OT: North Dakota Fighting Sioux become the Fighting Hawks

I'm offended they changed the name. Over PC bullshit. 

Reference in their nickname

The North Dakota Pleasant Pheasants

If I recall correctly from a thread on this several months ago, didn't some in the North Dakota student body lobby for the "4nick8tors"?

Basketball team name is Blue Balls. Not to be confused with the ancient blue people. The basketballs are blue. Like Boise State field but balls.

War Hawks would have been cooler.

At least they didn't change to the goddamned Eagles

I went to UND for a semester before moving back home. I can't imagine people around there are very happy with this.

I just noticed Illinois is still Fighting Illini but the logo is just a sad looking "I".

C'Mon ... why NOT?

demand the Minnesota Vikings change their mascot as well.  

Wtf!?

There were better names available, I can't believe they picked this over Roughriders!

Why hasn't Florida State or Notre Dame been forced to change then too?

Golden Grizzlies. Worst name evar.

They should have changed it to the Fighting Sue. They wouldn't have to change any of their chants or fight song, and with a name like Sur, they'd have to be tough as nails. Just ask Johnny Cash.

So sad that they even had to change it in the first place. The wussification and oversensitivity of our society blows my mind.

So sorry if I offended someone with my opinion.../S

There are all kind of offensive names. I'm surprised that Central Michigan is still the Chippewas.

Here's my fav:

Go ahead and Google it. You'll find fightin' Scots, Swedes, Tartars, Spartans, Vandals, Cajuns, Norse, Highlanders, Aztecs, Quakers, Mountaineers, Celts, Britons, Athenians, Samurai, Saxons. Oh, and you'll find a ton of teams who caved and changed their names.

Frackin' Crackers would be way better. And topical.

...I also don't like having to use new words or treat people with respect or distinguish between different situations. How come I can't just smash stuff? Where my country gone?

and somehow not emblematic of the former name? what am I missing?

I am going to laugh my ass off when the PC pendulum swings back the other way. Although it was my generation that started this BS back in the 90's. Not me though. Those other people.

North Dakota was in limbo, going without an advertised nickname for months since at least last year's NCAA hockey tournament.

And after all this time and $200,000, THAT name is what they came up with?

I'm offended as a sports fan.

I'm shamed of how soft America has become.