Brent_Bobyck Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 I know that most do not want to see the name change, myself included. But if it should, what would be some good replacements? I am not from Larimore but I tend to like the Polar Bears. What are your ideas? Quote
BisonMav Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 I know that most do not want to see the name change, myself included. But if it should, what would be some good replacements? I am not from Larimore but I tend to like the Polar Bears. What are your ideas? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> North Stars Quote
Supertrex Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 I like UND, Home of the Nickels...oh, doesn't the Nickel Trophy have a native american on it somewhere...sorry if I offended anyone. or we could just take the Bison, we've taken everything else from NDSU, why not take their name too Quote
ESPNInsider Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 I like Roughriders, but having Red River with the name kind of hurts that one. Quote
Supertrex Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 Someone on another thread suggested "Pheasants", but I'm against that because some very offensive things could be derived from "Pheasants" ... figure it out: UND, Home of the (Male Pheasants)...and it's not the roosters... Quote
Diggler Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 Martians! That way the bleacher creature could come back and fit right in! Quote
ScottM Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 The "Gold" ... I don't think Marquette is using it anymore. Fightin' Whities ... I would not be offended, and "Everything's goin' to be all white". Flatlanders ... go with the obvious. Warriors ... use a Northern European male ... maybe an Amazon female for the XX set. Purse swinging Nancys ... goes with the official colors of green and pink, and creates a bond with the NC$$. Then again, some marketing tool would probably come up with "The Frost", "The Tundra", "The Windchill", "The Flash" "Flyers" "Rockets" ... or something equally stupid. Quote
jimdahl Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 It has to be a color (nearer violet than red) or (non-destructive) weather phenomenon so as not to offend anyone. "Red" is too angry, "Green" is taken, "Pink" would rile the McCarthyists against us, and "White", though evocative of N.D. 9mos of the year, is obviously racist. Though it makes you think of N.D., "blizzard" sounds like an MLS team (apologies if it is one). "Ice Storm" is properly ferocious, though people would just abbreviate it "storm", which sounds like a WNBA team (apologies if it is one). "Frozen Tundra" makes me think of N.D., and the treeless tundra sets us up for a future rivalry with the evil pine tree of Stanford. "Abominable snowmen" just doesn't fit in chants, though broadcasters would undoubtedly use "yeti" as slang. We could even bring back the bleacher creature after dipping him in white paint. Of course, two years after adopting the name, an abominable snowman would be discovered, taught English, and integrated into society, such that his first English words would be a demand that UND quit using his name. Quote
jimdahl Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 Then again, some marketing tool would probably come up with "The Frost", "The Tundra", "The Windchill", "The Flash" "Flyers" "Rockets" ... or something equally stupid. I needed to hit "Post" one second earlier... Quote
redwing77 Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 How about the "fighting No Names" Or perhaps "UND Fighting Offensive Nickname" Quote
Diggler Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 University of North Dakota Insert Nickname Here Quote
Sioux,CO Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 How about the Bureaucrats with the following logo: It would show the NC$$ what they really are. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 How about the Fighting Sues? Maybe not, lawyers or Susans might be offended? Quote
Brent_Bobyck Posted August 9, 2005 Author Posted August 9, 2005 Or perhaps "UND Fighting Offensive Nickname" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I love it! Hilarious Quote
Brent_Bobyck Posted August 9, 2005 Author Posted August 9, 2005 How about having no name at all and just have a symbol, similar to Prince. UND "The Team formerly known as the Fighting Sioux" This could be our logo (thanks Prince) Would that all fit on a hockey jersey? Quote
GeauxSioux Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 Nodaks and keep the logo, as it is the original nodaks. Use Sioux as the unofficial name, as Auburn does with War Eagles. Quote
oldralph Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 I second the North Stars...hey, nobody is using it. But keep Sioux at all costs. North Stars <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote
bisonguy Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 From the FOX 9:00 news: One possible replacement name being thrown around (they did not state by whom) is 'Sundogs'. Quote
mksioux Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 From the FOX 9:00 news: One possible replacement name being thrown around (they did not state by whom) is 'Sundogs'. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why on Earth is Fox 9:00 news talking about a possible replacement nickname? We still haven't received any word from UND officials since the "We don't know what he!! is going on and need to digest it" statement they released last Friday. How could anybody with any authority whatsoever be talking about a replacement name already? Quote
ecbrevik Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 University of North Dakota UFFDAs. Fits in with the Scandinavian heritage, and stands for Un-named For Fear of Descriminating against Anyone. Quote
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