I've been to nearly every home game for the past 4 years, and the tunnel walk and the husker power chant are two that immediately come to mind. Good job with those. The Sea of Red is an incredible tradition that goes unplanned. You'll see more red in one gameday in Lincoln than you'll see the rest of the year. We've sold out every single home game since ! And finally, husker nation has been called not only the best fans in the big XII, but the best fans in college football for years.
Gamedays in Lincoln for us huskers isn't about competiton, but about loving the sport of college football and having a good time while cheering for our boys. When you come to lincoln, it is our goal to make sure you have a great time. Warning to opposing fans: when you come to our territory, you will be offered beer, hot dogs, and "good luck on the game today" multiple times.
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It is not a Nebraska tradition just so you know. It was copied just like the "black out" crap. I thought it started as some landmine treaty protest. And for a specific purpose. Students who sneak booze into the game would often buy a red balloon at the gate to release at the first NU score another NU tradition.
Well, it was hard to hang onto the balloons while retrieving the booze filled bota bags from underneath layers of clothing. So we would take a shoe off and tie our balloon onto our shoe. Hey, quite a bit of alcohol had already been consumed at this point——so it made sense to us.
After the first score there would be a bunch of drunken students waiving their shoes in the air, their red balloons floating off into the sky. Then other students started doing it. I believe the shoe thing dates back further than most people think, especially to other schools across the country.
I can't remember what school it was, but I know there have been plenty of kickers throughout the years that don't use a shoe to kick the ball. I remember watching a replay on ESPNC once can't remember the teams , but kick off specialist didn't wear a shoe and hundreds of fans in the stands were holding their shoes up in the air.
It was a game from the late 60's or early 70's. I believe it dates back to post WWI times, when the students were urged to raise awareness for the numerous soldiers suffering from trench foot in the foxholes over in Europe. A student group called "Husker fans for trench foot awareness" started a committee to raise money for the boys overseas in order to get more funding for proper footwear.
The "key-jingle" is an important piece to increase sound decibels within the stadium. I really wish those blue hairs and younger folks too that refuse to stand up and yell for our D would at least give their keys a jingle. The shoe thing has been around a long time and I am pretty sure that was not a nebraska born tradition.
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Traditions Throwing The Bones: Crossing your arms, making an X symbol after defensive stops and when welcoming the Defense - also known as The Blackshirts - onto the field.
Tunnel Walk: Like many collegiate programs, Nebraska players have a specific way of taking the field before each game. The entrance starts with a Husker Power chant that is shouted back and forth between east and west Memorial Stadium. Then the team is shown, still inside the locker room and uttering the "Husker Prayer. Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project rings throughout the stadium and makes the hair of every true Nebraska fan stand on end as they cheer on their Huskers. All of this creates a scene unlike any other in college sports.
Shoes Off- Kickoff: During kickoffs, every member of the Boneyard removes one shoe and raises it in the air while jumping up and down before each kickoff.
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