Blackheart Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 As long as the bird is extinct... How about Dodos? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 How about Dodos? Fits on a jersey better and lends itself to better cheers. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 As long as the bird is extinct...say pterodactyls...then the NCAA is okay with it. See University of Illinois for precedent. The DoDo edit: Shoulda refreshed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 If it's a horse I'd prefer a horse that doesn't look quite so effeminate and stoned. Change the eye to green. Done. Yeah, if they could incorporate the fierce look of this horse with the other proposed logo, it wouldn't look half bad. I guess if you can't go with the Sioux that took down the Bison with regularity, you might as well go with the tool that helped them take down the Bison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Nakota horse is obviously a horse. But Nakota actually represents a native american tribe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakota Could you just see the NCAA making a stink about this if we selected Nakota as our name?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Nakota horse is obviously a horse. But Nakota actually represents a native american tribe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakota Could you just see the NCAA making a stink about this if we selected Nakota as our name?!!! Horse is Nokota, a shortened version of North Dakota. Tribe is Nakota, just like Dakota and Lakota. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Horse is Nokota, a shortened version of North Dakota. Tribe is Nakota, just like Dakota and Lakota. Just think if UND had jerseys that said Dakota (like the Carolina teams do), the NCAA may want a state name change too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 So if we decided we wanted a bird for a logo it couldn't have feathers? I was referring more to the idea discussed earlier of attempting to sort of transition the Sioux logo head into a horse head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 So it is time to find a new nickname. I have to admit that I am one who was unwilling to part with the nickname, Sioux. Its uniqueness represented the pride, courage, strength, resilence, hardiness … not only of people of the Sioux tribes, but of the people of North Dakota. As this has dragged out, the pride no longer exists. I am hoping that in the selection of a new nickname, caution will be taken to choose one that is difficult to corrupt and to morph into other terms that are derogatory or demeaning . We do not want to repeat some of our past experiences with the students of opponent schools. When the U of Minn chose Gophers they perhaps did not consider that opponents would add another ‘o’ , calling them the Goophers, or Goofs for short, or the fact that the name represented a Rodent. Putting Golden in front of Gophers does not help. Witness also the Twins being called the Twinkies for their under performance. I am concerned that some of the candidates proposed to replace the nickname have the potential for being corrupted. Flickertails, for example, would be shortened to The ‘Tails, like The Avalanche is shortened to The Avs. The name, Flickertails, was no doubt dropped in the 30s for good reason and it would be worse in this era of Title IX. I understand the sentiment for Nokotas. I even like the suggested logos, perhaps with added flames coming out the nostrils. However it is necessary to consider how it can be corrupted. I envision that it will be shortened to Nokies, much like the Hokies of Virginia Tech. Therein lies the problem. It will be a simple matter for opposing students to add a second ‘o’ to morph it into a demeaning sense. Even UND fans may call their teams by that term when they are under performing. Looking at the choices mentioned in this forum thread it is clear there are no animals native to ND that would make a good mascot. Names like Avions, Aeros, or even Stealth could be used to recognize our unique aviation program. Or names like Wildcatters or Roughnecks to highlight our oil industry. As one of Scandinavian descent I can appreciate Norse, or Fighting Norwegians, etc., but they seem pretty dull. Along that theme, however, I would suggest something like Thunderbolts or Thunderbolts of the North, terms that were used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles to describe the Viking attacks. Icons could be a lightning bolt or even the Thunderbolt fighter of WW II, also alluding to our aviation program. It is a difficult challenge to find a nickname that is representative of North Dakota, the University and its sports teams. At this time we risk duplication of names used by other schools. I am hoping that the people tasked with these decisions have the good sense to choose something that is not lame or corruptible. Just my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 All names can be corrupted. Thunderdolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoolGuy2K Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Has anyone mentioned Foxes? I know there is one other school that uses Red Foxes. Just an idea..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Has anyone mentioned Foxes? I know there is one other school that uses Red Foxes. Just an idea..... Red Fox? The Sanford marketing tie-ins would be epic. "Lamont! Schedule my colonoscopy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looked up ND based military units, got a couple ideas there. Bomber Barons Warbirds Rough Rideas (retread, I know) Liberators Peacemakers Not all are unit names but inspired by Wikipedia pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looked up ND based military units, got a couple ideas there. Bomber Barons Warbirds Rough Rideas (retread, I know) Liberators Peacemakers Not all are unit names but inspired by Wikipedia pages Well, I suggested Predators (the plane, not the animal) earlier, but nobody seemed to be interested. I like these ideas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well, I suggested Predators (the plane, not the animal) earlier, but nobody seemed to be interested. I like these ideas too. I like Nokotas a lot, but I don't think I'm gonna stop brainstorming until the fat lady's sung. I've gotten nostalgic about military units lately and remembered some war stuff my grandpa (WWII vet) told me. With aviation, UND has some high ranking for being a military friendly school, I think there's a good possibility there. I like predators, I just don't love that Nashville has it. Besides the ROTC connection, aviation connection, we are looking for a name to be proud of, so I figured it's a good place to explore (I'm sure others have). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I like Nokotas a lot, but I don't think I'm gonna stop brainstorming until the fat lady's sung. I've gotten nostalgic about military units lately and remembered some war stuff my grandpa (WWII vet) told me. With aviation, UND has some high ranking for being a military friendly school, I think there's a good possibility there. I like predators, I just don't love that Nashville has it. Besides the ROTC connection, aviation connection, we are looking for a name to be proud of, so I figured it's a good place to explore (I'm sure others have). One, that is an NHL team not a college. Two, Nashville's is an animal and ours would be a military plane. Hopefully there are some good ones on the final list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 One, that is an NHL team not a college. Two, Nashville's is an animal and ours would be a military plane. Hopefully there are some good ones on the final list. yeah I get that, but it's kinda like the interlocking ND thing. It's different than Notre Dames but average rube will gravitate that way. Mat be theres a variation or logo that would make distinguish it for me. We're on the same page though, I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hopefully there are some good ones on the final list. I'll be absolutely stunned if the final five doesn't look something like this: Spirit Sundogs Flames Pride Blizzard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looked up ND based military units, got a couple ideas there. Bomber Barons Warbirds Rough Rideas (retread, I know) Liberators Peacemakers Not all are unit names but inspired by Wikipedia pages Warbirds has potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Tsunamis As someone pointed out earlier, if an animal is chosen if doesn't have to be native to the area. So the same rule of thumb should apply to weather/nature related events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 What about Skunk Bears? Yeah, different but not the norm and kind of fun. It's another name for a wolverine, which are known as real tough SOBs who'll fight anybody and anything and known to take down critters much larger than itself (Bison, Bulldogs, Huskies, Grizzlies, Bobcats, Mavericks,...?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenWing Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Skunk Bears just got suggested as a nickname for the University of North Dakota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Can we at least keep the "fighting" part? Remember the kid crying in the basement after finding out there will be no more fighting Sioux? He suggested warriors. Fighting Warriors. End of discussion. As Dagies said..."these kind" of names are worth FIGHTING for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 FIGHTING SOUS CHEFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Skunk Bears just got suggested as a nickname for the University of North Dakota. Mascot could be Pepe le Sioux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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