The NCAA should have kept their own noses out of the issue, and left it up to the individual schools and tribes on the matter. And frankly, it???s a little disgusting that Florida State, with their Tomahawk Chop and Flaming Spear get a free pass because of the Almighty Buck, and a smaller school like North Dakota which doesn't even have a mascot, just the name and logo has the screws put to them.

Such a silly issue for the NCAA to get involved in. Glad to see only 8% of poll voters don't think so. A few years ago Tennessee got rid of the "Davy Crockett" mascot at games because he carried a musket. Political correctness has to stop somewhere.

Personally, I find the NCAA's behavior in this offensive, and repugnant.

How much money has the NCAA wasted on this effort already, when common sense could have provided the same solution?

The NCAA overstepped its bounds, and when schools with lots of money and clout stood up to them, had to find some way to save face. It did so by picking on the smaller schools, hoping they could coerce them into capitulating. Bravo to the Fighting Sioux for standing up to them.

As far as the actual settlement, it did not go far enough. A much fairer solution would have been to tell the NC$$ to keep its nose out of this.

What's common sense? Not doing anything? It seems to me that there are a couple of tribes in North Dakota that find the university's use of the nickname and logo offensive. Whether or not the NCAA should have been involved can be debated, but how can we discount the opinions and feelings of a large percentage of the Native American community?

Common sense would NOT be caving in to every big time football power like the NCAA did, cringing over the financial repercussions.

Common sense would have been to make a single policy rather than exempting some schools like the Aztecs for no discernable reason. It also might be that the FSU mascot logo is not offensive, but that the Sioux one is offensive AND hostile?

Common sense might have been to realize that the NCAA is not exempt from little things like contract law.

Common sense is something the NCAA lacks all too many times, and this is just one.

How are the poll results looking? Not too good I imagine.

I don't think that people should take things so seriously. There are only so many things a mascot can be. I feel that it should be between the tribe and the team to decide whether the mascot is offensive or not.

1. In a case like this, I've never understood how you can be offended by something that doesn't relate to you.

2. Welcome to the U. S. of A. where it takes only ONE (1) person to screw it up for the rest of us. ONE child is allergic to peanuts, take them out of the schools. etc, etc.

3. Political correctness will cause our nation in the future more harm than good.

I honestly don???t??? think this is offensive because they use the name of that Native American tribe and I truly think that if you name your particular program after something, you are honoring or you have some like in that particular name. But if the tribe has a problem with it, I do agree that the university should stop using the name.

I believe that it is a very good idea to let the Sioux decide. I have heard of another case where a school was prohibited their name which referred to Native Americans (I cannot remember the exact name). The team was very upset about it how someone else decided that their name was offensive. Therefore it is the right thing to make the Native Americans decide whether they feel offended or not.

I think the NCAA is taking this way too seriously. It's the nickname of a sports team, not the war going on overseas. Plus, it's not like the university is disrespecting or making fun of the tribe. The NCAA needs to worry about much bigger problems and not go after universities??? nicknames.

I'm not sure of the exact history, but this name change issue has been going on between UND and the tribes for about 40 years, with the NCAA mostly staying out of the discussion. Thanks to the NCAA for finally getting involved!

The biggest issue I see in this 3 year approval (waiting) period is the pressure UND will be putting on the Sioux tribes to get approval. Most likely, perks and handouts will be provided for local tribal leaders through box seats, food, and drink. UND and the ND Board of Higher Education has a lot riding on this so don't bet on them completely letting the tribes decide on their own.

With that said, I saw a clause in the agreement for the NCAA to not influence the tribes, but I didn't see one for UND to not influence the tribes. Why no clause for UND? Did the NCAA cave in on that one?

It is unbelievable to me that anyone would get offended at a high school or university's mascot. If it is offensive, then don't watch or support the team. Where is UND's right of free speech? I think the NCAA and the small minority American Indians who pushed this thing through have caused more harm to their own people. I give permission to UND, should they have to change, to call themselves the "Fighting Abes."

Yeah, after 40 years the NCAA got involved, and look how they screwed it up. It is a policy that is not applied equally, no matter how hard they attempt to portray it that way.

The Seminole mascot and logo is ok, the Sioux logo (there is no mascot) is hostile and abusive? Please. And what about the Aztecs? Weren't they Natives of the Americas? What review was done of them?

I agree that it is up to the Native Americans and their tribes to decide whether they feel offended or not. I'm not real sure why anyone else would be offended by the situation because it's not you and it's not your people. If this has been an issue for so many years, then I think the NCAA made the right decision to get involved but probably shouldn't have made it a big issue like they did.

I think this will be good for North Dakota because if the Natives do not have a problem with them using the name then no one else has the right to say if it's right or wrong!!