The Fighting Sioux nickname debate has picked up national exposure and not all of it's very possitive. There are many stories on line, almost too many to count. All you have to do is run a search on google.com with Fighting Sioux nickname and logo and you will get thousands of hits.
One common story is this one -> The NCAA is saying don't bring the nickname and log to the playoffs.
Here is my suggestion, if you're going to have a debate about an issue on national television, at least have the facts right when you come to the table to debate. None of these three had all of their facts straight and basically makes the argument pointless. I would at least expect a person that is arguing as a legal scholar to a least have the facts right before you go on camera.
The one person that was the most informed of the three on the issue, was Fox News host Jenna Lee. While she was the most informed one of the three, and the most prepared for the debate and she still was missing a few of the key important facts.
Franklin's letter says if UND's use of the nickname and logo forces the school to forfeit games, the NCAA may demand that the university reimburse it for its travel and meal costs in connection with the championship. "It is the spirit of the NCAA's championship policy that the competing student-athletes (both North Dakota and its opponents) not be distracted or disrupted during the championship by debates about when and where your institution's Native American imagery or nickname may be displayed or worn," Franklin said in the letter. [read the whole article]Here is another story that is flat out wrong. This time in the Hockey News.
Of course it’s the players who lose out here. The men’s team has “neutral-themed” jerseys on order in case the squad makes it to the Frozen Four – and with 15 NHL draft picks on the roster, including first-rounders Brock Nelson and Derek Forbort, that’s not a stretch – but state law would prevent them from wearing the alternative sweaters. What, exactly, is the university’s sports department supposed to do?No where in the nickname law does it say that UND can't wear the alternative sweaters, I don't know where that person is ever getting this incorrect fact?
