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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

If Roughriders win, I'll be celebrating like UND hockey just won a Natty in double OT against the Gophers.

Agree.

Or like GB beating SEA to get to the Super Bo........never mind.

Posted

I like just North Dakota, but accept that it probably will not happen and for fair reasons.

I am good with NoDaks.

I am all about Roughriders, if the others do not work out.

 

Anything else should basically be dismissed now.

Posted

how so

Well. You don't speak for me. I don't mind Nodak Nation as an occasional description but as name it is brutal. One of the worst left.

At this point we should be down to North Dakota and Roughriders. And as much as North Stars is a far superior name to Roughriders, it is Minnesota's. I could have lived with Explorers even though 1 other school has the name just because of the marketing and design potential.

Posted

Anyone know what was said in the meeting that prompted them to eliminate Cavalry and Explorers before the voting tonight?

The committee members obviously disapprove of the military.

Posted

Well. You don't speak for me. I don't mind Nodak Nation as an occasional description but as name it is brutal. One of the worst left.

At this point we should be down to North Dakota and Roughriders. And as much as North Stars is a far superior name to Roughriders, it is Minnesota's. I could have lived with Explorers even though 1 other school has the name just because of the marketing and design potential.

I am fine with all remaining names other than sun dogs however MN has chose not to use north stars for any of there sports teams. When they added the Wild a while back they chose not to go back to the NS. If it was so important why haven't they went back to that name? It is a superior nam, you're right. I don't think we disqualify it simply because a state has it as their motto. Other teams use rough riders even though it is supposedly ours. I'm just playing devils advocate a bit here.

Posted

...MN has chose not to use north stars for any of there sports teams. When they added the Wild a while back they chose not to go back to the NS. If it was so important why haven't they went back to that name?

Ummm...Minnesota wasn't allowed to use "North Stars" because that retired name belongs to the Dallas Stars. The league also wanted to avoid any possible confusion between Stars and North Stars.

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Posted

Ummm...Minnesota wasn't allowed to use "North Stars" because that retired name belongs to the Dallas Stars.

 

Why does no one realize this.

 

The Wild weren't allowed to wear North Star jersey when the Wild wanted to honor the North Stars, but Dallas said "no."

Posted

Ummm...Minnesota wasn't allowed to use "North Stars" because that retired name belongs to the Dallas Stars. The league also wanted to avoid any possible confusion between Stars and North Stars.

Ok makes sense, why not any other MN teams?

Posted

Why does no one realize this.

The Wild weren't allowed to wear North Star jersey when the Wild wanted to honor the North Stars, but Dallas said "no."

I have no clue why folks don't understand that. When the New Orleans Hornets re-branded as the Pelicans, the team owner still had to grant permission for Charlotte to "take back" the Hornets nickname.
Posted

Why does no one realize this.

The Wild weren't allowed to wear North Star jersey when the Wild wanted to honor the North Stars, but Dallas said "no."

Not that old. Makes sense though.

Posted

I have no clue why folks don't uderstand that. When the New Orleans Hornets re-branded as the Pelicans, the team owner still had to grant permission for Charlotte to "take back" the Hornets nickname.

Wow, I apologize.

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