Because the NCAA over stepped its bounds and if UND decided to change their 
name its their choice and not the NCAA. 

Quoting NE Hampton <[log in to unmask]>:

> The fighting Oles are from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN
> The fighting Johnnies are from St. Johns College in Collegeville, MN
> The fighting Tommies are from College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN
> The fighting Gusties are from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN
> So, why doesn't UND just change the mascot to Fighting Dakotas and get this
> whole thing all over with?
> 
> Nathan Hampton
> 
> 
> On 2/12/07 9:37 AM, "Eric Burton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Fighting oles.
> > Quoting Erik Biever <[log in to unmask]>:
> > 
> >>>> And according to a friend of mine in the spirit of compromise,
> >>>> "Perhaps we could just refer to them as the UND F¹ing Sioux."
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Not compromised enough! How about "UND F*ing S*x"?
> >> 
> >> Fishing Six?  I think that's UND's ice fishing team.
> >> 
> >> -- Erik
> >> 
>