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"I think that over the course of time our case has gotten stronger and stronger," O'Keefe said. "Listening to the coaches last week tell the story about the reality of how they are being impacted by scheduling and recruiting ... the facts are the facts." The law forcing the school to use the name and logo was approved in March 2011 but was repealed in a special session after NCAA representatives told state officials that it would not budge on sanctions. Johnson's group then collected the necessary signatures for the ballot measure. O'Keefe said Johnson's group should drop the second petition drive and come together with "the other passionate loyal supporters" of UND. The primary election was giving North Dakota residents exactly what the group had pushed for
-- an opportunity to weigh in, O'Keefe said. He predicted a "resounding" answer. "To continue down a path after that would be nothing but malicious content toward the University of North Dakota, its student-athletes and its programs," he said.
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