StPaulHusker Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Corn Nation put out an article saying the tradition of releasing a balloon after the first Husker score should end. Should it? And what, if anything, could replace it? Quote: The real problem is the rest of the world has taken to frowning on the random release of plastic into the air. Never mind whether the balloon is bio-degradable, it's a bad look these days, and the last thing Nebraska needs to do is to look outdated. Wait until the day a top recruit turns down Nebraska because the Cornhusker program is not "green" and everyone will be wondering who was responsible for such an outdated ritual. http://www.cornnation.com/2014/9/24/6837527/corn-flakes-time-for-balloon-tradition-to-end Quote Link to comment
commando Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 In a few years, the sky will be filled with drones anyway, and while you might not think it a big deal a balloon landing in your garden, a drone brought down by an errant balloon crashing onto your garden, your car, or your Husker tailgate is an entirely different matter altogether. really? I hope ISIS doesn't hear about this method for shooting down drones. 1 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Love the balloons myself. But when my 13 year-old California-raised daughter saw the balloons go up after the first Husker touchdown last Saturday, she said "that's terrible for the environment!" Are they biodegradable? If so we could say Nebraska is leading the nation in earth-friendly sports based aerial celebrations. Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I feel like this is an article that should be written during the offseason. Quote Link to comment
Count 'Bility Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 We must've played a good game saturday night. Ameer OPTW. Gregory Lott impact POTW. So obviously some doosh needed something to complain about. And if a recruit turns down a school cuz of frickin baloons, then........ nevermind. It's not worth the wast of time. My dirty old pickup puts out emissions that are more damaging in my 6 block drive to work than these damn balloons do in a year. This is stupid. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Didn't they already try to kill this tradition a couple years back? As for the environment, all the rubber from the balloons released during a game is about the same as one truck tire. So if he's concerned about it, perhaps the Cornnation author of the article could just walk a couple miles up and down to the Salt Creek, pull out half a dozen old tires, and properly dispose of them. That would negate the effect of the balloons for a season. WIN-WIN! Quote Link to comment
ShawnWatson Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 This may be one of the dumbest complaints ever made. 4 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Instead of balloons maybe we can release the kracken. Does anybody have a kracken? 2 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 We must've played a good game saturday night. Ameer OPTW. Gregory Lott impact POTW. So obviously some doosh needed something to complain about. And if a recruit turns down a school cuz of frickin baloons, then........ nevermind. It's not worth the wast of time. My dirty old pickup puts out emissions that are more damaging in my 6 block drive to work than these damn balloons do in a year. This is stupid. Wait. Your work is only six blocks away, and you drive your pick-up there? My daughter says we should release you high in the atmosphere after the first score against Illinois. Quote Link to comment
WhatDoIKnow Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I think we should chuck kittens onto the field after the first score. They are reusable. Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Instead of balloons maybe we can release the kracken. Does anybody have a kracken?If we find said kracken, could its release be contained to the opponent's sideline? Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Instead of balloons maybe we can release the kracken. Does anybody have a kracken? I had one for breakfast. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I think we should chuck kittens onto the field after the first score. They are reusable. I saw that the student section was holding up cutouts of cats holding up shoes for kickoffs on Saturday. That was pretty funny Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Instead of balloons maybe we can release the kracken. Does anybody have a kracken? I release a kracken at about 9AM every morning 1 Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I love the balloon tradition. I can't say the same for the shots of the students holding their shoes in the air though. Quote Link to comment
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