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Glad to see "Frackers" made the list!
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at some of the suggestions.
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Winner!
Attorneys - Would allow fans to chant "Let's go sue!" and "Sue, yeah, yeah." Also a nod to the excellent Law School at UND.
ATTORNIES With this name, we fans can still yell, SUE, SUE, SUE.
Attorneys - Would allow fans to chant "Let's go sue!" and "Sue, yeah, yeah." Also a nod to the excellent Law School at UND.
ATTORNIES With this name, we fans can still yell, SUE, SUE, SUE.
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I'm going the UND Pemmican
(Bison meat...)
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Beers It combines the ferociousness of a bear with the speed and nimbleness of a deer
Conquering Caucasians because white people conquer everything, and as a white person I would be proud of this name.
Jon, can we get a ruling on this one:
Dick Ticklers If people aren't gobbling cock they are probably tickling dicks.
Beers It combines the ferociousness of a bear with the speed and nimbleness of a deer
Conquering Caucasians because white people conquer everything, and as a white person I would be proud of this name.
Jon, can we get a ruling on this one:
Dick Ticklers If people aren't gobbling cock they are probably tickling dicks.
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Ibanez wrote:BearManPig
Beers It combines the ferociousness of a bear with the speed and nimbleness of a deer
Conquering Caucasians because white people conquer everything, and as a white person I would be proud of this name.
Jon, can we get a ruling on this one:
Dick Ticklers If people aren't gobbling cock they are probably tickling dicks.
Nah, they are such a tease
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Ivytalk wrote:Glad to see "Frackers" made the list!
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Although I must say I'm now somewhat partial to the 89ers.
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My personal favorites are Norsemen (or Norse) and Roughnecks. I just have a feeling it's going to be something like a weather phenomenon or another inanimate object (like Spirit).
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Not sure why "anal seepage" and "big dicks" didn't make the consideration list. You'd think they would've at least filtered that doc before releasing it.
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Still my favorite
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Personally, I like Roughnecks & Badlanders. Or Bison Slayers.After several years of being nickname-less, as dictated by the NCAA, the University of North Dakota is trying to decide on a new nickname for its athletic programs.
UND was stripped of Fighting Sioux by the NCAA and after having satisfied its nickname moratorium period has now accepted suggestions on the new name.
As written by Sports Illustrated, the consulting firm directing the transition published a list of approved suggestions, which can be viewed here. I've reviewed this list and have some favorites. I definitely favor nicknames that lean heavily toward things locally unique to the university or the state, and are also unique in the sports world. When you have an opportunity to be unique, don't pick something like "Wildcats."
1. Badlanders
This submission checks every important question on the list. Historically significant? Check. Keeps ties to former Sioux nickname? Check. Unique to the state? Check. Unique in the sports landscape? Check! Sounds cool? CHECK!
Seriously, North Dakota Badlanders is pretty bad ass.
Aside from the auditory euphonia, it works in every other way, too. The badlands is an area now found within North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park that contains unique, awesome, and bizarre rock and land formations. It is named such from the Lakota's mako sica, meaning bad land. So not only is it a super-unique name for the state, it connects the school to the indigenous people so many alumni and fans wish to honor.
Get. This. Done. Yesterday.
2. North Dakota
The number-one suggested nickname by the public was to stay without a nickname. Many fans feel that if they can't have Fighting Sioux, they want nothing -- pages and pages worth of submissions were turned in for this sentiment.
To be honest, being without a nickname is kind of cool. The school now has a unique and fairly strong brand: the name of the state, and the interlocking ND symbol.
3. Aviators
Other suggestions were Aeros and Pilots, but Aviators is the best of the bunch suggested as a nod to UND's top-notch flight program. (Pilots is also used by Portland.)
4. Sodbusters
Sodbusters was the name given to the pioneers who first inhabited the area, so it carries a similar historical significance as 49ers does to California. It's a great, unique way to connect to the state's past and does sound pretty cool as well.
