(05-12-2015 05:28 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  There's a lot of votes for things that I associate with other states... Bighorns, 7th Cavalry (Montana), Badlanders (South Dakota), Kodiaks (Alaska), Tsunami (any state that's not in the middle of the continent).

I like "Berserkers," "Ermines," "Pronghorn," and especially "Frackers."

My favorite is one that was rejected: "White People"

New fight song if it's Berserkers...

(warning: NSFW language)

(05-12-2015 10:25 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  North Dakota Tatonka - using the Sioux (Lakhota) word for Buffalo

It satisfies the PC crowd, while still honoring UND's origins.

Big tatonka!

North Dakota palefaces?

(05-12-2015 10:25 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  North Dakota Tatonka - using the Sioux (Lakhota) word for Buffalo

It satisfies the PC crowd, while still honoring UND's origins.

North Dakota State's mascot is Bison. UND adopting Tatonka would be as odd as Marshall calling themselves Mountain People. Or UCLA calling themselves Bruins.

Oh, wait.

(05-14-2015 09:14 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(05-12-2015 10:25 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  North Dakota Tatonka - using the Sioux (Lakhota) word for Buffalo

It satisfies the PC crowd, while still honoring UND's origins.

North Dakota State's mascot is Bison. UND adopting Tatonka would be as odd as Marshall calling themselves Mountain People. Or UCLA calling themselves Bruins.

Oh, wait.

UND is not the junior partner by any stretch. NDSU has changed their nicknames twice: started as Farmers, went to Aggies, and on to Bison (pronounced bizon or bisson according to Fargoan dialect).

The nickname committee has some alumni with pro connections, like the President of the Twins and the former owner of the LA Sparks. I'm confident they do a good job (hint: roughriders or cavalry).

Both Phil Jackson and the former Council chairman of the Standing Rock reservation, who were opposed to the Sioux nickname, have recommended Roughriders.

(05-05-2015 11:39 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(05-05-2015 08:29 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-05-2015 01:26 AM)Love and Honor Wrote:  The submission window is closed and NoDak has revealed the suggested nicknames, all 1172 of them. They've revealed two lists, the first of which is the list of names under consideration. For your amusement, all submissions (including duplicates) are presented in these handy dandy lists!

http://und.edu/nickname/consideration-list.pdf
http://und.edu/nickname/non-consideration-list.pdf

Hilarious that "Abdominal Snowmen" makes the cut, but "Abominable Snowmen" doesn't. "Fliers" does but "Flyers" doesn't. "Dragons of Ice" and "Icy Flying Reptiles" do but not "Ice Dragons."

Instead of snowmen, how about blueskins? Or would that offend someone with some sort of genetic disorder or someone who eats too many blueberries?

Actually that's not bad "Blueskins" bullet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates

(05-12-2015 10:44 AM)prp Wrote:  

(05-12-2015 05:28 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  There's a lot of votes for things that I associate with other states... Bighorns, 7th Cavalry (Montana), Badlanders (South Dakota), Kodiaks (Alaska), Tsunami (any state that's not in the middle of the continent).

I like "Berserkers," "Ermines," "Pronghorn," and especially "Frackers."

My favorite is one that was rejected: "White People"

New fight song if it's Berserkers...

(warning: NSFW language)

Fighting White people you can't really offend white people safe choice.
Roughriders gives you a cool DMX intro song for games.
Rough riders also works for every other CFL team.

I guess the CFL is down to one rough riders now.
They are green and white so that may be confusing.
They are building a 280 million dollar stadium.

Looking at the stadium design a sunken bowl to reduced wind on fans and players.
The fans will have a awning designed to not accumulate snow.
That sounds like a good plan for UND's twenty five thousand seat stadium.
Making it more fan friendly but still open air.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/edu...-more-half

Possible nicknames have been reduced to fifteen,

Roughriders is my favorite and probably the odds on fàvorite, as it is one of the state's nicknames, as well as Sioux and Peace Garden.

I like Roughriders the best from that list, or Cavalry.

(05-05-2015 09:10 AM)goofus Wrote:  

(05-05-2015 08:56 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Abdominal Snowmen: Because **** it why not, it's basically the north pole there.

It is a huge, HUGE missed opportunity if the nickname is not Abdominal Snowmen

In these politically correct times, it would probably have to be changed to the Adorable Snow People.

Or the boys named Sue. (60s song for those who don't get it).

North Dakota mudflaps