BigRedPowerWagon
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Ok im 27 and eversince ive started watching husker football ive been hearing about the blackshirt defence but im curious as to where it came from.
Ben
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About The Blackshirts
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Some time in the 60's, Bob Devaney. I think, decided it was a good idea to have the defense have a different colored jersey. They went to the store and all they had was black. So that's what was given to the defense. It has since become a mark of achievement to be given a black shirt which up until recently denoted a starter on defense. It had been a mark of excellence, indicating that you had earned the right to take the field as a part of the most feared defensive unit in college football. Nowadays, not so much I am afraid. However, it is my fervent hope, and I think I speak for all Husker fans, that the BLACKSHIRT DEFENSE with it's in your face attitude of punishment on every play, will again become the norm at UNL.
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