5. Roughnecks
One submission that appeared several times was Roughnecks, the slang term for someone who works on an oil rig, of which North Dakota is rich.
6. Cavalry
This is for the strong military history and presence in the area. And as one submission read, "Fighting Sioux was great. But let's face it, ultimately the US Calvary won." I'll just leave that there without comment.
7. Flickertails
Flickertail is the commonly used nickname for the Richardson ground squirrel and North Dakota is often called the Flickertail State. This is also the original nickname of UND's athletic programs before changing to Sioux in 1930. Though I feel there are many better choices, I wouldn't be surprised if this nickname is chosen. It's the easy way out.
Honorable Mentions
Bison Slayers - I just had to include this because I appreciate the gusto and straightforwardness of the person who submitted it. North Dakota State is the Bison? Let's be Bison Slayers.
Frackers - Many fans and members of the public used this opportunity to participate in the process as a way to mock being stripped of Fighting Sioux. Fracking is a controversial method of harvesting natural gas, but as one person wrote, "A generic mascot that shouldn't offend anyone because it does not denote race, gender or culture in any way." Fracking occurs at a decently high rate in the state, but I'm guessing choosing this option would result in another nickname recall in the future.
Nodaks - Nodak is a colloquial term used in reference to the people of the state, and this choice was often presented as an option to keep the current colors/branding and only kind of choose a new nickname, but not really. (The "yeah we picked one but barely" alternative to staying nickname-less.)
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Badlanders sounds pretty sweet. Roughnecks sounds pretty hill-billy, would make for some pretty good t-shirts by NDSU students. Bison Slayers would be a nice “fuck you” to NDSU.
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I like the Badlanders
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It's weird to me how it's not allowed to have anything ethnic in a name anymore.. There's nothing wrong with different pockets of ethnic groups, that imo should be appreciated.. If you have a Norse or whatever ancestry, that should be appreciated, not censored.
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I like a Norseman/Viking kind of name.
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Badlanders will probably make it to the short list. That's a sweet name.SDHornet wrote:Badlanders sounds pretty sweet. Roughnecks sounds pretty hill-billy, would make for some pretty good t-shirts by NDSU students. Bison Slayers would be a nice “fuck you” to NDSU.
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nodak651 wrote:Badlanders probably isn't the best name for a college that is known for it's aviation school....Ibanez wrote:
Badlanders will probably make it to the short list. That's a sweet name.
Now THATS funny!!!!
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They should pick Cavalry as a FU to the NCAA and the assholes at the Sioux tribe that screwed them over. But you know that they won't....
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The Mighty Thors!Ibanez wrote:I like a Norseman/Viking kind of name.
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Well done!nodak651 wrote:Badlanders probably isn't the best name for a college that is known for it's aviation school....Ibanez wrote:
Badlanders will probably make it to the short list. That's a sweet name.
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nodak651 wrote:Badlanders probably isn't the best name for a college that is known for it's aviation school....Ibanez wrote:
Badlanders will probably make it to the short list. That's a sweet name.
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The committee has been through all the names and moved forward 64. When looking at the list I'm pretty disappointed and am having trouble thinking there are many on there that I could get behind from the beginning, although no matter what eventually I'll move to acceptance. We're going to end up being a stupid inanimate object.
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If the Fighting Sioux is so bad, then why haven't I heard any complaints about a certain hockey team in Chicago that's about to implode?expandspanos wrote:It's weird to me how it's not allowed to have anything ethnic in a name anymore.. There's nothing wrong with different pockets of ethnic groups, that imo should be appreciated.. If you have a Norse or whatever ancestry, that should be appreciated, not censored.
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If North Dakota wants to be famous, you have to go with something original:
#1 Mammoths..
#2 Ice Giants
#3. Northlanders
#4. Buffalo (yes, I am aware of NDSU's mascot)
#5. Nordic Hord
#6. Blizzards
#1 Mammoths..
#2 Ice Giants
#3. Northlanders
#4. Buffalo (yes, I am aware of NDSU's mascot)
#5. Nordic Hord
#6. Blizzards
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