NUance Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I was looking at pump up videos to show my class since it is husker friday here in this kansas classroom.... i found one that had a rap that was done to the locker room prayer...does anyone know why performs that? Question for the board on this: I am a Christian so I naturally I think it's pretty cool that they do "the prayer" before games... but I realize a lot of people do not share the same faith and could even be offended by the fact that the team does this at a public institution. I know Ameer Abdullah is a devout Muslim and he loves the prayer they do. But I would like to hear the thoughts of you guys who may not be "prayers" so to speak. Just curious... thanks! I'm a Christian, and I think having the prayer is awesome. I'm not aware of anyone who's offended by it. But frankly, I wouldn't particularly care. There will always be *someone* offended by any given thing. Even the good things. Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 "Dear Lord, the battles we go through life...."(Christian): "Dear Allah, the battles we go through life...."(Muslim): "DearJehova, the battles....."(Jewish) "If anyone is listening, the battles..."(agnostic): and finally, "Note to self, the battles...." (atheist) The "prayer" can be used by anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment
epocSoN Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 "If anyone is listening, the battles..."(agnostic): and finally, "Note to self, the battles...." (atheist)... Quote Link to comment
huskers_packers Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I am honestly more surprised by the amount of people here in Nebraska, on the husker board, that I just found at didn't hold a belief. I myself am an atheist and I am always surprised to hear about like minded individuals in the Husker Nation. This prayer shouldn't offend anyone. You want a prayer that may have offended maybe look back at the Penn St prayer. Even then I considered it part of the healing process for that team and families involved. 2 Quote Link to comment
Flood Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm not of a religious stripe at all. But I think the Husker prayer is very cool and would hate to see it used as a point of contention. To me, it is more of a war chant than a prayer. It is a statement on self performance and good sportsmanship, a call to battle all adversity and to always acknowledge a superior opponent, when they win a game, as long as the Huskers have played to their best ability. If I were a player, I might skip the "Dear Lord" part, but not out of any particular disrespect, rather out of respect for those who actually believe in a creator. I would feel like a phony if I were to utter insincere words that everyone around me knew meant nothing to me, in a spiritual sense. But the rest of the sentiment could apply to any serious competitor. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 "Dear Lord, the battles we go through life...."(Christian): "Dear Allah, the battles we go through life...."(Muslim): "DearJehova, the battles....."(Jewish) "If anyone is listening, the battles..."(agnostic): and finally, "Note to self, the battles...." (atheist) The "prayer" can be used by anyone. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I used to pray to Jobu But I couldn't hit a curve ball, so I switched to AllState to protect myself from mayhem This is POY material right here. I am still laughing my ass off and I hate GSG. Damn tool, but I sure respect you you Dick. +1 Quote Link to comment
dubsker Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 They use it in a song by 2pm called "Game Over." Yep, it's K-pop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7eV2_ufoXw Quote Link to comment
dubsker Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm a little shocked nobody commented on the fact that I found said prayer from a song on the other side of the world . Quote Link to comment
epocSoN Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm a little shocked nobody commented on the fact that I found said prayer from a song on the other side of the world . Yeah where the hell did you find that? Probably the most obscure Husker reference I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment
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