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Old 04-01-2015, 01:22 PM  
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Ever wanted to name a university's mascot? Now's your chance!

The University of North Dakota got rid of the Fighting Sioux in 2012, and since that time, they have been simply "The University of North Dakota." No mascot. Fighting Sioux was beloved by the community of Grand Forks largely because of the tradition associated with it in the university's college hockey program, which has been historically and recently one of the top college hockey programs in the NCAA.

The university has finally assembled a committee to look through suggestions and recommend a new mascot to the president of the university. They just need the suggestions. That's where you come in. Simply click the link and fill out the online form: http://und.edu/nickname/

Here are the basic guidelines to consider (from the UND announcement):

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Since I'm originally from Grand Forks, I have connections to people who are abuzz with this process. I can tell you that there are already some favorites being championed:

--Flickertails. This was the university's mascot prior to becoming the Fighting Sioux in the 1930s. Given the university's recent goals of expanding into a tier-one research university, it makes a lot of sense to go with rodentia like their counterparts in the Big 10 (gophers, badgers). North Dakota is also known as the Flickertail State.

--Roughriders. The safest bet. Nothing says North Dakota pride like references to Teddy Roosevelt. Would also still manage to piss off a few people, since Teddy Roosevelt probably killed a few Indians when he was out in the North Dakota Badlands. It largely boils down to whether or not the university is cool with proudly stating to people, "Yeah, you might think of condoms when you hear our name, but we're still going to beat you in hockey!"

--Pilots. UND's aviation research and development program is unanimously known as the best in the country. It's odd to pick a mascot based on the strength of an academic program, but eh... weirder things have happened.

--Green Meadowlarks. This one combines creativity with tradition and old-sounding college mascot nomenclature, but it's also kind of weird. The Western Meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota, and green and white are the school's primary colors. A problem with this is that I believe the Western Meadowlark is also the state bird of like 20 other states. It's still better than Banana Slugs.

--Keep using no mascot. The most likely option, I think. It's the last method that UND fans have to tell the NCAA to go **** itself for making the university ditch Fighting Sioux. There's a rule in place that they can't have a racial mascot, but there is no rule that says the school has to have a mascot, just a nice little memo that says, "It would be really nice if your school had a mascot so we could maintain the entire aesthetic of the neighborhood. Smiley face." It would also make the university stand out and be truly unique.

But that doesn't mean you can't play a role in creating collegiate athletic history! So get in there!

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Old 04-01-2015, 01:41 PM   #16
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Why are Orca never used as the mascot for sports teams? I think Killer Whales have to be the most underused animal mascot.

Also gorillas. And ocelots.
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:44 PM   #17
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Something like 40% of the wooly mammoth skeletons in natural history museums across the world were excavated in western North Dakota. Does that count?
That could work.

I did some research, and it appears to be slim pickings up there for interesting animals.
I think your only options are going to be the North Dakota Mammoths (the ladies teams will love that one) or the North Dakota Eared Grebes.

Sorry, those are your only choices.


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Old 04-01-2015, 01:46 PM   #18
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:47 PM   #19
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Why are Orca never used as the mascot for sports teams? I think Killer Whales have to be the most underused animal mascot.

Also gorillas. And ocelots.
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:47 PM   #20
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:48 PM   #21
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:49 PM   #22
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Mascots are overwhelmingly mammals - usually predatory ones. Birds are probably second, followed by amphibians and reptiles. Predation is preferred for the implication that they will consume the opponent.
Vegetative ones like Stanford and Wichita State are very rare.

Still there are a lot of life forms that are not represented, some very predatory ones. Some that I would have thought ThaVirus would have listed.
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Seriously though, how is Fighting Sioux against the rules and Fighting Irish isn't?
The school was afraid of being Siouxed.
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Something like 40% of the wooly mammoth skeletons in natural history museums across the world were excavated in western North Dakota. Does that count?
Ooh, thats a good idea. If they had a wooly mammoth mascot, they'd probably sell lots of mammoth toys and trinkets with their name on it.
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