UND nickname battle has reached a new level... 3 year probation and if they cant get the tribal groups to come to an agreement they have to change their nickname...
Rant is coming! be warned
I can understand why some people have an issue of using a group for a nickname but tell me why on god's green earth that UND has to be the poster child and be bloodied by the ncaa when schools in Utah, Illinois, Central Michigan and Florida get to keep their nicknames. UND has been dragged through the mud literally. Does the NCAA think that is going to people think that this is a positive experience. Not really, if it would have been done with respect on their part perhaps but instead we are made to look like we are the idiots and punished for that. The original agreement for UND to use the Fighting Sioux goes back to the 1930s. Heck the Chicago Blackhawks are still allowed to the logo. UND had a similar logo and they dropped it per NCAA request.
Heck, we are not even allowed to view the sports teams on the telly becuase of the NCAA dragging their feet in making a decision to allow the stations to broadcast leaving their decision to the last minute making it virtually impossible for local media to get to the venue to broadcast a play off game. Is that fair? I think not.
Sadly it will make some happy but I suspect it will leave a lot of bitter and angry feelings that will take a while to dissipate.
