The Sicatoka Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Some insight as to how we got to the final 64... http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3751675-committee-members-explain-some-und-nickname-choices He said he thought about what he had heard at those meetings when approving names, especially a woman at a meeting in Denver who said she thought the name should be one every person could project their own meaning on to. Uh, a nickname should be unifying per the committee's own criteria. Didn't we just come from an allegedly "divisive" name and now we should pick something that each person "could project their own meaning on to" ... good or bad. That in itself is divisive, not unifying. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/education/3751843-hawks-flickertails-and-wooly-mammoths-oh-my-committee-members-explain-some Bridewell and McDonald both approve of "Sundogs" and the Professor also likes "Force of the North" because it's "inclusive." Fabulous. Sundogs will forever be linked to the folks that started this whole mess. It is divisive on that point alone and must be summarily rejected on that point alone. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Mention what again? That somehow people actually give a _____ about the people of GF and/or GFRRHS and their opinion. Quote
ringneck28 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 That somehow people actually give a _____ about the people of GF and/or GFRRHS and their opinion. That is my exact thought, its about more than the people of GF. This is a state school and that means ND, not western MN imo. Quote
Emerald joker Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 That somehow people actually give a _____ about the people of GF and/or GFRRHS and their opinion. Yea I know, i was just seeing if i could get him to say it again Quote
Fetch Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Id love to see how many season ticket holders are not UND Alums or even from ND Quote
Oxbow6 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Id love to see how many season ticket holders are not GFRR Alums or even from GF FYP 1 Quote
gfhockey Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 A lot of the season ticket holders I have talked to like Ridas Quote
darell1976 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 A lot of the season ticket holders I have talked to like Ridas As a GFC alumn I didn't like Roughriders at first, but that name has grown on me, and if UND was the Roughriders (or Ridas) I wouldn't have any problem cheering Go Riders. Quote
MafiaMan Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Sundogs will forever be linked to the folks that started this whole mess. It is divisive on that point alone and must be summarily rejected on that point alone. Well, it likely already has 2 committee member votes... Quote
Hawkster Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 I haven't ran across one person from GF (the majority of the fan base that actually attends the games) that likes the Rough Riders nickname. The reason is very obvious and has been mentioned over and over on this forum so I'm not going to mention it again. Roughriders is one name I just can't support. Something about it that rubs me the wrong way. Quote
Blackheart Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Roughriders is one name I just can't support. Something about it that rubs me the wrong way.That's what she said. Quote
breakin face Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 I haven't ran across one person from GF (the majority of the fan base that actually attends the games) that likes the Rough Riders nickname. The reason is very obvious and has been mentioned over and over on this forum so I'm not going to mention it again. I attend the majority of games, like high school athletics, live in Grand Forks, grew up in the area, and still like the name Rough Riders for UND. Now what? Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 I attend the majority of games, like high school athletics, live in Grand Forks, grew up in the area, and still like the name Rough Riders for UND. Now what? Vote for it? Quote
Cratter Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/education/3751843-hawks-flickertails-and-wooly-mammoths-oh-my-committee-members-explain-some Bridewell and McDonald both approve of "Sundogs" and the Professor also likes "Force of the North" because it's "inclusive." Fabulous. How's the saying go: when you try to please everyone you please no one. Quote
zonadub Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Ridas wallows in lameness I could not disagree more Now Spirit, Force, Blizzard, etc on the other hand... 3 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Lame was defined in a GF Herald article that I quoted on the prior page: ... the name should be one every person could project their own meaning on to. Examples? Well, as dakota said: Spirit, Force, ... Quote
Taz Boy Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Bah! Please stop it with the Roughriders already. I get back from a long weekend of drinking and napping and watching Bickell turn a simple dump-n-change into the most horrifying 5 seconds thus far in the Hawks' 2015 postseason only to see another discussion on Roughriders? And then there's the shorter "Riders". Riders of what? At least the former tells us how or in what manner we are going to ride. I have to admit, for sheer awfulness, it's tough to beat Wooly Mammoth. Tip o' the cap to the sly jokester who pushed that one through without protest. taz dark horse predictions: look for "wings" to gain steam. Not that I like it. I dislike them all equally and intensely, with the exception of "North Dakota." 1 Quote
ScottM Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Bah! Please stop it with the Roughriders already. I get back from a long weekend of drinking and napping and watching Bickell turn a simple dump-n-change into the most horrifying 5 seconds thus far in the Hawks' 2015 postseason only to see another discussion on Roughriders? And then there's the shorter "Riders". Riders of what? At least the former tells us how or in what manner we are going to ride. I have to admit, for sheer awfulness, it's tough to beat Wooly Mammoth. Tip o' the cap to the sly jokester who pushed that one through without protest. taz dark horse predictions: look for "wings" to gain steam. Not that I like it. I dislike them all equally and intensely, with the exception of "North Dakota." Agree. I submit for belated consideration ... Quote
Shawn-O Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Bah! Please stop it with the Roughriders already. I get back from a long weekend of drinking and napping and watching Bickell turn a simple dump-n-change into the most horrifying 5 seconds thus far in the Hawks' 2015 postseason only to see another discussion on Roughriders? And then there's the shorter "Riders". Riders of what? At least the former tells us how or in what manner we are going to ride. I have to admit, for sheer awfulness, it's tough to beat Wooly Mammoth. Tip o' the cap to the sly jokester who pushed that one through without protest. taz dark horse predictions: look for "wings" to gain steam. Not that I like it. I dislike them all equally and intensely, with the exception of "North Dakota." I don't disagree. Any intense dislike I had has evolved to indifference, unfortunately. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Agree. I submit for belated consideration ... Your UND "Feral Cats on Crack with a Bad Groomer"! Too wordy..... Quote
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