Tunnel Walk

my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.

 
I am I said:
my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.
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Sounds awesome. I got the privilege to run down the hill with the team for 2 years. We would get off the buses, and there would be people lined up outside of the stadium hitting each player as they walked by. Actually one time, a guy was hitting the players on their helmets and I guess was in rhythm and he hit me in the head as I went by, hurt like hell. He definitely had a ring on. I remember thinking that it wasn't all that loud, but then when you walk under the scoreboard it was like walking into a wall of 120 decibels hitting you square in the face. Awesome feeling. Then it was time to rub the rock and head down the hill (which I'm proud to say that I never fell down, but had a few close calls). I always seemed to time it right and be running through the band while the crowd was at the spelling of Clemson in Tiger Rag. That may not seem like much to you Huskers, but it's an amazing rush for a Tiger like myself.

 
killer cacti said:
I am I said:
my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.
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Sounds awesome. I got the privilege to run down the hill with the team for 2 years. We would get off the buses, and there would be people lined up outside of the stadium hitting each player as they walked by. Actually one time, a guy was hitting the players on their helmets and I guess was in rhythm and he hit me in the head as I went by, hurt like hell. He definitely had a ring on. I remember thinking that it wasn't all that loud, but then when you walk under the scoreboard it was like walking into a wall of 120 decibels hitting you square in the face. Awesome feeling. Then it was time to rub the rock and head down the hill (which I'm proud to say that I never fell down, but had a few close calls). I always seemed to time it right and be running through the band while the crowd was at the spelling of Clemson in Tiger Rag. That may not seem like much to you Huskers, but it's an amazing rush for a Tiger like myself.
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I'm sure it is a rush. I love sitting in front of the computer watching video clips on youtube of various teams entrances, cheers, etc.

 
frazier9495 said:
killer cacti said:
I am I said:
my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.
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Sounds awesome. I got the privilege to run down the hill with the team for 2 years. We would get off the buses, and there would be people lined up outside of the stadium hitting each player as they walked by. Actually one time, a guy was hitting the players on their helmets and I guess was in rhythm and he hit me in the head as I went by, hurt like hell. He definitely had a ring on. I remember thinking that it wasn't all that loud, but then when you walk under the scoreboard it was like walking into a wall of 120 decibels hitting you square in the face. Awesome feeling. Then it was time to rub the rock and head down the hill (which I'm proud to say that I never fell down, but had a few close calls). I always seemed to time it right and be running through the band while the crowd was at the spelling of Clemson in Tiger Rag. That may not seem like much to you Huskers, but it's an amazing rush for a Tiger like myself.
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I'm sure it is a rush. I love sitting in front of the computer watching video clips on youtube of various teams entrances, cheers, etc.
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Me too. Glad I'm not the only weird one.

 
I am I said:
my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.
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Horseshoe is still there. The players all touch it on the way out.

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We used to have something like the Horseshoe when i played in high school....everyone slapped it as they left the locker room...and we took it on the road as well..

 
cmb23 said:
I am I said:
my dad played there in the 70's and he said they had the horseshoe for luck on the way out of the locker room, and when they walked under the stadium people walking around would rush right up to them and start yelling and hitting their pads and such. he said there was no announcement or anything, but an electricity would start with the people that were under the stadium and eventually their voices would reach to the people sitting in the stands and by the time the players got to the stadium in the SW corner, the crowd was going crazy and the band would play Hail Varsity right when the players would run out. Very spontaneous, not very planned out, no big production--yet I guess could be considered a tunnel walk. It was probably like this since the 60's.

then when he was an assistant there in the 80's my brothers and I were lucky enough to be in a couple tunnel walks. It was almost the same except by then they had a small lane roped off on each side about 4 feet wide. But still, the fans were within arms reach. It was fever pitch, all dark underneath the stadium, and the crowd stomping around above. As they reached the entrance, they would all gather and then the band would play, and then they would run out all crazy.

Now we have video's, flyovers, a Red Carpet...still really great but a little anti-climatic if you ask me. too staged, yet for really big games still very intimidating and fun. I love the tunnel walks and I think it's one of our best TraditioNs.
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Horseshoe is still there. The players all touch it on the way out.

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Of course the Huskers look much tougher with their helmets on. And no......ummm purses, I mean European leather carry-alls, over their shoulders. <_<

 
Aren't the tv's Daktronic brand? The company based out of brookings SD that does all the displays ETC for the olympics etc?

 
All five current Huskervision boards are Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision® LED screens.

The main screen in the North Endzone is 33’ 7 3/16” high by 117’ 7 1/8’ wide. It has 117-by-33-feet of surface video area and is equivalent to two 16:9 aspect ratio screens placed side-by-side in terms of quality.

The two in the south end are approximately 18’ high by 25’ wide and there are also two field level LED scoreboards in the southwest and northeast corners.

All three main boards are HD compatible and the Big Board is able to be enlarged as needed. There are currently six panels (two rows of three) and there were plans to eventually raise that total to twenty. (four rows of five)

 
Blackshirt316 said:
All five current Huskervision boards are Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision® LED screens.

The main screen in the North Endzone is 33’ 7 3/16” high by 117’ 7 1/8’ wide. It has 117-by-33-feet of surface video area and is equivalent to two 16:9 aspect ratio screens placed side-by-side in terms of quality.

The two in the south end are approximately 18’ high by 25’ wide and there are also two field level LED scoreboards in the southwest and northeast corners.

All three main boards are HD compatible and the Big Board is able to be enlarged as needed. There are currently six panels (two rows of three) and there were plans to eventually raise that total to twenty. (four rows of five)
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Holy fish..........

First I've heard of that.......

That would be what 67x 195???????????????

That's like Jerry Jones World big.....................

 
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