'Fightin' Tom Hanks,' 'Black Mambas' rejected from U. of North Dakota nickname contention

Fox Sports ^ | 5-5-15 | Brett Smiley

[TurboZamboni]

The University of North Dakota has unveiled the complete list of suggestions it received for a new team nickname to replace the "Fighting Sioux," which was retired in 2012. And boy, were some of the names ridiculous. You can check here for the list of 1,172 names still in contention, but let's pay tribute to some of the more amusing monikers suggested -- with shoutouts to Kobe Bryant, "Game of Thrones" and "South Park" -- and promptly missed the cut. And as you can see below, many people who submitted names (UND had to whittle down the 628-page list of nickname suggestions down to 214) also included entertaining rationales to go along with them:

[TurboZamboni]

Artist says Fighting Sioux emblem misunderstood by 'politically correct' people http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2768522/posts nothing will satisfy the leftist moonbat PC bedwetters.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Give it 20 years. At that point, the PC libs will be weeping and wailing at the injustice and “genocide” of Native American names being banished from professional and college sports.

[Charles Henrickson]

The Fighting UNDies.

[TurboZamboni]

I’m pulling for the “Athletically Gifted Indigenous First Peoples”

[goodwithagun]

The Fighting Sues?

[Charles Henrickson]

The Fighting Sous Chefs.

[thackney]

Frackers got a lot of support

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sites/default/files/consideration-list.pdf

Fighting Sioux seems to be proposed by the most, but rejected

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sites/default/files/non-consideration-list.pdf

[Clay Moore]

We must give equal recognition to aggrieved species. They will now be the Fighting Earthworms.

[NorthstarMom]

Alumni aren’t happy about it. When my husband was there, all but one of the tribes gave their approval of the name. I assume it’s because of that tribe that the name had to go.

We’ve been to a couple of athletic hall of fame banquets and even with the name officially gone, each inductee ended their acceptance speech with “Go Souix!”

[goodwithagun]

But would chef knives on a logo require student safe spaces?

[builder]

Give it 20 years. At that point, the PC libs will be weeping and wailing at the injustice and “genocide” of Native American names being banished from professional and college sports.

I agree, they will all be worried about the blanking out of our history and no mention of the "Long-Lost Sioux"

[Huskrrrr]

Follow Prince’s lead: simply a logo of a Tomahawk and the words “Team formally know as the Fighting Sioux.”

[Truth29]

"We must give equal recognition to aggrieved species. They will now be the Fighting Earthworms."

So the Earth Firsters would be happy.

[LadyBuck]

So I guess we won't be watching UND WoodChippers anytime soon...

[IYAS9YAS]

Capitulating Losers?

[BenLurkin]

The University of North Dakota...s

[MrB]

The other day it was the first time I’d heard the term

“casino or call center”

when referring to “Indians”.

I’d heard “feather or dot” before.

[Leep]

The Micro-aggressive Adverse People of Color?

[SparkyBass]

Sadly I think they nixed mine :( ...

[DoodleDawg]

There but for the grace of ACC membership go the Florida State Seminoles.