This is a legal/court/administrative issue. There is no logic to it. It is
not something that makes sense.
Why Mike Tyson tattooed his face makes more sense than this does.

Nathan

On 6/4/13 8:59 AM, "Tom" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Are they really planning on calling themselves the Coyotes?  Why not the
>fighting Coyotes?  Could they get away with calling themselves the Sioux?
>
>The one thing in this whole, long process I never understood was why
>"Fighting Sioux" was an abusive nickname.  You have all kinds of
>nicknames for sports teams (including the "Fighting Irish") and some of
>them use abusive logos (Chief Wahoo of Cleveland) but this one got all
>the press.  I guess I'm just dense because I still don't get it.
>
>Tom Rowe
>
>Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
>
>On 6/4/2013 7:23 AM, John Edwards wrote:
>> The last line was the best one:
>> "UND now uses the nickname Coyotes."
>>
>> I don't know who would be more surprised by this bit of news: UND (who
>>is banned from having a nickname until 2015) or USD (who actually *are*
>>the Coyotes).
>>
>> John
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 2013-06-04, at 7:36 AM, Joe Makowiec <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>>> Two groups of Native Americans do not have standing to keep the
>>>>University of North Dakota from retiring its use of the controversial
>>>>"Fighting Sioux" nickname, the 8th Circuit ruled.
>>> Full story:
>>>
>>> http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/31/58118.htm
>>>
>>> Joe
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