I personally think UND's decision, or rather, that of the Board of Higher Education, is wrong-headed. I feel for the many, many UND alum and fans out there, who I encounter almost daily living in Mpls.
UND to retire "Fighting Sioux" nickname/logo......any implications for the Fighting Irish moniker?
Replies to: "UND to retire "Fighting Sioux" nickname/logo......any implications for the Fighting Irish moniker?"
- UND to retire "Fighting Sioux" nickname/logo......any implications for the Fighting Irish moniker? - NDGOLD4EVER - 10:57am 5/15/09
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- The Sioux as a "sovereign nation" do not deserve to be associated with UND. [NT] - Killshot - 4:02pm 5/15/09
- No. The NCAA prohibition on postseason play/hosting only relates to Native North American references - CC Fond - 2:27pm 5/15/09
- Your reponse compelled me to investigate the whole Stanford Indians/Cardinal/Tree story. - McSweeney - 3:09pm 5/15/09
- There was a local high school (Eaton) that recently was forced to change their nickname. - jabbadoody5 - 2:20pm 5/15/09
- The worst example of PC mascots gone bad was Eastern Michigan in the early 90s. - McSweeney - 11:53am 5/15/09
- Another bad exaple was the interim mascot for the old St. John's Redmen - TakethetrainKnute - 12:27pm 5/15/09
- Or how about Marquette dropping "Warriors"? - McSweeney - 12:45pm 5/15/09
- Another bad exaple was the interim mascot for the old St. John's Redmen - TakethetrainKnute - 12:27pm 5/15/09
- Nope, although there is still a strong connection between the two schools' logos. [IMAGE] - McSweeney - 11:46am 5/15/09
- They objected to being associated with trial attorneys? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:02am 5/15/09
- No [NT]
- Hibakusha - 10:58am 5/15/09
- I would tend to agree - [NT] - NDGOLD4EVER - 11:02am 5/15/09
