Am I missing something in understanding comments about "Fighting
Irish"?  I thought that was something Notre Dame adopted in reference to
themselves. Yes? No?  The Sioux did not establish UND and adopt the namw
to describe themselves.  That's the understanding that makes me miss the
parallel.  Am I wrong?

Bob


Matt Bigley wrote:

>Interesting that you used the word Nazi given the allegations of Ralph's
>fascination with Hitler and the Nazis.
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>Personally, if Fighting Sioux is racially offensive then Fighting Irish
>should be as well. And just to make it clear, I am a Maine fan and not so
>much a UND fan, unless they are playing the Gophers.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eric J. Burton
>Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 5:38 PM
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>Subject: Re: NCAA bans Indian mascots, nicknames from postseason events
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>It means the P.C. Nazis at the NCAA expect UND to wear uniforms that don't
>have the Sioux logo on it. Maybe we still have the jerseys with North Dakota
>on them still. Those sucked by the way. Apparently also, they expect the
>University to cover up 6000-10,000 logos. We will see what happens expect
>this ruling to get water down as the NCAA gets push back from the larger
>schools. I personally think that big time college sports should opt out of
>the NCAA and develop its own governing body. The NCAA has over stepped its
>bounds again.
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>Eric J. Burton
>(701)-610-9466
>The Tree of Liberty Must be Refreshed From Time to Time with the Blood of
>Patriots and Tyrants.
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