New North Dakota Mascot?

[Wedgebuster]

I think "Drunken Wagon Burners" is appropriate at this point.

[dbackjon]

Another Article

University of North Dakota Dropping 'Fighting Sioux' Nickname, Logo

North Dakota's Board of Higher Education has agreed to drop the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo, a move intended to resolve a decades-long campus dispute about whether the name demeans American Indians.

The name and logo, which is a profile of an American Indian man with feathers and streaks of paint on his face, could still be saved if North Dakota's Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux tribes agree by Oct. 1 to give the university permission to use them for at least 30 years.

However, tribal officials say that possibility is remote. Unless the name and logo receive tribal endorsement, they will be retired for good on Aug. 1, 2010.

The board, which met Thursday at Dickinson State University, voted 8-0 to retire the logo and nickname. UND President Robert Kelley began making plans for replacements.

"This has been a long-standing tradition at UND, and I think the board action now instructs the university to develop new traditions," he said.

Board member Grant Shaft, who is chairman of a committee that has been studying the issue, said the move may help UND's likely application to join the Summit League, an 11-member NCAA Division I conference that is seeking a 12th school.

Tom Douple, the Summit League's commissioner, has said the University of North Dakota won't be considered for membership as long as the nickname and logo dispute festered.

The education board's action does not suggest any blueprint for UND to follow in choosing a new nickname and logo.

Richie Smith, the president of the Board of Higher Education, said the issue would be left to the campus, and jokingly suggested "Moose" as a new nickname. Kelley said a transition team will be appointed to oversee the process.

"What this permits the University of North Dakota to do is to start a marketing initiative," Kelley said. "Over time, I think we would see enhancement of our revenue structure for athletic programs. I think we would see the enhancement of fan interest."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520248,00.html

[TwinTownBisonFan]

after so many years working on this... including attempting to ban it on our campus in Fargo (only to be overruled by the administration) I'm really happy the end is near.

[slycat]

its a shame that they will most likely have to change, but at least it is over.

Hope they make the new name something good.

[pantherrob82]

I like the Flickertails

[Wildcat Ryan]

What about the North Dakota Wolf Pack? or the North Dakota Stags? or maybe the North Dakota Eagles?

[TwinTownBisonFan]

What about the North Dakota Wolf Pack? or the North Dakota Stags? or maybe the North Dakota Eagles?

eagles??? really??? yet another f'ing school with eagles??? why not Wildcats or Bulldogs or another overused college name?

something that makes sense regionally would be better.

Sodbusters
Flyers
Sandbaggers
Blizzard
Flickertails
Roughriders

[pantherrob82]

This will be a VERY important decision.

[dbackjon]

I say they find a tribe that will let them use their name - hell, for promotional reasons, I bet they could become the North Dakota Fighting Mohican (sp) Sun.


How about the Gamblers?

[bobbythekidd]

What about the North Dakota Wolf Pack? or the North Dakota Stags? or maybe the North Dakota Eagles?

eagles??? really??? yet another f'ing school with eagles??? why not Wildcats or Bulldogs or another overused college name?

something that makes sense regionally would be better.

Sodbusters
Flyers
Sandbaggers
Blizzard
Flickertails
Roughriders

What do have against Eagles?

[GeauxSioux]

A sampling of possible names from Siouxsports.com... http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php? ... &start=640
Roughriders
Norse
Cavalry
Wild Nokotas, nokota is horse native to North Dakota.
No nickname, just University of North Dakota
Explorers
Scouts

[TwinTownBisonFan]

eagles??? really??? yet another f'ing school with eagles??? why not Wildcats or Bulldogs or another overused college name?

something that makes sense regionally would be better.

Sodbusters
Flyers
Sandbaggers
Blizzard
Flickertails
Roughriders

What do have against Eagles?

too many colleges have the damn nickname... be creative, have it make sense for where you are... Bison, Jackrabbits, Golden Gophers, Hossiers, Buckeyes, Nittany Lions, Mountaineers, Green Wave, Horned Frogs... something distinctive, reflective of where the school is/part of its history... hell, even land-grant schools that use Aggies are less annoying.

Case in point... LSU, Tigers is a tired nickname used by many schools... if they formally switched it to Bayou Bengals... very cool... instantly recognizable. If Arizona went from Wildcats to Roadrunners or Rattlers or Scorpions... they'd go a long way to being as interesting as the Sun Devils...

Arkansas State made a great call when they dropped Indians and went with the name Red Wolves...

[pantherrob82]

Flatlanders?

[SUUTbird]

I like the idea of something like vikings or along about them being in th north lines as North Dakota is known for being cold and for snow. I like:

-Vikings
-Norse
-Gauls
-Dragons (common used symbol on viking shields)
-Gryphons (common used symbol on viking shields and not any d1 schools have the mascot i believe)
-Wolves

[Mike Johnson]

I wonder if Métis could work.

The Métis are a recognized minority in Canada, but not in the US. They were originally centered in what is now North Dakota, before they moved north, but Métis people are in the US, and in particular North Dakota. They came from intermarriage between French trappers and Indian women. The US census has considered them to be white and thus not a US recognized ethnic group.

I wonder if they can get some North Dakota Métis to support such a name, what the NCAA would do. After all, there hasn't been a problem naming teams after non-Native American humans.

Grand Forks was originally inside the Red River Colony of the Métis.

The Métis were known as "buffalo hunters" something that would come in handy against the Bison.

[slycat]

If they were the Wolves it would one up the Coyotes of South Dakota.

[Wildcat Ryan]

How about these ones, even though im sure Twintown will hate them to.

The University of North Dakota Knights?

The University of North Dakota Yellow Jackets?

The University of North Dakota Crusaders?

The University of North Dakota Cavalry?

The University of North Dakota Stallions?

The University of North Dakota Rangers?

[NorthernCOU]

How bout the ass shitters?

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

How bout the ass shitters?

Oh that's much better than the mouth shitters that I was gonna go with.

[SUUTbird]

How bout the ass shitters?

Oh that's much better than the mouth shitters that I was gonna go with.

Well when you mention mouth shitters are you talking about North Dakotas Mascot or reffering to a good number of you montana fans especially on egriz?

[UNI88]

A sampling of possible names from Siouxsports.com... http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php? ... &start=640
Roughriders
Norse
Cavalry
Wild Nokotas, nokota is horse native to North Dakota.
No nickname, just University of North Dakota
Explorers
Scouts

I like the first 3.

What about Trolls to play upon the Scandanavian heritage?

[EQguy]

I am a fan of Cavalry or Roughriders but feel they should take a few years without a nickname and then make the announcement as they become playoff eligible.

[Willie]

UND Dykers

[93henfan]

Stolen from an NDSU fan on "another" site"