Sound System/ Inernet Update in Stadium

[Mavric]

^ Wondering the same thing. But it does go above the arched windows on the East side so.....

[Count 'Bility]

I appreciate the agricultural side of our state. That said, that helmet needs to die. It's hideous. We may be the Cornhuskers, but, the key word to focus in on there is HUSKERS, not CORN. I don't want our players walking around looking like a giant effing corn cob.

Just so everyone's on the same page, reactions like this are exactly why I said what I said, and why I keep bringing up the corn helmet.

[Ulty]

I appreciate the agricultural side of our state. That said, that helmet needs to die. It's hideous. We may be the Cornhuskers, but, the key word to focus in on there is HUSKERS, not CORN. I don't want our players walking around looking like a giant effing corn cob.

 

"Huskers" is a pretty meaningless word without the corn. What the heck else would we be husking?

[Hoosker]

I think it would be kind of cool to incorporate our state flower into Memorial Stadium somehow. A display of Goldenrods would be a nice accent to the Sea of Red on Saturdays in my opinion. They bloom right around August so it would be perfect timing for football season.

 

[Ulty]

I think it would be kind of cool to incorporate our state flower into Memorial Stadium somehow. A display of Goldenrods would be a nice accent to the Sea of Red on Saturdays in my opinion. They bloom right around August so it would be perfect timing for football season.

 

 

Instead of releasing balloons after the first score and cheering for the other team at the end of the game, we should all just shower the field with flower petals. Beautiful, beautiful flowers.

 

Then after celebrating the state flower, we release swarms of the state insect (honeybees) into the crowd and hurl chunks of the state rock (prairie agate) at the refs. This would be a more symbolic way to embrace the state's heritage than putting the state flag on our helmets.

[Atbone95]

Update on the brick work (no pictures because, well, there's nothing to see yet and I was just driving by).

 

It definitely has started. They've got scaffolding set up and are just in the prep stages, but I doubt it will take too long to just lay brick over the face of the stadium. When they start, I'll see if I can't snap some pictures.

[Mavric]

Nate Clouse ‏@NateClouse 15h

The @Huskers are prepping the west side of Memorial Stadium to lay brick that will match the east side. #Huskers pic.twitter.com/IDkKAVgVKs

[Mavric]

 

When you’re putting on a show within the show for more than 92,000 people, it’s impossible to please everyone, but that hasn’t stopped Rowley and others from charging ahead on that challenging mission, searching for that gameday presentation with the proper blend of tradition and surprises.

The Cornhusker Marching Band's pregame show comes up. It’s a good example when discussing that delicate balance, thinks Rowley, Director of Fan Experience in the Husker athletic department.

The pregame program has been much the same for years — school songs and staples such as "Mr. Touchdown USA" before enjoying "the majestic strains of 'March Grandioso.'" For every fan that would like to see the show tweaked, there’d likely be another one (or two or three) that would be unhappy if it was.

So what do you do?

“Internally, we’ve had those discussions about is it time to revamp things? We’re constantly looking at things. I don’t want to raise alarms or sound any bells or any thing, we’re just looking at what we do there and making sure it’s the best show we can do,” Rowley said.

“It’s a balancing act to providing fans things they expect. Because, the great thing about the band pregame show is they know when to clap, they know when to cheer, they know when to say 'Go Big Red,' or when to chant the Nebraska letters, they can anticipate that. But it’s a balancing act between that and providing different surprises. So we’re looking at anything and everything.”

Here’s the part where some fans will wonder about “Sirius.” Has there been any talk within the athletic department about changing the Tunnel Walk song that has been featured since 1994?

To that, Rowley repeats they’re looking at everything and anything — though it’s important to put great emphasis on the fact that looking at something is many miles from changing something.

 

LJS

[Enhance]

 

I appreciate the agricultural side of our state. That said, that helmet needs to die. It's hideous. We may be the Cornhuskers, but, the key word to focus in on there is HUSKERS, not CORN. I don't want our players walking around looking like a giant effing corn cob.

 

"Huskers" is a pretty meaningless word without the corn. What the heck else would we be husking?

 

Husking is directly associated with corn. It's not meaningless.

 

Regardless, the point is that the helmet is atrocious.

[ZRod]

 

 

I appreciate the agricultural side of our state. That said, that helmet needs to die. It's hideous. We may be the Cornhuskers, but, the key word to focus in on there is HUSKERS, not CORN. I don't want our players walking around looking like a giant effing corn cob.

 

"Huskers" is a pretty meaningless word without the corn. What the heck else would we be husking?

 

Husking is directly associated with corn. It's not meaningless.

 

Regardless, the point is that the helmet is atrocious.

 

Can you husk a tamale? Because they are wrapped in corn husk.

[ZRod]

I think it would be kind of cool to incorporate our state flower into Memorial Stadium somehow. A display of Goldenrods would be a nice accent to the Sea of Red on Saturdays in my opinion. They bloom right around August so it would be perfect timing for football season.

 

 

This is a perfect idea! And I bet everyone with seasonal allergies that include goldenrod would absolutely love it!

[Hooked on Huskers]

Need to resurrect acrobatics and tumbling cheerleaders plus male megaphones on one-of-a-kind traditional CFB atmosphere. Many schools got it (following pictures) but unfortunately Huskers did not. Why? Huskers pom-pom cheerleaders didn't cut it for me.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Need to resurrect acrobatics and tumbling cheerleaders plus male megaphones on one-of-a-kind traditional CFB atmosphere. Many schools got it (following pictures) but unfortunately Huskers did not. Why? Huskers pom-pom cheerleaders didn't cut it for me.

 

We used to but we had a cheer leader get severely injured so the school stopped doing them.

[HeyBurke]

Need to resurrect acrobatics and tumbling cheerleaders plus male megaphones on one-of-a-kind traditional CFB atmosphere. Many schools got it (following pictures) but unfortunately Huskers did not. Why? Huskers pom-pom cheerleaders didn't cut it for me.

 

 

Tumbling is not allowed at the academic level anywhere in Nebraska. Can't do it in high school or college. It's the result of a Nebraska cheerleader getting seriously injured during an acrobatic move.

[jsneb83]

 

 

 

 

That would be silly.. why not plant a few rows of corn....

lol, corn.

 

That is the perception that all these young kids already have of us (think we are nothing but a bunch of dumb hicks). Need to move away from that stigma even though AG is a major portion of our State's resources!

Well let's see. We are the CORNhusker state. Our team is known as the CORNhuskers. CORN is a major resource and major tool in our economy. And whenever you go anywhere outside of an urban area, 80% of the time, you will see CORN.

 

So I wouldnt call this a percpetion at all. It's a simple matter of fact.

 

I say grow the damn corn.

 

It'll go hand in hand with my corn helmet.

Too bad the corn will be escorted out when the old guys sitting behind them tell security that they can't see.