darell1976 Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I've got it; let's just have Darell's mom and Jayson Hadju decide on the name for us. She wants North Stars cause that was her CB handle (back in the day) she was born in Roseau. I told her no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigskyvikes Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I love that tactic. It's third-grader schoolyard at best. Bashing someone for spelling wrong, punctuating wrong, saying they must have a lesser education then said basher does is very similar, maybe more second grader like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 NoDak=derogatory term for those from North Dakota all of a sudden. FIFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The other problem with Nodaks was stated by someone (don't remember who) as Nod*ks. To me "Nodak" will always either be the REC based in GF or a now defunct appliance store in Fargo or a term I'd always heard used in a neutral at best light (and would never use to describe myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Wow, you had to reply to the same quote twice. Jayson has plenty of real work to do that can be positive for UND. Constantly having to explain why UND doesn't have a nickname is a waste of his time. Even 5 or 10 minutes per week adds up to quite a few hours during a year. Broadcasters talking about UND not having a nickname is not good press for the school. UND isn't some how going to punish the NCAA by not having a nickname. I would rather that Jayson spend his time doing things that bring good press to UND when possible, not waste time discussing such a petty issue. Yet he can't ignore it when broadcasters bring it up. If UND is playing in the game the broadcasters are going to be talking about UND, feed them information on all of the good things the students are doing rather than having them talk about how UND is the only school that hasn't managed to get a nickname for the team. This is just a small example of the many reasons why going without a nickname is a bad idea. That part I do not believe. It is neutral at worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 That part I do not believe. It is neutral at worst. I believe it is dependent on the reporter/network and their agenda. Given the political point of view of much of the media, any chance to take a shot at a school that has not fully moved beyond a banned-by-the-NCAA nickname will be taken gleefully by them is my experience and expectation. And by "fully moved beyond" I mean they'll use no-nickname as "you folks haven't yet moved beyond" evidence. True or not, that's how they'll spin it to fit an agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Do I believe it could be bad press? Sure. Do I believe it must be? Of course not. I stream about 20 road games per year. The broadcasters mention the issue at least once in nearly every game. Yet I have no memory of a single instance of judgment or disparagement. maybe you are talking about our home announcers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxstudent Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Do I believe it could be bad press? Sure. Do I believe it must be? Of course not. I stream about 20 road games per year. The broadcasters mention the issue at least once in nearly every game. Yet I have no memory of a single instance of judgment or disparagement. maybe you are talking about our home announcers? And seriously like that frickin changes anything anywhere ever on the field/court/ice/sky/universe, such a moot point.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 God help us if we end up being the North Dakota Nodaks. I've said it before......but I will be completely embarrassed when I hear the ESPN announcers say that the next time we are playing in the Frozen Four. I know there is a lot of people who hate Sundogs, but Sundogs is 10 times better than Nodaks. North Dakota Nodaks sounds ridiculous in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxstudent Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 God help us if we end up being the North Dakota Nodaks. I've said it before......but I will be completely embarrassed when I hear the ESPN announcers say that the next time we are playing in the Frozen Four. I know there is a lot of people who hate Sundogs, but Sundogs is 10 times better than Nodaks. North Dakota Nodaks sounds ridiculous in my opinion. There is no way humanly possible Nodaks and/or Sundogs can actually be in the running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxstudent Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 There is no way humanly possible Nodaks and/or Sundogs can actually be in the running. Cant wait to buy that new Nodak/Sundog shirt/mouse pad/jersey/coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 There is no way humanly possible Nodaks and/or Sundogs can actually be in the running. You'd better prepare yourself for a big surprise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxstudent Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 You'd better prepare yourself for a big surprise... LOL are people seriously using all of their brain on this? I would be semi OK with Hawks/Roughriders/Stars at this point solely on the note that Sundogs and Nodaks may be the worst nickname in all of sport if chosen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Do I believe it could be bad press? Sure. Do I believe it must be? Of course not. I stream about 20 road games per year. The broadcasters mention the issue at least once in nearly every game. Yet I have no memory of a single instance of judgment or disparagement. maybe you are talking about our home announcers? Exactly. I am literally appalled at some of the arguments suggesting that UND needs a different nickname because the media explains why UND's current nickname is "North Dakota" in sports broadcasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Wow, you had to reply to the same quote twice. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 How is it derogatory when people use it to abbreviate our state and there are businesses with that name, Nodak Rural Electric? Call them up and tell them their name is derogatory, after they laugh at you and hang up report back to us on your findings. Does the popular "hot dago" sandwich served all over the Twin Cities make the word "dago" any less derogatory to an Italian from New York or Boston? NoDak = someone from North Dakota. Wouldn't folks already be aware of where the school is from given the "North Dakota" in front of the nickname? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 She wants North Stars cause that was her CB handle (back in the day) she was born in Roseau. I told her no. Haha. Well, at least she doesn't like roughriders the best! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Haha. Well, at least she doesn't like roughriders the best! :-) Go with what makes you happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonadub Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 You assume all exposure for not having a nickname will be positive. Here in Colorado, plenty of people have asked why a bunch of hicks from North Dakota don't have a name. The same here in Arizona. Followed by a chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The same here in Arizona. Followed by a chuckle. I think I speak for everyone on this board when I say we don't really care what the end result of this process is, as long as the unaffiliated folks in Colorado and Arizona are happy, that's all that matters. * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEagle Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20150724/OPINION/150729718/?Start=1 Nodaks: A friend who is not from around here mentioned his affinity for Nodaks. But he acknowledged that he didn't really know why he liked the name beyond that it "sounds kind of cool." Maybe, but, for me, calling someone a "Nodak" is about one notch more polite than calling a person of Polish descent a Pollock. When I'm driving on I-94 to the Twin Cities and yet another motorist from North Dakota insists on driving in the acceleration lane at two miles an hour below the speed limit, I don't have a kind intention in my entire body when I tell anyone not wearing ear-buds in my vehicle that the "Nodak" boxing us in needs to learn how to drive. The same goes for when a boat with a North Dakota license sticker races by way too close at the lake. Then again, I’m a UND men’s hockey anti-fan, so maybe it would be fun for me personally if they were known as the Nodaks. These are the types of Minnesotans that I've run across. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choyt3 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20150724/OPINION/150729718/?Start=1 These are the types of Minnesotans that I've run across. This. Plus I've heard it as "NODIX", from a former UND football player. Yay. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osagej Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 When Ark St. was replacing Indians a popular name with some was Engines. Sounds like.....anyway I don't believe many took it serious but it would have ticked off the NCAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 This name may get a lot of push now that the NCAA has spoken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Did I miss what did the ncaa say ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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