Sodacker Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Talked to a former UND grad today, good friend, and I asked him who he was voting for this time around...He said, "i'm not going to play their game so screw'em"....whatever name eventually wins is definitely tainted by the fact that simply 'North Dakota' was left off the ballot. This whole process has divided us and that is sad... But he voted the first time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 But he voted the first time? No, sorry I didn't make that clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 KVLY just mentioned people are trying to sell their votes on Craigslist.Wow. I wonder if the gobc will purchase them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Why is it so important to have a "majority" election winner? Can anyone explain?So they can pronounce the new name as popular as over half the people were in favor of it while ignoring the fact that the new name will actually be endorsed by about 19-20% and to get that high they had to go through 2 or 3 eliminations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 KVLY just mentioned people are trying to sell their votes on Craigslist.Wow. I wonder if the gobc will purchase them. People are so stupid. Paying $100-200 for 1 vote out of 20,000+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux24/7 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Here's one I found Edited November 2, 2015 by sioux24/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 So they can pronounce the new name as popular as over half the people were in favor of it while ignoring the fact that the new name will actually be endorsed by about 19-20% and to get that high they had to go through 2 or 3 eliminations.Yeah that's all I can come up with too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Here's one I found This person, and any person, who does this should have his vote stripped. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 This person, and any person, who does this should have his vote stripped. We knew elections were influenced by money but this is ridiculous. Talk about eliminating the middleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 My pre-vote predication:We will be using a 3rd vote:Nodaks will be the leading vote-getterIt will be a run-off between Nodaks and Roughriders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hey, I could use the cash, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 My pre-vote predication:We will be using a 3rd vote:Nodaks will be the leading vote-getterIt will be a run-off between Nodaks and RoughridersBold prediction. Just curious why you think support for Fighting Hawks going to fall off that much? Students becoming apathetic about it and the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 My pre-vote predication:We will be using a 3rd vote:Nodaks will be the leading vote-getterIt will be a run-off between Nodaks and RoughridersWell hats off to you if you can predict what's coming next at any given point in this process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Well hats off to you if you can predict what's coming next at any given point in this process!It never hurts to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bold prediction. Just curious why you think support for Fighting Hawks going to fall off that much? Students becoming apathetic about it and the process?I think the Dakota Student article and the subsequent passing across social media changed some minds... The first weekend before the vote and the week during I saw a ton of fighting hawks posts. Now... mostly Nodaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I think the Dakota Student article and the subsequent passing across social media changed some minds... The first weekend before the vote and the week during I saw a ton of fighting hawks posts. Now... mostly Nodaks. Kelley likes Fighting Hawks.Students hate Kelley.Students vote against Fighting Hawks and in favor of Nodaks or Roughriders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bold prediction. Just curious why you think support for Fighting Hawks going to fall off that much? Students becoming apathetic about it and the process?because Geno Crandell came out as saying "this shouldn't so hard...north Dakota is the roughrider state!" students love geno.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Here's one I found Question: How does this person have "three votes"?I have multiple UND degrees, season tickets, and I'm a donor. (I've said I should get four votes.) How can this person claim "three" unless they've taken two from others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) Question: How does this person have "three votes"?I have multiple UND degrees, season tickets, and I'm a donor. (I've said I should get four votes.) How can this person claim "three" unless they've taken two from others? An alum, spouse and a child who may be a current UND student. Or a UND Alum whose parents are also alums. Not too difficult to come up with various scenarios...I had two, myself and my dads who didn't care to vote. Edited November 3, 2015 by dmksioux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 So you have people selling votes and others using the votes of disinterested friends/relatives...I'm real excited for the outcome of a flawed process that a majority of stakeholders refuse to take the time to choose one of 3 decidedly bad nicknames. Should be real representative of this entire clusterf***. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Why are the words "control what's ours to control" rolling through my head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tnt Posted November 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2015 So you have people selling votes and others using the votes of disinterested friends/relatives...I'm real excited for the outcome of a flawed process that a majority of stakeholders refuse to take the time to choose one of 3 decidedly bad nicknames. Should be real representative of this entire clusterf***.I guess I'm in the camp that Roughriders isn't a decidedly bad nickname. As I look at most people on here, it is the lesser of all the evils, but it seems like many of the Roughrider supporters are voting for something rather than against something. That speaks volumes. Lets face it, we were never going to get a consensus no matter which nickname we would pick, and the constant back and forth would be taking place with any names brought into the discussion. I do wish they would have left many of the names on the list they ruled out early so we could have debated some of the strengths and weaknesses of those, but I do think Roughriders has the potential once people get over their biases to other names. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 ... the Roughrider supporters are voting for something rather than against something. That speaks volumes. Astute observation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Astute, if only it were true. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obborg Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Haven't seen from your posts where you are in favor of anything, just against, so in your case yes. True I am more against than for, but aren't most of us? There's not much left here to support. My objection is with the self-congratulations for being the only ones "for" something instead of against while simultaneously dominating the NoDak thread with attack-ad style criticism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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