knapplc Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Whale said: Read my last 30 posts, then come back and rethink your statement. LOL. Nah. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
gorp512 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Rhule loves stuff like the Blackshirts. If it's him, be prepared for some fun rollouts https://temple-news.com/rhule-reinstates-tradition-of-single-digit-numbers/ https://www.fox44news.com/sports/rhule-awards-first-single-digit-numbers/ Quote Link to comment
secretasianman Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, Lunchbucket said: Get rid of depth charts then. They are special being 1st string Get rid of green jerseys then they are special Blackshirts meant more when we had dominant defenses. People wanted them and strive to earn them. It was an honor to have them But yes we should field a dominant defense, I agree with that SMGDH Yeah, a depth chart isn’t inclusive. All players should just take turns. 1 Quote Link to comment
ladyhawke Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 3 hours ago, The Whale said: "Black Shirts" have become a weird distraction for several years now, and it's high time they just go away - it's not 1995 anymore. Black Shirts separate the team in an unproductive way; fielding an amazing lights out defense should simply be our standard, and not something to make a big deal out of. Look at Iowa's defense the last several years - one of the best statistically speaking over the last decade, and they just go out and get their business done with zero hype. That's actually a good model for how our D should operate going forward. I think the Blackshirts should be up to the players not posters on a message board. 1 Quote Link to comment
The Whale Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, gorp512 said: Rhule loves stuff like the Blackshirts. If it's him, be prepared for some fun rollouts https://temple-news.com/rhule-reinstates-tradition-of-single-digit-numbers/ https://www.fox44news.com/sports/rhule-awards-first-single-digit-numbers/ Gimmicky, tchotchke-like traditions only work when you're winning. Once the losses start piling up, they just look stupid - and yes, they tend to distract from what's actually important. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Huskerfollower4life Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I asked a question about the blackshirts and its posted in the 2022 blackshirt topic but I guess nope cares other rise you would think someone would answered it by now Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Huskerfollower4life said: I asked a question about the blackshirts and its posted in the 2022 blackshirt topic but I guess nope cares other rise you would think someone would answered it by now There is no reason to go to a different thread and complain about people not responding in another thread. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Huskerfollower4life Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Mavric said: There is no reason to go to a different thread and complain about people not responding in another thread. Not complaining just stating how husker fans feel so strongly about the blackshirts and I can't get a answer on my question. That's all. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said: Not complaining just stating how husker fans feel so strongly about the blackshirts and I can't get a answer on my question. That's all. This isn't the first time you've done it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
secretasianman Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 The Blackshirt tradition needs to stay amongst the players. How and who they are awarded to shouldn’t be “civilian” knowledge. Didn’t hear much about it until the mid 90s, and then of course with all the coaching changes, the media attention of how the new regimes would handle it, etc .. and the scrutiny over differences in process… that’s when it became over discussed. Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Blackshirts? So 90's....We need a fresh look. Something that's terrifying. Black Smocks.....They can get special pre-game warm up smocks so everyone in the stands understands what time it is. Boom. 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I never considered the Blackshirts as a reward base concept. Or a performance-based incentive. That would be nuts. I think most of us think of the Blackshirts as Nebraska's starting defense. And with the tradition coming from way back (1970 ish ???), that is cool enough to embrace as it is. Nothing more or less. Now if you want to discuss which Blackshirt defense was awesome or wasn't good, that is something different. Still the Blackhirts tho. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Born N Bled Red Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, admo said: I never considered the Blackshirts as a reward base concept. Or a performance-based incentive. That would be nuts. I think most of us think of the Blackshirts as Nebraska's starting defense. And with the tradition coming from way back (1970 ish ???), that is cool enough to embrace as it is. Nothing more or less. Now if you want to discuss which Blackshirt defense was awesome or wasn't good, that is something different. Still the Blackhirts tho. This! Blackshirts meaning got lost when coaches gave into fan pressure to pull them after a bad game or to insist they had to be "earned" by on field performance. 1) Fans are idiots 2) A Blackshirt is earned when a player is named to the first team defense. It is lost if they get beat out period. The end. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
huskered17 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 12 hours ago, admo said: I never considered the Blackshirts as a reward base concept. Or a performance-based incentive. That would be nuts. I think most of us think of the Blackshirts as Nebraska's starting defense. And with the tradition coming from way back (1970 ish ???), that is cool enough to embrace as it is. Nothing more or less. Now if you want to discuss which Blackshirt defense was awesome or wasn't good, that is something different. Still the Blackhirts tho. That would be the 60's it started. 64 i think. GBR!!! Quote Link to comment
hskrpwr13 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 18 hours ago, Rhuletheday said: Stop making it an honor. You cannot create a team environment when special (visible) status is given to certain players. Everyone on the Husker D is a blackshirt. Everyone on the Husker D wears a blackshirt in practice, just how it was when it all started. I do say we need to get rid of the skull and bones. We are a collegiate football team, not a biker gang. This guy doesn't know his Husker history. 2 Quote Link to comment
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