) get dropped because of the supposed association with the Aerospace school (what?), I realize now I'm going to almost prepare myself for a disappointment. Hold my breath, count to 20, and really work hard to try and change my perception of the final selection. But some of these (Blaze) will just have to result in an uprising, because it's just not acceptable. Embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Looks like the new favorites are Hawks, Force, and Spirit among some of the committee members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 "North Dakota" (no nickname) should not be on that list unless we have a signed letter from the NCAA saying no nickname meets the settlement agreement in their eyes. Nobody wants to have deal with this cluster again. You keep saying that Sundogs is the most divisive choice because of the group that endorsed it...getting worried yet or will that happen when Sundogs, Spirit, and Pride are the final three options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The University of North Dakota Force* *not to be confused with the Fargo Force Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 You keep saying that Sundogs is the most divisive choice because of the group that endorsed it...getting worried yet or will that happen when Sundogs, Spirit, and Pride are the final three options? We can pretty much assume at least one of those three will be one of the final three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 What happened to badlanders? It wasn't my favorite, but it certainly deserves a place above pride, spirit, and green hawks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 We can pretty much assume at least one of those three will be one of the final three. The final fifteen names are every bit as lame as I thought they would be when this process started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Cavalry a little more popular than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 From the article dmksioux linked in the previous post:BlazeCavalryExplorersFighting GreenFighting HawksForceGreen HawksNodaksNorth DakotaNorth StarsPrideRoughridersSpiritSundogsThunderhawks1. North Dakota 2. North Stars 3. Green Hawks (not sure about this one, maybe Spirit, but that seems to be a full out copy of the Wild. Although many of those nicknames are simply copying from another team. Especially Rough Riders). Edit: cavalry is growing on me. At least it's somewhat unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Cavalry a little more popular than I expected. Because 1/2 of those picking it think they're selecting "Calvary." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ericpnelson Posted June 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2015 I've made the case for a few nicknames already but I'm hitching my final wagon to rough riders. Our state flag is unadulterated plagerism of the Rough rider flag. It's not their fault their horses were left. That failure lives above and beyond their control. Teddy Roosevelt may not be ND's son, but he's our nephew then. He is often quoted that he wouldn't have been President without his time in ND, but I've been more moved by when he said North Dakota was a great romance of his life in his memoirs. He was a deputy in North Dakota. There was talk he would have been our first senator. He was involved in the community when he was here. He's connection with the state isn't fleeting. That doesn't even speak to the unit. It took a fortified hill from an enemy over open ground. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm stunned that those folks who think "Arrows" and a phony "breed" of horses are too associated with Native American imagery or SOUND like Native American imagery seem to think "Spirit" is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 You keep saying that Sundogs is the most divisive choice because of the group that endorsed it...getting worried yet or will that happen when Sundogs, Spirit, and Pride are the final three options? I smell a group that learned nothing from the experiences at Hofstra and Marquette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm stunned that those folks who think "Arrows" and a phony "breed" of horses are too associated with Native American imagery or SOUND like Native American imagery seem to think "Spirit" is a good idea. ... Or thunder hawks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The final fifteen names are every bit as lame as I thought they would be when this process started. Pretty sad that when this started the SS community knew Force, Spirit, and Sundogs were the favorites to be (some of) the finalists....and here we are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 They spelled Blais wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm stunned that those folks who think "Arrows" and a phony "breed" of horses are too associated with Native American imagery or SOUND like Native American imagery seem to think "Spirit" is a good idea. That's because it's really not about what is truly "offensive". Rather, it's about having more control of the process by being able to pick and choose which names related to NA culture they like (not offensive), and which names they don't like (offensive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 From the article dmksioux linked in the previous post:BlazeCavalryExplorersFighting GreenFighting HawksForceGreen HawksNodaksNorth DakotaNorth StarsPrideRoughridersSpiritSundogsThunderhawks 1. North Dakota (I think no chance, but I hope it stays) 2. Nodaks 3. Roughriders 4. North Stars 5. Any "Hawks" variation. Preferably Thunderhawks 6. Explorers 7. Force (actually growing on me slightly) 8. The rest T-74,987. Spirit, Pride 5,678,651,234,546. Sundogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Gopher fans. Anyone else still think Karl G is doing a bang-up job? His comment a few weeks earlier about the fan that sticks in his mind is the woman from Denver who wants an abstract nickname open to interpretation by the individual. Translation: he likes "Spirit." Isn't that what got us here in the first place -- some people interpreting the Sioux nickname as hostile and abusive rather than the intended source of pride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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