Signs/Cheers/Chants for North Dakota

[RichH]

OK gang.  With Harvard/Dartmouth now off our focus, it's time.  This is one of those roadtrips you dream of, so let's get our creativity juices flowing.  I believe the visitor tickets that UND provided CU are for the third, yes the THIRD deck.  Unlike the MSG game last year, our red will stand out in green.

There should be a good amount of material to be found.  Some of it depends on how you want to handle the whole nickname controversy.

I was thinking of a big sign that says "BRAVE" to counteract and correct the ND fans screaming "SIOUX!!" to complete "and the home of the..." in the Anthem.  "Brave" could also refer to us as a section.

Some horrible ideas of mine that would suck as cheers:
"The only way our logo is controversial is that it's lame." (Huggy Bear)
"James M. Lynah was never a nazi sympathizer."

We could bring a roll of electrical tape to cover all the Fighting Sioux logos on our seats (which is what they would have to do if they want to host an NCAA regional.)  ::uptosomething::

And kudos to Kate for this:
"Ralph means vo-mit!" clap clap clapclapclap...

Oh, just go look at this: http://www.theralph.com/asp/default.asp?p=13

[Lauren '06]

Or this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_Fighting_Sioux#Controversy

Something about having to ditch the logo in a couple years?  Something about Engelstad enforcing racism with the power of the dollar?  I dunno, I'm finding the whole thing doesn't really lend itself to punchy chants.  Or maybe I'm just not clever enough.

"Our nickname doesn't hate us"?  (To the tune of "Princeton's in New Jersey"...)

[JDeafv]

This is just funny.

Of course, it also means they have an annoying horn, just like Clarkson.

[Cactus12]

People live in North Dakota?

[Robb]

How about, "You want Hostile and Abusive?  Come to Lynah Rink!"

[oceanst41]

We get to leave!

At least South Dakota has Mt. Rushmore

South Dakota (Canada, Montana, etc.) called, and they said you suck (you're boring?)

There could also be a play on the (Big)Red River that runs through Grand Forks.

Any good material from Fargo? I know the name Fargo was about all North Dakota contributed to that movie, but there's got to be something in there.

[KenP]

One thing to avoid -- don't try to make comments related to the river flooding.  Downtown Grand Forks burned to the ground in 1997 and there's still a lot of hurt there.  Wrong comments would be ungracious of us as visitors.

[Jacob '06]

Hey [Goalie], I find your goaltending skills to be hostile and abusive.

[Josh '99]

With a small number of us in the third deck of an arena holding over 10,000 of them, I think at some point an ironic "we can't hear you" may be humorous.

[Trotsky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3ikhvrYPHY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLFKYbacZPk

[Killer]

Don't forget that the election results once again showed that

North Dakota is a RED state!

[Chris '03]

If you like obscure, Brad Miller is a senior forward for ND. His last team was the Green Bay Gamblers, then coached by Mark Mazzoleni.

There's also the potential to make fun of the Notre Dame/North Dakota UND logo thing. I get the sense they are sensitive about that out there.

ETA: They've got a guy named Blood. That's a little too easy. Plus one of their d-men is listed at 6'7"! Yikes. Of course the rest of the team is like 5'9". ANd there's Mario Lamareux... not to be confused with, though perhaps named after, Mario Lemieux. There's also a guy from Manhattan Beach, Rich. The roster is really a gold mine.

[Robb]

[quote Chris '03]
There's also the potential to make fun of the Notre Dame/North Dakota UND logo thing. I get the sense they are sensitive about that out there.
[/quote]
Heh - I kinda like that.  Make ALL the signs refer to Notre Dame...  NoDak?  Who's that?  Never heard of 'em.  

[CowbellGuy]

[quote KenP]Downtown Grand Forks burned to the ground in 1997[/quote]

Wow. Both buildings?

[CowbellGuy]

[quote JDeafv]This is just sad.
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