BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's House Republican majority leader is introducing legislation that would require the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.

Fargo Rep. Al Carlson's bill says UND and the Board of Higher Education have to stop plans to drop the nickname. It says if the NCAA penalizes UND for refusing to drop the nickname, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has to consider filing an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA.

I like the intent of this however I feel it may be too little too late….I do not like the fact they did not go to UND for approval first I think that may hamper the bills success….I would like to see an anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA for being a bunch of jackwads in this whole process…

3XGutshot Said:
Go Fighting Poo!

mod1220ga Said:
I'm glad somebody in the legislature decided to step in.  Someone is politics actually listening to his constituents?  Wow, imagine that.  I'm not ready to see the Fighting Sioux name go away.  Stand up to the sh!theads at the NCAA that have no clue about the history of the name and the tribes relationship to the school.

eyexer Said:
I love it.  This is exactly the type of thing that should be done.  This is what the majority of the people want so I'm glad Carlson took the desires and is telling the NCAA to stick it.  It's about time somebody stood up to the NCAA.

eyexer Said:
I love it.  This is exactly the type of thing that should be done.  This is what the majority of the people want so I'm glad Carlson took the desires and is telling the NCAA to stick it.  It's about time somebody stood up to the NCAA.

doublebarrelsaloon Said:
I kinda had a feeling of "Your gunna do what?!" when I read this. I really dont have an opinion either way on this one anymore if I did it would just be get this over with already. A few questions that popped into my mind are Do you this it's wise for the House and other nonmembers of the NCAA to be going after the NCAA in the name of a University without consenting the school first? I realise that Universities do get state funding and support but if there are any repercussions they will be felt by the school and not the legislators behind the bill. I do kinda like the spirit though, I can see someone sitting there saying "well if they are gunna pull that crap then f-'em we're gunna do this!" Although I wonder how many reps, if any, heard or read this and said "Are we really going to talk about this right now?" But it is what it is I guess. Like I said I like the spirit and the inititive whether its wise or not it will definitely be fun to watch. Also I cant help but see some parallels with the overall attitude associated with this bill that relate to earlier ND politics. ND has has a few polititians in the past that did a few things that basically told the big guy where he can stick it and more power to it in my mind, for instance Bill Langer was one of them. I had an professor once that said a popular saying of the time was "Bill Langer is a son of a b#$^h, but he's our son of a b...." Maybe we'll be needing to change the name someday. On another note for those of us from the western side of the state where it's almost imperative that to get elected one needs a pic in the paper wearing a cowboy hat do you think maybe they're are more NDSU fans voting on the bill?

onpoint! Said:
i'm not in this fight - could care less if they kept the name/changed the name. (go gophers!) 
but do you think the taxpayers of ND would want to spend resources on this issue - resources that are spoken for our roads, schools, healthcare and other real state obligations?