Image via WikipediaI saw this the other day and all I can say is, "Wow!!!" Really!!! Comeon UMD fans, you're better than this garbage. What century do you guys live in? This is actually what the Anti nickname people are talking about and they will use this incident to say, "see this is why we need to change the Fighting Sioux nick name." There is no reason for this type of classless behavior to happen. I find this behavior to be unacceptable.
Christa Lawler, Duluth News Tribune --- Nielson sent the students a letter dated Feb. 17 that warned “any profane, racial, sexist, or abusive comments or actions directed at officials, opposing players or teams will be grounds for removal from the arena” and could result in a forfeiture of season tickets.
North Dakota fan Chad Czmowski said he was adjacent to the student section during Saturday night’s game when students began chanting “smallpox blankets” and what he described as other racist phrases and actions directed at the university’s mascot. Czmowski said other derogatory statements were specifically directed at the goalie’s mother.
“I thought it was over the top,” Czmowski said. “I’m all for rowdy cheering and rowdy student sections. (But) Personal attacks, it was too much and there is no place for it.”
Dave Zentner, a season ticket holder since 1955 who has seats near the blue line, said he didn’t hear anything racist from the student section during the series.
