So I was reading earlier today that the University of North Dakota's hockey team can't use its nickname during the NCAA tournament, because the NCAA finds "Fighting Sioux" to be politically incorrect. On the other hand, the state of North Dakota has a law that the team must have that nickname, so it seems they can't just change it. (They were actually changing it last year, apparently, but who knows what happened there.) Thus the team is being identified by school, and not the nickname, during the tournament, which to me draws more attention to the whole thing than if the NCAA had just left it alone.
BUT! If you're asking why I'm bringing up a convoluted college hockey issue that I don't even fully understand, it's to share this: someone on one of the Puck Daddy Yahoo boards commented, "I hope they come out with 'Fighting Sue' across the front of the jerseys." YES! Perfect!
(By the way, if you clicked on that last link and found yourself squinting sideways at the top photo, trying to figure out which end was up on the SWAT member dropping the puck, there's a much clearer photo here. You're welcome.)
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