ericpnelson Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 If they blew this whole thing up and kept names that weren't offensive like Nokes and Arrows we could have at least had unique options to choose from. True, some people would still hate them, but after what we've been through, I would take something like that in a heartbeat.they deserved a spot at the table Quote
Popular Post TrueSioux2000 Posted October 29, 2015 Popular Post Posted October 29, 2015 Took the long list of logos, found each logo, made a gif. Enjoy, and maybe think about UND's new logo?How bout them hawk logos!?!? CAWWWWW!#SuperUnique #SuperOriginal 10 Quote
gfNDfan Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) AND here's the entire Nickname Vote Debacle encapsulated in :34 seconds. STARRING Sideshow Bob Kelley with his moving van in the background! GO FIGHTING RAKES!!!! Edited October 29, 2015 by gfNDfan Quote
Cratter Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Took the long list of logos, found each logo, made a gif. Enjoy, and maybe think about UND's new logo?How bout them hawk logos!?!? CAWWWWW!#SuperUnique #SuperOriginalPost of the Year. 2 Quote
Sodacker Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Took the long list of logos, found each logo, made a gif. Enjoy, and maybe think about UND's new logo?How bout them hawk logos!?!? CAWWWWW!#SuperUnique #SuperOriginalThis is amazing 1 Quote
Vegas_Sioux Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Has anyone brought up the fact that Hawks is copying Fargo? Quote
petey23 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Has anyone brought up the fact that Hawks is copying Fargo? Not that I recall. Go ahead! Quote
lets eat Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Not that I recall. Go ahead!Heard this from a student= (H)ow (A)bout (W)e (K)eep (S)ioux Have not seen this posted anywhere Quote
Popular Post geaux_sioux Posted October 29, 2015 Popular Post Posted October 29, 2015 Heard this from a student= (H)ow (A)bout (W)e (K)eep (S)ioux Have not seen this posted anywhereDid you punch their face? 8 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Heard this from a student= (H)ow (A)bout (W)e (K)eep (S)ioux Have not seen this posted anywheremust have watched too much kids next door on cartoon network. Quote
Popular Post BIGSIOUX Posted October 29, 2015 Popular Post Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) talked to a student:Me: why do you think the students like FH so much?Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascotMe: what does that have to do w/ ND,Student: Nothing, i guess.Me: how you feel about Rough RidersStudent: NO! we cant Steal from a highschool, everyone would wear the same clothes, I dont want it to be too western!Me: Wow, ok anything else?Student: there are many kids that wouldnt come here if that were our logo, id rather go to NDSU.ME: (grabs gun) Tough to overcome the stupidity of youth. Edited October 29, 2015 by BIGSIOUX 10 Quote
UNDhoops Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Heard this from a student= (H)ow (A)bout (W)e (K)eep (S)ioux Have not seen this posted anywhereHoly Are We Krazy Stupid if that's the reason someone votes for hawks 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 talked to a student:Me: why do you think the students like FH so much?Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascotMe: what does that have to do w/ ND,Student: Nothing, i guess.Me: how you feel about Rough RidersStudent: NO! we cant Steal from a highschool, everyone would wear the same clothes, I dont want it to be too western!Me: Wow, ok anything else?Student: there are many kids that wouldnt come here if that were our logo, id rather go to NDSU.ME: (grabs gun) Tough to overcome the stupidity of youth. "Can't fix stupid"! Quote
lets eat Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Holy Are We Krazy Stupid if that's the reason someone votes for hawksAppears to be a major reason Quote
MNBen Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Murphy's Law: Here is my prediction for the votes:Fighting Hawks 49.99%Roughriders 25.01%Nodaks 25.00%Then let's see what happens. 2 Quote
petey23 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 talked to a student:Me: why do you think the students like FH so much?Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascot.Me: what does that have to do w/ ND,......well there are at least 9 Hawks found in ND so kind of surprising that neither of you knew that?Student: Nothing, i guess.Me: how you feel about Rough RidersStudent: NO! we cant Steal from a highschool, everyone would wear the same clothes, I dont want it to be too western!Me: Wow, ok anything else?Student: there are many kids that wouldnt come here if that were our logo, id rather go to NDSU......well, this is just stupid.ME: (grabs gun) Tough to overcome the stupidity of youth. Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascot..............correct ....although I still wish if we were going Bird that it would have been Falcons relatedStudent: NO! we cant Steal from a highschool, everyone would wear the same clothes, I dont want it to be too western!.............I actually have no problem with this answer. Like it our not, UND's reputation used to be that the students were more urban(lots of Twin Cities kids) while NDSU was the small town kids and this created different cultures at the schools and was part of the reason I went to UND as even though Fargo might seem more urban than Grand Forks as a town the campus life and culture was the other way around.Student: there are many kids that wouldnt come here if that were our logo, id rather go to NDSU......well, this is just stupid....the going to NDSU part I mean. Looking at some of the Roughrider logos that have been proposed here would probably make some of the larger city kids think look at that logo.....what a bunch of nodaks.(see what I did there?) Quote
