Blackshirts are a DAY by DAY WEEK by WEEK thing.

[jh_husker]

Bo says if you dont play well week by week he will take your blackshirt away. He says you have to earn your blackshirt every week. I think it is a good thing. Just wondering how everyone feels about it being a week by week thing? Is it messing with the tradition??

 

[admo]

Incentive. It's always good. Sounds like there could be a different 11 each week. Or maybe none. I'm cool with it.

 

[tattooedhusker]

Don't bother me none, honestly I'm surprised it didn't turn to that sooner. You have to earn, "day in, day out"

 

[jh_husker]

Incentive. It's always good. Sounds like there could be a different 11 each week. Or maybe none. I'm cool with it.

that is the way i looked at it too. I think it is a great idea. :bonez

 

[huskersok]

He is looking for a consistent effort and he is using the Blackshirts as a way to motivate. I like it!

:w00t

 

[HuskerTrucker]

I think it is a great idea...but I am not sure I would have handed out 11 all at once either. I guess they all have them...now they have to prove they should keep them, that will motivate them. I hope that they all get to keep their shirts the rest of the season, and go out and kick some a$$!

GBR!!

 

[bbhusker]

Completely agree with it. Make these kids work their asses off day in and day out. As for messing with tradition, no. I have read several articles over the years of coaches taking away a certain player's Blackshirt because they weren't performing or they slacked off in practice. Drilling it into these kids' brains that letting up or not giving 110% is unacceptable is a good thing.

I remember awhile back Matt Davison talking in the pregame about being deathly affraid of Jason Peter. Matt said that when he was a freshman during practice one day that a guy was slacking off. Jason had enough of it and knocked the guy down, stood on his chest, and ripped the facemask off of the guys helmet and told him that they didn't slack off at Nebraska. Matt said that the reason he ran so fast was because he pictured Jason Peter chasing him. Classic.

 

[Dan_F_30]

I don't think they should have gotten blackshirts at all. This blackshirt thing has been turned into not meaning much now. They still gave up 35 points to KU. What does it mean to hand them out with 2 games left in the season? Why give it at all? Take year to let the lack of blackshirts sink in. Now it seems they are diminished IMO.

 

[HuskerTrucker]

I remember awhile back Matt Davison talking in the pregame about being deathly affraid of Jason Peter. Matt said that when he was a freshman during practice one day that a guy was slacking off. Jason had enough of it and knocked the guy down, stood on his chest, and ripped the facemask off of the guys helmet and told him that they didn't slack off at Nebraska. Matt said that the reason he ran so fast was because he pictured Jason Peter chasing him. Classic.

I know one thing...if he was running after me I would run faster too, but as slow as I am I better just stop kneel and fire the elephant gun... :clap

 

[np_husker]

I think the day-in-day-out thing is crazy. What's the point! Look back on your career and think, "I had a blackshirt that one Tuesday"???

I think the shirts should not have been handed out at all this season and I still don't think they're playing like true Blackshirts. Next season give them out to the starting 11 and then keep them all season unless they get kicked off the team or whatever, but it's an all or nothing thing, not day to day. That makes no sense.

 

[captain obvious]

I remember awhile back Matt Davison talking in the pregame about being deathly affraid of Jason Peter. Matt said that when he was a freshman during practice one day that a guy was slacking off. Jason had enough of it and knocked the guy down, stood on his chest, and ripped the facemask off of the guys helmet and told him that they didn't slack off at Nebraska. Matt said that the reason he ran so fast was because he pictured Jason Peter chasing him. Classic.

Is that physically possible? Is the human neck stronger than the multiple steel pins that hold the facemask on to a helmet??

I mean to say, the guy's head didn't come off????

 

[bbhusker]

I remember awhile back Matt Davison talking in the pregame about being deathly affraid of Jason Peter. Matt said that when he was a freshman during practice one day that a guy was slacking off. Jason had enough of it and knocked the guy down, stood on his chest, and ripped the facemask off of the guys helmet and told him that they didn't slack off at Nebraska. Matt said that the reason he ran so fast was because he pictured Jason Peter chasing him. Classic.

Is that physically possible? Is the human neck stronger than the multiple steel pins that hold the facemask on to a helmet??

I mean to say, the guy's head didn't come off????

Lucky for him. And good thing he was wearing a helmet.

 

[jh_husker]

I don't think they should have gotten blackshirts at all. This blackshirt thing has been turned into not meaning much now. They still gave up 35 points to KU. What does it mean to hand them out with 2 games left in the season? Why give it at all? Take year to let the lack of blackshirts sink in. Now it seems they are diminished IMO.

It is a different time now adays then it was 94-97. The spead offense is going to put up numbers no matter how well you are. So holding KU to 35 points yeah that sucks but what happened to a win is a win. Would you rather have us hold them to 7 points and no yards and us lose the game or us giving up some yards and points and winning the game. Its going to take a long time to be like the 90;s again. Thats just how I feel.

 

[billdozer15]

I remember awhile back Matt Davison talking in the pregame about being deathly affraid of Jason Peter. Matt said that when he was a freshman during practice one day that a guy was slacking off. Jason had enough of it and knocked the guy down, stood on his chest, and ripped the facemask off of the guys helmet and told him that they didn't slack off at Nebraska. Matt said that the reason he ran so fast was because he pictured Jason Peter chasing him. Classic.

Is that physically possible? Is the human neck stronger than the multiple steel pins that hold the facemask on to a helmet??

I mean to say, the guy's head didn't come off????

That is pretty unbelievable, however when i was in HS i got lit up on an interception return so bad that two screws that held my facemask on broke.

 

[TXHSKR]

I think it is a great idea...but I am not sure I would have handed out 11 all at once either. I guess they all have them...now they have to prove they should keep them, that will motivate them. I hope that they all get to keep their shirts the rest of the season, and go out and kick some a$$!

GBR!!

O'Hanlon and Thenarse didn't recieve a Blackshirt. If and when they get them will be decided when they play well enough to earn them.