Crowd and the shoes?

The students have been taking their shoes off during kick offs ever since I've been here (four years), and as far as I know they were doing it before that.

I don't know when or why it started, though.

 
Hmm, I've never noticed it before. I've been a die-hard fan for 30 years but never seen this before. Of course, I don't normally stare hard at fans in the stadium. My wife actually noticed.

 
I believe it was just getting started around my freshman year (07 season). I don't know if it was going before that or not, but I know it's grown a lot since then.

 
I think it's just a tribute for the kicker, and the kick-off. Started a couple of years after I graduated. Kind of a cool thing I think.

 
It was that way when I used to be in school....graduated in 06....also went and sat in student section in 07 while my wife was still there

 
It began with Adi Kunalic sending so many kickoffs through the back of the endzone, and I actually wondered if this would continue this year since he is no longer here. I'm glad it did cuz I like it!

 
Saw it when I was in school, but don't remember it until my Soph year ('05). Hated it then, hate it now. People don't do it when it's raining or cold out, and it's not like EVERYONE does it. We already have the spirit fingers thing during kickoff, so I don't see why we need another.

 
I'm with ladyhawke on this one. Very cool thing to do for kickoffs. I think the love that Husker fans show for kickers is one-of-a-kind (and based on a nice history of EXCELLENT kickers). His success surprised the hell out of me, but Maher seems legit, and I think he's got a decent shot at the NFL. I would imagine that this kind of tradition and interest could keep the "Kicker U" title in Lincoln for a while. Keep the nerves-of-steel, big-legged Nebraska boys comin'! BTW, his 3rd quarter punt was ridiculous.

Relatedly, anyone have a theory as to why our team has had such a great run of kickers? Luck? Did Boyd Epley create some secret quad machine? Just curious...

 
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