grizbrokebacker1
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I was hoping for the "Fighting Uff Das" or perhaps, simply the "Jokes"
statler & waldorf said:The pathetic part of this whole mess is those members of that POS tribe that brought all this to a head. How many if this' tribe' are actually alum of UND? Few, damn few. :twisted:
GeauxSioux said:http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/20612-and-then-there-were-7-vote/
The final 7
Fighting Hawks
Green Hawks
Nodaks
North Dakota (no nickname)
North Stars
Roughriders
Sundogs.
I had been an anti-Roughrider person, mostly because one of the High Schools in GF is the Roughriders, but of the remaining 7, it is the best option.
GeauxSioux said:UND's biggest rival is Minnesota. The Minnesota official state motto is L'Etoile du Nord "The Star of the North". It is even on their state flag. Would be kind of lame using your rival's state motto for your team name.
CDAGRIZ said:GeauxSioux said:UND's biggest rival is Minnesota. The Minnesota official state motto is L'Etoile du Nord "The Star of the North". It is even on their state flag. Would be kind of lame using your rival's state motto for your team name.
Or like using the state initials as your helmet design when you are State U. Not a good look.
Welcome to the PC world of nicknames. Committees of diversity and inclusion.EverettGriz said:GeauxSioux said:http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/20612-and-then-there-were-7-vote/
The final 7
Fighting Hawks
Green Hawks
Nodaks
North Dakota (no nickname)
North Stars
Roughriders
Sundogs.
I had been an anti-Roughrider person, mostly because one of the High Schools in GF is the Roughriders, but of the remaining 7, it is the best option.
Seriously, three years and this is the best of the best?
There is growing sentiment among the predominant left society around UM that "Grizzly" connotes Bully imagery. They are proposing "Teddies."GeauxSioux said:Welcome to the PC world of nicknames. Committees of diversity and inclusion.
There were a lot of good ones that got scrapped by the committee. My nickname idea, North Dakota Arrows, was rejected, because Arrows were deemed Native American imagery.
kemajic said:There is growing sentiment among the predominant left society around UM that "Grizzly" connotes Bully imagery. They are proposing "Teddies."GeauxSioux said:Welcome to the PC world of nicknames. Committees of diversity and inclusion.
There were a lot of good ones that got scrapped by the committee. My nickname idea, North Dakota Arrows, was rejected, because Arrows were deemed Native American imagery.
In the 60's when freshmen were not eligible for varsity play, we had freshmen teams and played other BSC freshmen teams. Ours was called the Cubs.MrTitleist said:kemajic said:There is growing sentiment among the predominant left society around UM that "Grizzly" connotes Bully imagery. They are proposing "Teddies."GeauxSioux said:Welcome to the PC world of nicknames. Committees of diversity and inclusion.
There were a lot of good ones that got scrapped by the committee. My nickname idea, North Dakota Arrows, was rejected, because Arrows were deemed Native American imagery.
Or something even less fearsome, "Cubs."
CDAGRIZ said:They should honestly just be North Dakota (no nickname). When you think about it, that would be pretty cool.
My top three: 1) Roughriders. 2) North Stars. 3) No nickname. Not a big fan of the other four.GeauxSioux said:http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/20612-and-then-there-were-7-vote/
The final 7
Fighting Hawks
Green Hawks
Nodaks
North Dakota (no nickname)
North Stars
Roughriders
Sundogs.
I had been an anti-Roughrider person, mostly because one of the High Schools in GF is the Roughriders, but of the remaining 7, it is the best option.
2011BisonAlumni said:CDAGRIZ said:They should honestly just be North Dakota (no nickname). When you think about it, that would be pretty cool.
Except that it hurts recruiting. There have been multiple UND coaches who have said that not having an identity from a nickname hurts their ability to recruit.
The only reason for the no nickname is that their alumni base still wants to call them the Sioux.