Chief Illiniwek Supporter Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 The Sault St. Marie tribe in the UP of Mich. is Chippawa. SAULT is pronounced SIOUX. The Chippawa occupy N.Dak. so they are related. I ran this by the head of gaming for the SAULT St. Maries and he said "no problem , go for it". "North Dakota Sault" has a nice ring. It covers 2 dominant tribes in our region and forces them to think about burying the old hatchet and get along. It's also a good spelling bee word to put us on the map. Hmmmmm..... http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?sho...=9506&st=48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 How about some variations of pro teams like Greenwings, Greenlegs, Greensox, Greenleafs etc. Another idea!! The Sault St. Marie tribe in the UP of Mich. is Chippawa. SAULT is pronounced SIOUX. The Chippawa occupy N.Dak. so they are related. I ran this by the head of gaming for the SAULT St. Maries and he said "no problem , go for it". "North Dakota Sault" has a nice ring. It covers 2 dominant tribes in our region and forces them to think about burying the old hatchet and get along. It's also a good spelling bee word to put us on the map. Fans from other fan bases already have enough trouble spelling "SIOUX" correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Illiniwek Supporter Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Fans from other fan bases already have enough trouble spelling "SIOUX" correctly. Speaking only as an interested outsider, if I was a North Dakota fan I wouldn't care how many fans of OTHER schools could spell. That would only prove that they didn't get the top quality education that a North Dakota graduate recieves. And having said all that, if North Dakota fans didn't spell "Sault" correctly on t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, banners etc. I wouldn't care either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Ya gotta remember, a lot of these nicknames came from an era of when 2-3-4 competing newspapers all wanted to hire the most colorful writers..... Or as 'PCM' calls it, "when my career started". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Or as 'PCM' calls it, "when my career started". We didn't consider the Mandan News a competitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Mentioning "approved stereotypes" is the guy in the upper right of that link named Smith, Jones, or Finklestein? Speaking of "NCAA Approved Ethnic Stereotypes", apparently Mexican-Indian-South American nicknames have the NCAA's stamp of approval. GAU-CHOS, GAU-CHOS! Another classic, it's like a two armed tomahawk while slowly chanting Gau-chos, Gau-chos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEH Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I am suprised no one has mentioned Scandinavians the university go a long ways with this one. You could open a Scandinavian hertiage center on campus. Get namesake approval from various organizations. This would be a great way to honor the first inhabitants on the Red River Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big A HG Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 How bout something related to trains. Those are definitely previlent in Grand Forks and the area. Purdue Boilermakers have a pretty sweet name/logo with their school....maybe we could come up with something unique and interesting from the realm of trains. Also, with using the name Jets, we could just make it "Fighter Jets." I think it would be a good fit for our school, plus be unique to most of the NCAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxjoy Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 How bout something related to trains. Those are definitely previlent in Grand Forks and the area. Purdue Boilermakers have a pretty sweet name/logo with their school....maybe we could come up with something unique and interesting from the realm of trains. Also, with using the name Jets, we could just make it "Fighter Jets." I think it would be a good fit for our school, plus be unique to most of the NCAA. I can't find a picture online, but my high school football team was the Express. A big ol' train. We could have a train logo, and be known as the Soo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Illiniwek Supporter Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ...Purdue Boilermakers have a pretty sweet name/logo with their school... Just a quick note: the reason they're the Boilermakers is that their opponents accused them of cheating. Way back in the 1800's/early 1900's when college was still reserved for "gentlemen", an early football opponent of Purdue accused them of using ringers from the nearby railroad construction gangs instead of solely relying on students. The newspapers of the era picked up on "Boilermakers", and that's what they've remained to this day. Boilermakers, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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