Popular Post NUance Posted November 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2015 Drew the Bones: Mouse Poison, Mylar & the Origins of Nebraska’s Blackshirts Logo Brandon Vogel on November 4, 2015 at 6:59 pm <snip> In the moments before kickoff, a man in a black shirt carrying a bundle of black cloth picked his way through the tangle of sweaty bodies in Section 34 on the north end of the stadium. He had something to show the 75,943 as well as a national television audience. When he got to the front row, he asked the fans sitting there if they’d take the black bundle of cloth and flip it over the railing. This wasn’t an uncommon request at the time. Back then the north and south end zone walls were papered with signs and banners, Georgians for Nebraska, Alaskans, Californians. It made the stadium on 10th and Vine feel if not global at least continental. But this sign was different. Its message wasn’t exactly one of support, but more of intimidation. When Florida State kicked off to start the game, it did so staring directly at a big black banner with a menacing skull in a Huskers helmet atop two crossed bones. None of the 75,943 knew this then either, but a key part of Nebraska’s visual identity changed that day. The Huskers’ Blackshirts tradition, more than 20 years old at that point, finally got a face and it was scary as hell. LINK A pretty good read about the origin of the Blackshirt skull and crossbones logo. : 10 Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt Man Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 That is pretty freaking sweet! I don't care who you are, that is awesome. My favorite logo actually lol. Quote Link to comment
HuskerMerc44 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Thanks for sharing this! I didn't know where the logo began. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Thanks for posting that. Interesting read. Plus we needed the diversion. Quote Link to comment
beorach Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had a Grateful Red (Big 8 champs from '88 or so, iirc) t-shirt once that was probably my favorite with the skull. It looked similar to this one: Quote Link to comment
gorp512 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just got a blackshirts hoodie and was wondering this exact story. I'm pretty sure the helmet that the skull is wearing is cracked, too. Love that touch Quote Link to comment
C N Red Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thats awesome! Thanks Nuance. Heard stories about how it came to be but never heard this before. Quote Link to comment
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