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  1. 1. What name should replace "Fighting Sioux" after it's retired?

    • Aviators or Pilots
      12
    • Cavalry
      18
    • Nodaks
      11
    • Nokotas
      21
    • Norse, Nordics, Fighting Norsemen
      46
    • Outlaws
      13
    • Plainsmen
      4
    • Rangers
      6
    • Rough Riders
      79
    • Other
      109


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Posted

Again with the gif copying...glad I can help you be funny, LOL.

 

... sincerest form of flattery. (Now put on your "stream yellow" and get to that west parking lot. ;)

Posted

It makes me sick knowing sundogs will more than likely be in the top 5 list.

 

 

If you are a former or current athlete that wore "Sioux" across your jersey at some point and you are now on this committee how do you even allow this as a potential option?!?!?!

Posted

If you are a former or current athlete that wore "Sioux" across your jersey at some point and you are now on this committee how do you even allow this as a potential option?!?!?!

 

How? 

Over your dead body. 

That's how. 

Posted

I think most of us can agree that nearly all UND supporters would choose to retain the Fighting Sioux name. But, as this week's Big Sky warning letter indicates, baring an unlikely reversal at Standing Rock, we likely won't have that option without repercussions from the Big Sky Conference as well as the NCAA and other universities. We are now potentially facing being expelled from the BSC if we persist, which would be the deathblow for UND sports other than hockey. Now, we can sit back and let others choose our new name, or we can take the offensive and help take charge of our future. What name do we prefer?

How about changing the name to the "Fighting Chippewa"?  Keep the Picture?

Posted

Spot on. The turtle mountain tribe for the most part was against und using the nickname. You will find very little support up there, other than mr brien.

They would change their mind if a casino was going up in GF.

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Posted

"Giants in the Earth", i.e. GIANTS. I could learn to live with it. I believe that only NY & SF use it for pro teams and no colleges use it. http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion-letters/3637140-letter-giants-and-nordlanders-such-are-we. "In Rolvaag's view, pioneers venturing into Dakota Territory, the starkest of arenas, were superhuman." Lots of possibilities for a logo.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_College

DII Keystone College is the only NCAA school with that nickname. Our mascot could be the jolly green giant. Ho Ho Ho Green Giant.

Posted

Cavalry? I like Predators as the meaning is two-fold; it has tie-in with UAVs and GFAFB mission/UND aviation AND Predators, like Fighting Sioux, obviously trumps Bizon. My other like is Flyers (obvious reason why), which I think tops Aviators and Pilots. I still like Badlands too (hey, you got the CO Rockies) and Oilers too

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  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3644760-nickname-task-force-extends-deadline

 

The interesting quote in this article is..

 

"Depending on how many names the committee is able to eliminate, another round or two of voting could occur before the committee chooses the permanent name from a list of no more than five possibilities. The group will take the public's ranking of those five possibilities into account."

 

I sure hope they take them into consideration.  You would think that if there was an overwhelming majority for 1 name that they would pick one.  I really hope that all of us as "stakeholders" can rally around 1 name so their will be no doubt to this committee what name should be selected.

Posted

Never happen what name on here has even a remote acceptable consolidated acceptance from a majority

just stay North Dakota is the closest

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