knapplc Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Husker Fans are familiar with the slogan "All Gas, No Brakes." We've been using it since at least 2016 when John Parella coached the D Line. We continue to use it this year in the Frost Era, as this quote from Coach Fisher shows: Quote As in, "There's no such thing as patience," Fisher said. "All gas, no brakes in that room. Just go compete. It doesn't matter if you're a freshman or a senior. There's no waiting process in there." It's a good phrase. I couldn't tell you who coined it, whether that was Coach Parrella or someone else. But it's caught on in the football world. I noticed it today in an Ole Miss video: South Carolina has used it: And so has Valparaiso Football: It's even made its way into the NFL, as evidenced by the Detroit Lions' Lineman Ricky Jean Francois last season: Quote “We wanted to go out and show everybody what the Detroit Lions really are,” defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois said. “Not just, ‘OK, they are going to come out here, hold on, and then we are going to lose in the second half.’ “It was all gas. No brakes.” I've dug into it a little and found references to songs by several hip-hop artists, including P.A.T and Krizz Kaliko, and I ran across another reference to the phrase from a child psychologist's paper referencing an article written in 2005. So where did this phrase come from? Anyone know its origins? 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Sounds like a car racing phrase - maybe it started there? Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 There appears to be a few rap songs with that name. This one was uploaded in 2009: Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Head first, eyes closed, can't lose! Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I remember my dad saying this more than once, at least as far back as the early 80’s. I have no idea when or where it began but I imagine it coming out of the 50’s/60’s related to drag racing. Nothing to base that on other than my gut. Quote Link to comment
Timotheus Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 7 hours ago, RedDenver said: Sounds like a car racing phrase - maybe it started there? I follow Formula 1, Indycar, and IMSA and WEC sports car racing, and I've never heard this phrase before. Quote Link to comment
PasstheDamnBallGuy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gas For the olds. Kinda funny considering recent events 2 Quote Link to comment
broganreynik Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I thought I remembered it from an Elvis racing movie, Speedway. Turns out it was Spinout that I was thinking of. It's a little different than I remembered though. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061015/ Of course there's also the Stellar Kart album. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerInLostWages Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 7:44 AM, RedDenver said: Sounds like a car racing phrase - maybe it started there? After seeing UPS deliveries lately, I'm thinking they coined the phrase. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Elaida Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Omaha drivers' slogan. 2 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Elaida said: Omaha drivers' slogan. I think you've got that one backwards. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, RedDenver said: I think you've got that one backwards. "Slogan drivers' Omaha" doesn't make sense. 3 4 Quote Link to comment
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