jdub27 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Another record year: $2,430,000 from 2,286 members. An increase of $200,000 over last year. 1 Quote
jdub27 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Well done folks. 9th straight record year The Champions Club, the lead fundraising arm for UND Athletics, raised nearly $2.8 million in cash gifts and commitments from over 2,718 memberships for student-athlete scholarships and athletics program support in 2014-15. The MVP campaign, which asks members to “tip” their membership, brought in $45,000 for scholarships. Also very important to note: More than half — 69 percent — of UND’s student-athletes earned a spot on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the 2014 fall semester, achieving at least a 3.0 semester or cumulative grade point average. UND’s 455 student-athletes combined for a 3.277 GPA during that semester, the highest fall term GPA in UND Athletics history, and 70 of them recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA. Quote
Cratter Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Team Makers has charitable gaming tables in Fargo. Champions Club does not in Grand Forks. Advantage NDSU? Quote
UND1983 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Team Makers has charitable gaming tables in Fargo. Champions Club does not in Grand Forks. Advantage NDSU? What do you think about it? Quote
ericpnelson Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 What do you think about it? I have no moral objections to getting money through gambling. I still want my UND license plate. 3 Quote
Cratter Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 What do you think about it? Didnt charitable gaming help the Blue Line Club build a new ice rinks in gf including the new icon one? If those UND football fans are hanging out in Canad Inns Playmakers lounge before and after the game spending money, I would personally have liked that money to go to UND. Perhaps Phase 2 of the IPF would be done. Quote
siouxforcefans Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 That GPA news is awesome! I have no moral objections to getting money through gambling. I still want my UND license plate. Yeah! For all the GD Bison plates I have to see, where are those UND plates?? 2 Quote
darell1976 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 That GPA news is awesome! Yeah! For all the GD Bison plates I have to see, where are those UND plates?? Maybe after a new nickname is chosen they will come out with UND license plates. Of course a Fighting Sioux plate would've been great. Quote
siouxforcefans Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Maybe after a new nickname is chosen they will come out with UND license plates. Of course a Fighting Sioux plate would've been great. Just put the ND on them. The "new logo" plates won't be too popular, I'm afraid Quote
ericpnelson Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Maybe after a new nickname is chosen they will come out with UND license plates. Of course a Fighting Sioux plate would've been great. They will have historical significance. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 They will have historical significance. Maybe UND can do that for "throwback" use of the name and logo like they are supposed to do. Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Maybe UND can do that for "throwback" use of the name and logo like they are supposed to do. Oh, no, no, no. They don't want 10,000 Fighting Sioux license plates on cars/trucks throughout the state. What they want is to bust out 20-30 vintage logo t-shirts at Scheels every 5-6 years and sell 'em for $50 each. Quote
jdub27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Oh, no, no, no. They don't want 10,000 Fighting Sioux license plates on cars/trucks throughout the state. What they want is to bust out 20-30 vintage logo t-shirts at Scheels every 5-6 years and sell 'em for $50 each. Come on now, it was 100. And they were split evenly between the Sioux Shop and Scheels. And they were only $30! Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Oh, no, no, no. They don't want 10,000 Fighting Sioux license plates on cars/trucks throughout the state. What they want is to bust out 20-30 vintage logo t-shirts at Scheels every 5-6 years and sell 'em for $50 each. Then lose the name/logo trademark so we all can have Fighting Sioux license plates. You can't tell me people in Bismarck wouldn't want these. Quote
jdub27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Then lose the name/logo trademark so we all can have Fighting Sioux license plates. You can't tell me people in Bismarck wouldn't want these. That would be a direct violation of the settlement agreement. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 That would be a direct violation of the settlement agreement. It says if the school doesn't use the name/logo once in a while they lose the trademark. But what would that mean if they did lose the trademark? More unlicensed Sioux gear for everyone. Quote
jdub27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 It says if the school doesn't use the name/logo once in a while they lose the trademark. But what would that mean if they did lose the trademark? More unlicensed Sioux gear for everyone. I don't think you quite understand it. Trademark law requires is what requires them to use it occasionally or they lose it. The settlement agreement requires, in regards to the nickname and logo, that it shall remain "the sole property of UND and shall not be further assigned, released, abandoned, exercised or otherwise used, except as expressly permitted" with the exception that it could be assigned or transferred to any Sioux nation or tribe. The settlement agreement basically requires them to occasionally use the logo or they would lose control of it because of the trademark laws. Hence the creation of the Dacotah Collection. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 I don't think you quite understand it. The agreement requires in regards to the nickname and logo that it shall remain "the sole property of UND and shall not be further assigned, released, abandoned, exercised or otherwise used, except as expressly permitted" with the exception that it could be assigned or transferred to any Sioux nation or tribe. Trademarks are maintained through use, that is why the Dacotah Collection was created a few years ago. Thats stupid, that a school must keep a name and logo when they itself cannot use it. But I guess thats the NCAA philosophy. Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Thats stupid, that a school must keep a name and logo when they itself cannot use it. But I guess thats the NCAA philosophy. That's the fear of the NCAA, darell - thousands of t-shirts and jerseys around the town and campus years after the name is changed. If that trademark expired at midnight tonight, I'd be opening a Sioux screen-printing/jersey shop in Fargo or Grand Forks by 8:00am tomorrow morning. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 That's the fear of the NCAA, darell - thousands of t-shirts and jerseys around the town and campus years after the name is changed. If that trademark expired at midnight tonight, I'd be opening a Sioux screen-printing/jersey shop in Fargo or Grand Forks by 8:00am tomorrow morning. You would be raking in millions that the NCAA would be missing out on. Quote
petey23 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 That's the fear of the NCAA, darell - thousands of t-shirts and jerseys around the town and campus years after the name is changed. If that trademark expired at midnight tonight, I'd be opening a Sioux screen-printing/jersey shop in Fargo or Grand Forks by 8:00am tomorrow morning. Hmm. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Thats stupid, that a school must keep a name and logo when they itself cannot use it. But I guess thats the NCAA philosophy. It's written into the settlement agreement. Quote
jdub27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 You would be raking in millions that the NCAA would be missing out on. You're severely overestimating the actual money the NCAA and UND received in royalties and licensing fees. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 You're severely overestimating the actual money the NCAA and UND received in royalties and licensing fees. I know I was exaggerating on the amount, but the amount of people standing in line placing orders would be great. Quote
ibleedgreen Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Team Makers has charitable gaming tables in Fargo. Champions Club does not in Grand Forks. Advantage NDSU? Not if I'm gambling....advantage is all on this side of the table. Boom! Quote
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