Cratter Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 57 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Least BB had the boys ready to go tonight He looked distracted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Cratter said: He looked distracted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Wonder if and when anyone higher up in the Finance department got wind of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 14 hours ago, Cratter said: Armacost be like Berry told me no conflict of interest so we good. Yeah, I wonder where Armacost got that idea from? Quote Armacost says a review conducted by North Dakota’s Assistant Attorney General clears Berry of any involvement in a conflict of interest with his daughter’s LLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said: Wonder if and when anyone higher up in the Finance department got wind of this? Wind of what? It seems the only money involved would have been the money paid by the university for the jerseys worn by the team (unless those were provided for free as part of a bigger equipment deal), and the licensing money collected by the university for merchandise sold at retail. Are you thinking the daughter got herself involved in a complex license revenue stream, and somehow figured out how to divert royalties? How many legit clothing vendors with official licenses to produce UND stuff are going to just fork over a second royalty without complaining? And if they did, how would UND even know? Licensing is not exactly child's play. From the collegiate licensing company website: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Seems all that would take a lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetearth Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 22 hours ago, dustnyou said: I hope they wear the NODAK sweaters tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 5 hours ago, jdub27 said: Yeah, I wonder where Armacost got that idea from? Six hour investigation? No Conflict of Interest, So why turn over such a valuable asset for free so easily, just because few people found out, after going through the hassle of obtaining it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Tarek Howard (probably) "yeah it's definately a conflict of interest...so put it in your daughter's name." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfNDfan Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Problem there is your lawyers first name is TAREK - ever heard that anywhere else? PS - is it too late to trademark HAWKS as the 5 letter UND jersey? Asking for a friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I just listened to Berry's weekly presser. Did I miss it or did no one ask him about the trademark issue? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said: I just listened to Berry's weekly presser. Did I miss it or did no one ask him about the trademark issue? Nope...our local journalists are too concerned about xG analytics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 could this trademark play be a way to keep it from hands of others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, 90siouxfan said: could this trademark play be a way to keep it from hands of others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadR Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 4 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said: I just listened to Berry's weekly presser. Did I miss it or did no one ask him about the trademark issue? You can't be shocked at that?! This thing was swept under the rug 7 days ago already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: Nope...our local journalists are too concerned about xG analytics. Our QBR is unreal, or wait....Xbc....or is it GOBC??? Thankfully people smarter than I can show me metrics that undoubtedly prove my favorite teams like the Twins and UND aren't as bad as the good old eye test says they are. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 15 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said: I just listened to Berry's weekly presser. Did I miss it or did no one ask him about the trademark issue? Everyone is too nice to ask such a bold question. Brad also doesn't want to get shunned from the weekly presser either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Wilbur said: Our QBR is unreal, or wait....Xbc....or is it GOBC??? Thankfully people smarter than I can show me metrics that undoubtedly prove my favorite teams like the Twins and UND aren't as bad as the good old eye test says they are. You need strong ACT or SAT scores to figure out QBR or xG and if you do it wrong the IRS will send the FBI unless you really work for the CIA or NSA. A-OK? Like a former boss told me in a written note: "Avoid the use of TLAs* in what you write." *three-letter abbreviations 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I don't know why people are putting this on BB. Yes, it was stupid, etc. but our athletic department shouldn't have rolled out a huge NODAK campaign without figuring this out on their own. Literally, all they had to do was search a database for the word NODAK. You would think that if Brad Barry's daughter filed for trademark rights that the UND athletic department would be competent enough to at least think about it, especially considering our history with the ND logo and Notre Dame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 11 hours ago, ChadR said: You can't be shocked at that?! This thing was swept under the rug 7 days ago already! I highly doubt something that came in through the NDUS Fraud tip line and was investigated by the Assistant State's Attorney General is "swept under the rug". Do we need to come up with the analytics version of an explanation to help people understand it or what? Again, not saying it changes the public perception of what it looks like, but it was investigated through the exact channels it should have been. And those were well beyond the scope of anything the University had control over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, jdub27 said: I highly doubt something that came in through the NDUS Fraud tip line and was investigated by the Assistant State's Attorney General is "swept under the rug". Do we need to come up with the analytics version of an explanation to help people understand it or what? Again, not saying it changes the public perception of what it looks like, but it was investigated through the exact channels it should have been. And those were well beyond the scope of anything the University had control over. At the same time, people's main question right now is "why"? Who, what, when where, why? Without knowing all the info, people will continue to wonder. If everything was kosher, shouldn't that be a simple question to answer? The lack of details or any answer here obviously causes people to wonder why such a simple question isn't being answered, because, logically, one would think that UND, BB, and Nodak LLC would want to quell discontent. I'm not making any accusations and I dont think most of the others who still have concerns about this are either. Asking a question/s does not equate to an accusation. The information that we've been told just doesn't really add up - given that BB has, so far, chosen not to answer questions or address this publicly and with UND being so quick to say "nothing to see here", the appearance is that BB is worried about self incriminating himself or his daughter and that UND employees are afraid to look like they were incompetent or out of control. People who still have questions aren't being unfair and they aren't conspiracy theorists. The facts that we've been told don't align with BB pleading the 5th (for the lack of a better term), and this isn't the fault of Rob Port or fans who are still concerned about this. Also, people can rip Rob Port, but he reported on something that, according to Armacost, was an issue, and the publicity from his reporting is what spurred change. Are people really criticizing him for going to print without the whole story when the parties involved were (and still are) unwilling to answer simple questions about their side of the story? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, siouxkid12 said: Everyone is too nice to ask such a bold question. Brad also doesn't want to get shunned from the weekly presser either. Well isn’t he the only guy there?(other than BB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I don't know about anyone else, but I am not accusing Berry of anything. I would, however, accuse the local journalists of negligence. It seems pretty much impossible that Berry didn't know that his daughter trademarked the name. He should feel obligated to tell his side of the story. And the media should be obligated to ask the question. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, nodak651 said: I don't know why people are putting this on BB. Yes, it was stupid, etc. but our athletic department shouldn't have rolled out a huge NODAK campaign without figuring this out on their own. Literally, all they had to do was search a database for the word NODAK. You would think that if Brad Barry's daughter filed for trademark rights that the UND athletic department would be competent enough to at least think about it, especially considering our history with the ND logo and Notre Dame. Ok, but you’re applying logic to the situation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Easy solution. Stop using "Nodak" on officially licensed UND gear. its lame. It's the 3rd best name out of 5 not so great names. #NotNodaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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