'Fightin' Tom Hanks,' 'Black Mambas' rejected from U. of North Dakota nickname contention
The University of North Dakota has unveiled the complete list of suggestions it received for a new team nickname to replace the "Fighting Sioux," which was retired in 2012. And boy, were some of the names ridiculous.
You can check here for the list of 1,172 names still in contention, but let's pay tribute to some of the more amusing monikers suggested -- with shoutouts to Kobe Bryant, "Game of Thrones" and "South Park" -- and promptly missed the cut. And as you can see below, many people who submitted names (UND had to whittle down the 628-page list of nickname suggestions down to 214) also included entertaining rationales to go along with them:
Since retiring the Fighting Sioux moniker and logo in 2012 after a lengthy legal battle with the NCAA, which had banned the imagery in the logo, the university has competed as "UND/North Dakota."
Follow The Buzzer on Facebook.