scpa0305 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Took the long list of logos, found each logo, made a gif. Enjoy, and maybe think about UND's new logo?How bout them hawk logos!?!? CAWWWWW!#SuperUnique #SuperOriginalGreat post! 1 Quote
Popular Post sioux81-85 Posted October 29, 2015 Popular Post Posted October 29, 2015 President Teddy Roosevelt said without his time in North Dakota he would have never been the man he became. How many people who have come through UND have echoed the same sentence about this University? I was lucky enough to hear President Clifford talk about what his vision and purpose was for the University of North Dakota. To have the highest level of excellence in all departments with a strong humanities and liberal arts core. To give the student the best chance at becoming strong individuals with the ability to critically think, be excellent leaders and team members in the fields of endeavor they pursued. The excellence he built is still the bedrock of this University. Because of his leadership and dedication to the University and the State of North Dakota the highest honor given to a North Dakotan was bestowed to him - The Rough Rider Award. Some incredible people like Carl Ben Eielson, Judge Ronald N. Davies, Phil Jackson and Fido Purpur have been honored with the Rough Rider Award http://governor.nd.gov/theodore-roosevelt-rough-rider-award. North Dakota is the “Rough Rider State”, not the Bison State, and most certainly not the fighting hawk state. If you look at quality and character we strive to emulate in our students and student athletes there is no better name to call us than the Rough Riders. It can unite the whole state. It is not just some bird, animal or inanimate object. A Rough Rider is an ideal that every person who attends UND should take to heart and achieve. To be a Rough Rider like Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Clifford, Carl Ben Eielson, Judge Ronald N. Davies, Phil Jackson, Fido Purpur and other great North Dakotans.As I travel for work across the state our identity as a University is leaving fast. Very few stores have any UND apparel and gifts anymore. We need a new Identity and we need it now. UND by itself is not enough. We will always (and also) be North Dakota, but we need to carry forward the pride, history, heart and strength of a Rough Rider. 7 Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I see there's a lot of student bashing going on lately out of frustration with their preference for fighting hawks. Fetch made a comment a few days ago that really got me thinking. He said Roughriders is just too old school for the kids. I hadn't thought of it in that light before. But, I can see how the students may view both Nodaks and Roughriders as old timer names.... old hick farmers, or 1800's cowboys.... Some/most of us that post here are older and maybe more nostalgic, and don't even think twice about an "older" looking logo or theme. At their age, the students are looking at future only. Maybe Hawks wasn't on their short list at the beginning of the process either, but given the 5 choices, it may have become their favorite by default. I was surprised the voter turnout wasn't greater. The low voter turnout has given the current students a much larger influence on the outcome than I would have imagined. Quote
dagies Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 talked to a student:Me: why do you think the students like FH so much?Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascotMe: what does that have to do w/ ND,Student: Nothing, i guess.Me: how you feel about Rough RidersStudent: NO! we cant Steal from a highschool, everyone would wear the same clothes, I dont want it to be too western!Me: Wow, ok anything else?Student: there are many kids that wouldnt come here if that were our logo, id rather go to NDSU.ME: (grabs gun) Tough to overcome the stupidity of youth. Wouldn't we actually WANT those students to go to NDSU instead? The Fighting Falcons? I could have gone with that.Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascot..............correct ....although I still wish if we were going Bird that it would have been Falcons related Quote
ericpnelson Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I see there's a lot of student bashing going on lately out of frustration with their preference for fighting hawks. Fetch made a comment a few days ago that really got me thinking. He said Roughriders is just too old school for the kids. I hadn't thought of it in that light before. But, I can see how the students may view both Nodaks and Roughriders as old timer names.... old hick farmers, or 1800's cowboys.... Some/most of us that post here are older and maybe more nostalgic, and don't even think twice about an "older" looking logo or theme. At their age, the students are looking at future only. Maybe Hawks wasn't on their short list at the beginning of the process either, but given the 5 choices, it may have become their favorite by default. I was surprised the voter turnout wasn't greater. The low voter turnout has given the current students a much larger influence on the outcome than I would have imagined. I think it's gonna be lower with each vote, as well. I said it before, I'm really really surprised by how abundant apathy is on this. 1 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Student: it sounds cool, they could have a cool mascot..............correct ....although I still wish if we were going Bird that it would have been Falcons relatedFalcons would have been better. Going with the bird theme, I'd have preferred an owl. 1 Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Falcons would have been better. Going with the bird theme, I'd have preferred an owl.I suggested Hooters at the beginning of this process. But it didn't perk anyone's attention. 2 Quote
iluvdebbies Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I suggested Hooters at the beginning of this process. But it didn't perk anyone's attention. There was some...but not much more than a handful. 2 Quote
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