North Dakota Picks Nickname

[SUUTbird]

Personally for me I hope they go with Rough Riders, unique mascot and those badasses stormed San Juan Hill!

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[93henfan]

Roughriders is the clear choice among the short list.

Fighting Hawks would just be copying other schools with fighting birds as mascots, and let's face it: a hawk isn't nearly as fearsome as poultry.

[SeattleGriz]

I thought the announcers at the UND vs UM game said the NoDaks was the leader.

I too thought Rough Riders was the way to go.

[Gil Dobie]

sUNDogs

[Bronco]

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The fighting Sue named after the famous dinosaur "Sue" the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex that was found in the Dakota's

Would also be a jab in the eye to the NCAA

[pantherrob82]

I was hoping this thread meant they had actually picled one.

[HI54UNI]

I was hoping this thread meant they had actually picled one.

Me too.

And if UND had any balls at all they would change the name to the Calvary.

[Gil Dobie]

It's down to these 3

The preliminary vote results:

Fighting Hawks: 6,960 votes; 31.20 percent

Roughriders: 4,687 votes; 21.01 percent

Nodaks: 4,571 votes; 20.49 percent

[pantherrob82]

It's down to these 3

The preliminary vote results:

Fighting Hawks: 6,960 votes; 31.20 percent

Roughriders: 4,687 votes; 21.01 percent

Nodaks: 4,571 votes; 20.49 percent

Nodicks.

[Jjoey52]

Did the huge donor finally relent? IMO they are getting screwed just because they aren't a big name like Utah and FSU.

[Gil Dobie]

It's down to these 3

The preliminary vote results:

Fighting Hawks: 6,960 votes; 31.20 percent

Roughriders: 4,687 votes; 21.01 percent

Nodaks: 4,571 votes; 20.49 percent

Nodicks.

Nodaks was aways a derogatory name that Rabbit Chokers called people from North Dakota.

[Hambone]

Fighting Hawks it is.

[dbackjon]

Fighting Hawks it is.

Boooo

[Gil Dobie]

Is this the new logo too?

[93henfan]

Fightin' Blue Hawks would have sounded more fearsome.

[Gil Dobie]

This nickname is going to open a whole bunch of old sophmoric jokes.

Have you seen the new mascot Mike Hawk.

[Jjoey52]

I kind of liked the Fighting
Sioux but I guess there was a split amongst the tribe as to whether it offended or not. Utah learned that a lot of scholarship money takes a lot of offense away.