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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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I've given numerous other reasons why UND needs to select and begin to market a new moniker and logo.

Not exactly awe inspiring, and it doesn't roll off the tongue. Just add it to the list of reasons why this must be finalized.

I like that (UND on 3) a lot better than this...I'm not sure where I've heard it before, but it's pretty catchy...

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I think we can throw most names referencing a group of people out the window. It'll likely be an animal, a force of nature, or some other non-human name. I'm trying to come up with an exhaustive list (including some "?non-offensive?" humans)....

  1. Sodbusters :crazy:

  2. Homesteaders :crazy:

  3. Spirit :crazy:

  4. Flames

  5. Mustangs

  6. Ducks

  7. Wildfire

  8. Blizzard

  9. Big Green :crazy:

  10. Reapers

  11. Cougars

  12. Eagles

  13. Hawks

  14. Owls

  15. Pike

  16. Channel Cats

  17. Oilers

  18. Screaming Weasels :D

  19. 89ers

  20. Rattlers

  21. Paddlefish

  22. Pronghorn

  23. Bighorns

  24. White-Tails

  25. Nodaks

  26. Mindaks

  27. Canucks :whistling:

  28. Yeah sure you betchyas

  29. Cavalry

  30. Flatlanders

  31. Aviators/bus drivers of the future ;)

  32. Wheat Kings

  33. Rivermen

  34. Predators

  35. Outlaws

  36. Legacy

  37. Ice

  38. Freeze

  39. Sundogs :glare:

  40. Thunder

  41. Aurora

  42. Stars

  43. Pelicans

  44. Vikings

  45. Brewers

  46. Sugar Kings

  47. Barons

  48. Miners

  49. Goons

  50. Tornadoes

  51. Perhaps go for more of a corporate sponsor look:

    1. Red Bulls

    2. Buffalo Wild Wings

    3. 3M Sticky Notes

    4. American Tires

    5. Big Sioux Cafes....

The list is obviously desperate at times. Please feel free to add to or dismantle it. I'm sure (or at least I hope) I missed some good potential names that tie-in to North Dakota, sans the obvious Fighting Sioux.

The screaming weasels would be too indicative of the professors and administrators at UND. Of course, since that's who runs the place and since even the alumni association and athletic department kiss their backsides, perhaps that name is apropos. How about "Wildmen" or "Wild women". Kind of cheesy but it ties into the remoteness of the place and builds upon what people already think of ND. In 1935-36 my grandfather attended St. John's in Collegeville and the football players attempted to haze him and he hospitalized the star running back. The St. Cloud paper referred to him as a "wild man from North Dakota"........

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Some others could be "Wranglers" (ties into the cowboy theme), ranch hands, range riders. I still don't think roughnecks is a bad name. It's unique and I don't think anyone else has it. Who cares if it's not representative of eastern ND. The Fighting Sioux really wasn't representative of eastern ND either. They were forcibly placed there but a lot of the fighting (at least with whites) took place further west. If the proposed nicknames are too plebian or "hick" for the faculty of UND, that's all the more reason to choose one of them. Like it or not, Grand Forks and eastern ND will never be a "cultural destination" unless one is of Scandinavian descent.

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Chewey: Only problem with your notion? Minnesota NHL franchise moniker is _______.

Agreed. But that's a stupid state of being or state of existence. With "Wildmen", at least it's something human. You can imagine wildmen playing hockey. You can't imagine a state of being or an existence playing hockey. Throw Avalanche right in there with the Wild as another stupid nickname.

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I've given numerous other reasons why UND needs to select and begin to market a new moniker and logo.

Another reason is at the 1:50 mark of this:

Not exactly awe inspiring, and it doesn't roll off the tongue. Just add it to the list of reasons why this must be finalized.

Enough of the "moniker" crap. Unless you wear a monocle and use a cigarette holder it's NICKNAME. Ever been around Michigan hockey? They say Go Blue, not Wolverines. Does Minnesota spell GOPHERS when they score? Quick, what's BU's nickname? BC is BC, no one thinks "oh no,we have the Eagles in our regional." We are known as "The Sioux" or North Dakota. We lost "The Sioux", we're STILL North Dakota. Some crap ass,hurry up we need a "moniker", the sky is falling, replacement isn't wanted or needed.

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That gave me an idea... How about the UND Aliases? Deep down we're still Sioux, but are forced to use an alias...

I'd truncate it to just Alias. (But you know opponents would only use the last syllable.)

I threw "Specter" out there because we'll always be living under the specter of the old logo.

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I'd truncate it to just Alias. (But you know opponents would only use the last syllable.)

I threw "Specter" out there because we'll always be living under the specter of the old logo.

oh, I thought maybe it was a tribute to Phil Specter...:)
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Well, it's better than the GreenPinks...  (Had to beat an FU fan to that punch...)   :lol:

You could have the men's team called the Mean Green (yeah I know North Texas), and the women's teams could be called the Pink Ladies (think Grease).

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