Burmy Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If they're the Roughriders, I'd LOVE to see 'em get permission from Cedar Rapids' USHL team to use something similar to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 <p>Nice Wall Street Journal story today on the University of North Dakota nickname process. The committee that will select three finalists by May will accept recommendations from the public into April. A few interesting details from the story They talked with Karl Goerhing, an assistant hockey coach and committee member (who as also the goalie for the team back when I went there), who suggest the school's original name Flickertails is a nonstarter. UND's biggest hockey rival historically is the University of Minnesota Gophers, and a flickertail is basically a small gopher.Goerhing said he's heard a bunch of name suggestions from the public, some of which I think are pretty interesting, including: Roughriders (a link to Teddy Roosevelt's ties to the state), Pilots (in honor of the university's nationally renowned aviation program), Flames (a nod to the Eternal Flame statue on campus) and NoDaks.Any of them aren't too bad besides the NoDaks. Although, how do you make a flame green?Just for reference, their academic logo: https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 <p>Nice Wall Street Journal story today on the University of North Dakota nickname process. The committee that will select three finalists by May will accept recommendations from the public into April. A few interesting details from the story They talked with Karl Goerhing, an assistant hockey coach and committee member (who as also the goalie for the team back when I went there), who suggest the school's original name Flickertails is a nonstarter. UND's biggest hockey rival historically is the University of Minnesota Gophers, and a flickertail is basically a small gopher.Goerhing said he's heard a bunch of name suggestions from the public, some of which I think are pretty interesting, including: Roughriders (a link to Teddy Roosevelt's ties to the state), Pilots (in honor of the university's nationally renowned aviation program), Flames (a nod to the Eternal Flame statue on campus) and NoDaks.Any of them aren't too bad besides the NoDaks. Although, how do you make a flame green?Gotta say, I don't mind NoDaks. I see it as akin to the Hoosiers. The downfall of that name is that, while great for regional pride, I can't imagine it would stir the imaginations of many out-of-state recruitment targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Here is another story about the process. This story list the attributes the committee is looking for:Be unique, recognizable, inspiring and distinctly UND's.Promote a sense of pride, strength, fierceness and passion.Be representative of the state and region in a way that honors the traditions and heritage of the past but also looks to the future.Be a unifying and rallying symbol.I still think they should be the Fighting Pike. State fish of North DakotaAbundant in the Red River and Devil's LakeGreen and white body with reddish-pink finsPopular year round, angling and ice fishingHave a great deal of fight as a sport-fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrome14 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I've always thought Raging Harvesters would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Link to submission page:UND Nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I've always thought Raging Harvesters would be cool.Cars (the animated movie) has you covered - just need to change the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajmccall Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I've always thought Raging Harvesters would be cool.Only if you wan't many, many, MANY boner jokes. Store 1 Store 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I just submitted "Pioneers" and "Oilers" Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I've always thought Raging Harvesters would be cool. Cars (the animated movie) has you covered - just need to change the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafiaman Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I just submitted "Pioneers" and "Oilers"I really like Pioneers but doubt it stands a chance as a main in-conference hockey rival uses that nickname already. I know, I know, it's just one sport amongst many, but that hockey crowd up there carries a lot of weight behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justen Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 So when they win a Nat'l title here are your Frozen Four Chhampions...the....well the University of North Dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Any of them aren't too bad besides the NoDaks. Although, how do you make a flame green?Copper chloride, though the answer in 2008 would have been "sleep with Elisha Cuthbert" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 They released lists of the suggestions that were received. A "consideration" and a "non-consideration". Spoiler alert: some that we thought would be great are nons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 They released lists of the suggestions that were received. A "consideration" and a "non-consideration". Spoiler alert: some that we thought would be great are nons.Did they even look at the suggestions before issuing the lists? "Abdominal Snowmen"? What, is this going to be a really ripped snowman? And look at the "rationale" for that name!And they left "Baby Bison" on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 They released lists of the suggestions that were received. A "consideration" and a "non-consideration". Spoiler alert: some that we thought would be great are nons.Did they even look at the suggestions before issuing the lists? "Abdominal Snowmen"? What, is this going to be a really ripped snowman? And look at the "rationale" for that name!And they left "Baby Bison" on there.And zombies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscj83 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The non-consideration list and the "Rational" field might be the best/worst thing I've read in a while.It's like reading Facebook comments- so terrible, but I can't look away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The non-consideration list and the "Rational" field might be the best/worst thing I've read in a while.It's like reading Facebook comments- so terrible, but I can't look away.Best one is is "abcdefghjklmnpqrtvwyz- I left the letters S I O U X out, because we're not the Sioux anymore" On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 They released lists of the suggestions that were received. A "consideration" and a "non-consideration". Spoiler alert: some that we thought would be great are nons.So how much would we have to pay Canada to take Grand Forks off of our hands again? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The non-consideration list and the "Rational" field might be the best/worst thing I've read in a while.It's like reading Facebook comments- so terrible, but I can't look away.Best one is is "abcdefghjklmnpqrtvwyz- I left the letters S I O U X out, because we're not the Sioux anymore"Wow...I didn't see that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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