The Team Formerly Known As The Fighting Sioux -- Looking For A New Name May, 2015; How About "Frack And Sue"

Updates

Later, 2:28 p.m.: a reader suggests "UND Lawyers." Sounds great! "GO SUE!"
 

Original Post

Pretty aggressive schedule: suggestions will be accepted through April; new name chosen by May, 2015.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting:

In 2012, North Dakota dropped its old nickname, the Fighting Sioux, after a long legislative and legal battle. The NCAA had threatened to not allow North Dakota to host postseason games if it continued to use the name and display its Native American head logo. In a statewide referendum, 67% of voters supported getting rid of them.

But in the process, a cooling-off period was imposed until 2015 before the school could pick a new name. So as North Dakota begins play Friday in the 16-team hockey tournament—it is hosting the West regional in Fargo, about 80 miles from its Grand Forks campus—there is another crucial piece of business at hand: replacing the beloved Fighting Sioux name.

I like the one already suggested: Formerly Known As The Fighting Sioux, or "Fighting Sioux" for short.

UND should be able to keep "Sioux." Utah has the Utes; Florida has the Seminoles; Mississippi College has the Choctaws; and, Central Michigan has the Chippewas. And, of course, the President's team: Washington Redskins.

By the way, my hunch is that most Americans do not know the origin of "redskins." It's worse than you think ... unless you know. 

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