I urge the University of North Dakota do not just pick a replacement name without having a discussion with the Students and alumni. If you do this hastily you will do more damage than good. As many fans have suggested in the past, if anything UND shoiuld not pick a new name and or logo immediately but in the interim just simply be the University of North Dakota.
Dickenson, ND --- The North Dakota State Higher Board of Education voted unanimously to retire the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname effective Oct. 1, 2009. The decision was made at its regular meeting held Thursday at Dickinson State University.
The retirement takes effect except in the event that stipulations in the original agreement with the NCAA to retain the nickname are met by both the Spirit Lake and Standing Rock Sioux tribes to approve the nickname.
The NCAA previously required approval of the nickname by both tribes for the university to retain use the nickname.
This is some real interesting stuff there Goon. Obviously I am not up to date as you are on this topic, but what all of the sudden caused this nickname to be a controversy? Hasn't the University had this mascot for a really long time (1940's or 1950's?)? If I'm not mistaken, they entered the WCHA at official league inception in 1953 as the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. I heard a fellow friend who is a UND graduate say that Fighting Soo would be appropriate as a replacement. It's basically the same and represents the Soo Line trane system that runs throught he area.
ReplyDeleteUND changed the name in the 1930's from Flickertails. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
ReplyDeleteI think they should change their name to "the Goons"...it would be appropriate and an honor to you:)
ReplyDeleteOh, and any rumblings on a front runner for the new name?
ReplyDeleteAmy, nothing as far as a name goes. We will see. I don't think UND wants to be called the goon's very funny though.
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