NUance Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Below is the version of the Husker prayer that I think is correct. I used to say "stride". But I think it was Redux (??) who convinced me that "stripes" is correct. I've heard it both ways. In fact, in the two YouTubes below you hear the players say it both ways. Dear Lord, the battles we go through in life, We ask for a chance that's fair A chance to equal our stripes, A chance to do or dare If we should win, let it be by the code, Faith and Honor held high If we should lose, we'll stand by the road, And cheer as the winners go by Day by Day, we get better and better! Til' we can't be beat... WON'T BE BEAT! btw, "Stripes" is a reference to the whipping marks left on Jesus' back. LINK 1 1 Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Stripes version. Stride version. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Tomhusker64 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How do you equal your stripe? Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm pretty sure our prayer is just an altered version of "The Prayer of Sportsman" : Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through lifeI ask but a field that is fair,A chance that is equal with all in the strife,A courage to strive and to dare; 2 Quote Link to comment
Tomhusker64 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I could see "strive" bring used. Quote Link to comment
commando Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 strife seems right for all the bickering going on in Husker nation. Quote Link to comment
AlexHamilton10 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 A chance to equal our (DB's) strides (with the wideouts') Quote Link to comment
Day by Day Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 if you listen to the second one, I'm pretty sure he said "stripes." Listen, don't watch. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 How do you equal your stripe? It's a bit preachy, but "Stripes" is a religious thing. It's a reference to the whipping marks left on Jesus' back. LINK Jesus took on the sins of the world, and in doing so, incurred stripes (and death) to redeem us. Since he took on our sin, they are rightfully our stripes. We are supposed to be good Christians in response to Jesus taking our stripes for us and dying for us on the cross. I'm not sure that you wanted a sermon for an answer. But that's what I think it means. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Strife? Strive? DB's strides? Maybe it's a baseball prayer and it's supposed to be strikes. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I always preferred stride, until I saw an article or something that convinced me it was stripes. Now recently another tidbit comes out of the prayers origin and we have strife. Can we get someone in the know to settle this once and for all? Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How about you guys stop saying the prayer altogether. JMO. Quote Link to comment
commando Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How about you guys stop saying the prayer altogether. JMO. sorry that you are so offended by it. Quote Link to comment
TITANIC VS LUSITANIA Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How about you guys stop saying the prayer altogether. JMO. What if we walked out to "The Prayer" by Celine Dion 2 Quote Link to comment
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