Cratter Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 And in other earth shattering news......LA isn't know for its Lakes either. Quote
Cratter Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I got my vehicle tags up dated at the DMV in Fargo. They literally have a whole wall dedicated to Teddy Roosevelt and the Roughriders. Pretty cool display to see. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 And in other earth shattering news......LA isn't know for its Lakes either.Gee, I wonder how they got that name. 1 Quote
TBR Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Gee, I wonder how they got that name.Same way Utah became the Jazz.... Quote
The Sicatoka Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) You have to be half baked to think this is reality? Are you fried?No, are you? Ask yourself: Are NDSU fans are trying to make this grease fire burn on because it's good for UND? Did you notice when there was no end in sight to this debacle that we heard little from our NDSU "friends"? They may be NDSU folks, but they're smart enough to know "When your enemy is charging headlong down the path to their destruction, get out of their way." Now that the effort has an end near, the NDSU fans are trying to keep the efforts moving on. It is a fair question to ask; why would a bunch of Imperial Cass County and/or NDSU people care about what UND does or doesn't do with the nickname and logo? I don't put much past NDSU when it comes to trying to harm UND. The little Ag School is worried that we'll resolve this issue and turn our focus back to what it should be: education, research and athletics. Too bad for them they have little or no control over this.You are wise. Edited October 9, 2015 by The Sicatoka 1 Quote
Popular Post Air Force One Posted October 9, 2015 Popular Post Posted October 9, 2015 Uffda! The Heraldo pulled out all their gramatical stops on this one.OUR OPINION: Let the Sundogs shine as new UND nicknameSundogs are NOT unique to North Dakota, they occur where ever it is extremely cold. And a sundog NEVER cheered me up. Usually when I see a sundog, my first reaction is "good God, why do I live here!" 5 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Uffda! The Heraldo pulled out all their gramatical stops on this one.OUR OPINION: Let the Sundogs shine as new UND nicknameSundogs are NOT unique to North Dakota, they occur where ever it is extremely cold. And a sundog NEVER cheered me up. Usually when I see a sundog, my first reaction is "good God, why do I live here!"Sundogs sparkle; sundogs dance. Sundogs inspire, blending the North Country's core elements of ice crystals and blue sky into a vision that impressed Shakespeare himself: "Dazzle mine eyes, or do I see three suns?" the Bard wrote in "Henry VI, Part 3." 2 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Uffda! The Heraldo pulled out all their gramatical stops on this one.OUR OPINION: Let the Sundogs shine as new UND nicknameSundogs are NOT unique to North Dakota, they occur where ever it is extremely cold. And a sundog NEVER cheered me up. Usually when I see a sundog, my first reaction is "good God, why do I live here!"Its cute how desperate people are trying to push this name... news flash, it dies in two weeks! Quote
Air Force One Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I thought that I saw that if there is a runoff, it is only the students that will vote. Did I dream that?Nope, all eligible voters the first time get to vote in the event of a runoff."The online voting process will be conducted by Qualtrics, a third-party survey technology provider. Following the closing of the vote at midnight Central time on Friday, October 23, Qualtrics will tally the votes. UND expects to receive the report from Qualtrics and announce the vote results early the week of October 26. If any of the proposed nicknames receives a majority of the votes, that name will be determined to be the new athletics nickname for the University of North Dakota.In the event that no single nickname receives a majority of the votes, stakeholders who were eligible to take part in the initial vote will be able to participate in a runoff vote between the two top vote-getters."UND announces nickname voting dates Quote
bigskyvikes Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 No, are you? Ask yourself: Are NDSU fans are trying to make this grease fire burn on because it's good for UND? Did you notice when there was no end in sight to this debacle that we heard little from our NDSU "friends"? They may be NDSU folks, but they're smart enough to know "When your enemy is charging headlong down the path to their destruction, get out of their way." Now that the effort has an end near, the NDSU fans are trying to keep the efforts moving on. You are wise. sorry sic, but this is like the ref conspiracy in the frozen four. I'm not buying it... Quote
Kermit's Luck Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 sorry sic, but this is like the ref conspiracy in the frozen four. I'm not buying it...yeah, that's some tinfoil hat action there for sure. i bet our man has some awesome conspiracy theories. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me! Quote
ericpnelson Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 nice post Eric. I don't dispute any of the connections Roosevelt had to North Dakota. That isn't and never has been my point. None of his time spent in the state changes the fact his Roughriders were never here. The muster in and muster out rolls I've seen show Jesse Langdon as the only one calling north Dakota home. He was the son of the head Vet at NDSU. What a great connection, eh? I was hoping there would be a nickname choice that we didn't have to "wax philosophical" over to make the connection to our state. I've seen people post in recent days (not you) about how their ancestors were "roughriders". that just makes me laugh. They were homesteaders, pioneers, settlers yes, but roughriders, no. When you mention the flags; nearly every battalion fought under the Great Seal of the United States, so they had similar flags. Later, North Dakota decided to copy the Seal with a few minor changes as its state flag.I respect the opinion of everyone who likes the name roughriders. it just so happens your opinions are wrong. carry on!As a big TR fan, I have no problem waxing philosophic from time to time haha... That probably has a lot to to do with the 'brevity' of my posts as well.I haven't looked like it up lately (laziness), but I am pretty sure in the minutes describing the creation of the state flag, the 1st Volunteer's battle flag is specifically mentioned. You are correct though that it and its similar likeness was often used. Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Uffda! The Heraldo pulled out all their gramatical stops on this one.OUR OPINION: Let the Sundogs shine as new UND nicknameSundogs are NOT unique to North Dakota, they occur where ever it is extremely cold. And a sundog NEVER cheered me up. Usually when I see a sundog, my first reaction is "good God, why do I live here!"Looks like Tom spent a little to much time sniffing the newspaper ink last night!! 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Looks like Tom spent a little to much time sniffing the newspaper ink last night!!Or they want the vote to go that way making a great story of the outrage by people demanding ND be back on the nickname list. No news is good news and bad news is the most read news. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 sorry sic, but this is like the ref conspiracy in the frozen four. I'm not buying it...All these NDSU guys are doing this to help UND. Roger that. Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 that tom dennis rant could possibly be the dumbest editorial ever written...ever 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 that tom dennis rant could possibly be the dumbest editorial ever written...everI wonder if B.R.I.D.G.E.S. wrote it for him? 2 Quote
mksioux Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Uffda! The Heraldo pulled out all their gramatical stops on this one.OUR OPINION: Let the Sundogs shine as new UND nicknameSundogs are NOT unique to North Dakota, they occur where ever it is extremely cold. And a sundog NEVER cheered me up. Usually when I see a sundog, my first reaction is "good God, why do I live here!" 2 Quote
tnt Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I wonder if B.R.I.D.G.E.S. wrote it for him?Mike Jacobs and the politically correct administration at UND are in lockstep. Quote
Northcountry Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 that tom dennis rant could possibly be the dumbest editorial ever written...everIt is totally insipid - we are asking our warriors to go to battle for UND and the beauty of the sky on a cold winter day. I don't give a damn what Shakespeare had to say about sundogs it doesn't come close to Jon Casey spraying the front of his jersey with a water bottle and explaining that the warrior was fighting just as hard as anyone and needed a drink of water too. That is what a nickname and logo should inspire - not a desire to stand in admiration of the beauty of an ice rainbow. 2 Quote
Old Time Hockey Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Why are all these NDSU folks (Bismarck's former mayor, now Kasper from Fargo, previously Al Carlson) now suddenly worried about UND's nickname? Where were they in 2005? Where were they when they could do something that mattered?I'll tell you why they are so "concerned" now. NDSU (et al opponents) have greatly enjoyed UND supporters focused on this issue and fighting within our own ranks. UND's detractors want this issue to wallow on, this quagmire to be eternal. But now they see this thing coming to a resolution*. They know that the amount of time and energy devoted to this issue by folks who care about UND will drop markedly once the issue is voted and sealed.And that energy will be refocused back on building an even better UND. So, when the vote is done and a new nickname is in place, there will be a slight period of adjustment, but then UND supporters will get back to the primary task at hand: continuing to make UND great and even greater. And that scares folks that don't want that. *Not all will agree with the outcome, but show me a contentious issue where that happens. Wow! Great conspiracy theory. I personally know Kasper. That was not his angle at all. But it's not as sexy as a bunch of SU guys trying to keep UND down. So please continue blaming NDSU folks for the mess that is our nickname debacle. Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 It is totally insipid - we are asking our warriors to go to battle for UND and the beauty of the sky on a cold winter day. I don't give a damn what Shakespeare had to say about sundogs it doesn't come close to Jon Casey spraying the front of his jersey with a water bottle and explaining that the warrior was fighting just as hard as anyone and needed a drink of water too. That is what a nickname and logo should inspire - not a desire to stand in admiration of the beauty of an ice rainbow.I think you're totally underestimating Sparkle Power! Let's all get behind Sundogs. gfhockey and I will volunteer to be the two sundog mascots, each of us wearing rainbow colored bodysuits. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 I think you're totally underestimating Sparkle Power! Let's all get behind Sundogs. gfhockey and I will volunteer to be the two sundog mascots, each of us wearing rainbow colored bodysuits. My mind's eye just went blind. 1 Quote
UND1981 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Earl Strinden joins Brad S. and Wayne N. from the GF Herald to endorse Nodaks. I think Nodaks has a chance to make top 2 with RR! Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 I've gotten into a little war with brad over his hack piece on the nodaks versus rr...apparently the herald has no problem with RR when it comes to red river or the rough rider awards but when it comes down the UND brad says this.. Taking away a Native American nickname that many Native Americans fought to keep, and replacing it with a nickname that honors someone who publicly despised Native Americans, sure opens the door to future controversy. - See more at: http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=100931#comment-151680" Quote
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