Nickel Trophy Update

[Hammerhead]

It's D2 trophy. Marker is not. We play play D1 football now.

I'd bet that the top half of the NCC would have been very competitive in D-1AA.

[Farmer63]

My two cents. I resent the fact that UND is currently using the trophy to promote it's own football program. They are tailgating with it, displaying it the Alerus, and have been told by UND boosters that it makes appearances at fund raising events. The Nickel was a traveling trophy. It doesn't belong to UND any more than it belongs to NDSU. If we can't play for anymore, then it needs to be given to an independent entity such as the State Historical Society in Bismarck for everyone's benefit. If UND had some integrity they would realize that themselves. For them to continue to use it for the betterment of their own program shows disrespect for how important the Nickel was at it's time in history.

[oldmantutters]

My two cents. I resent the fact that UND is currently using the trophy to promote it's own football program. They are tailgating with it, displaying it the Alerus, and have been told by UND boosters that it makes appearances at fund raising events. The Nickel was a traveling trophy. It doesn't belong to UND any more than it belongs to NDSU. If we can't play for anymore, then it needs to be given to an independent entity such as the State Historical Society in Bismarck for everyone's benefit. If UND had some integrity they would realize that themselves. For them to continue to use it for the betterment of their own program shows disrespect for how important the Nickel was at it's time in history.

They were bringing it to stops on their summer golfing tour. Someone tweeted that it belongs in the Heritage Center, their "Champions Club" replied that is where it is headed after its "farewell tour". The term tour is being used pretty loosely if they are going to have it at tailgating for their first 3 home games.

[Bison 4 Life]

Seems like the state troopers should go pick it up and take it to Bismarck.

[bisonaudit]

Seems like the state troopers should go pick it up and take it to Bismarck.

Perhaps someone could make a “citizens arrest” and deliver it to the Heritage Center.

[Bison 4 Life]

Perhaps someone could make a “citizens arrest” and deliver it to the Heritage Center.

To be honest, what law is preventing someone from doing that? It's not UND's property.

[bisonaudit]

To be honest, what law is preventing someone from doing that? It's not UND's property.

they’d probably be on firmer legal ground than any collegiate rivalry theft pranksters in history.

[EC8CH]

They were bringing it to stops on their summer golfing tour. Someone tweeted that it belongs in the Heritage Center, their "Champions Club" replied that is where it is headed after its "farewell tour". The term tour is being used pretty loosely if they are going to have it at tailgating for their first 3 home games.

I'm currently blocked on twitter by their Champions Club for answering their silly question:

[ndsubison1]

How triggered would they get if some Ndsu student "stole" it.

[heffray]

My two cents. I resent the fact that UND is currently using the trophy to promote it's own football program. They are tailgating with it, displaying it the Alerus, and have been told by UND boosters that it makes appearances at fund raising events. The Nickel was a traveling trophy. It doesn't belong to UND any more than it belongs to NDSU. If we can't play for anymore, then it needs to be given to an independent entity such as the State Historical Society in Bismarck for everyone's benefit. If UND had some integrity they would realize that themselves. For them to continue to use it for the betterment of their own program shows disrespect for how important the Nickel was at it's time in history.

This is kind of how I feel about it. I think "resent" is a strong word, because I do find it more comical than anything, like others here. I also think that "betterment" is subjective.

I do agree that it is kind of sad that it isn't where it belongs. I hope it happens some day.