Memorial Stadium, the intimidation factor and re-examining the Tunnel Walk
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Connor and Mitch react on this Wednesday to the list produced by EA Sports of the 25 most difficult college football stadiums for a visitor to play. Why did Nebraska miss the cut? Is it all about the Huskers' losing seasons over the past decade, or does the athletic department need to improve the experience inside the Huskers' historic venue? And what about the Tunnel Walk? Mitch believes it needs to be redone. Connor is not as sure. Finally, we discuss the predicament in front of Trev Alberts at Texas A&M, where baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle took the first ride out of town on Tuesday after falling one win short in Omaha of a national title.
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We tried to change the song in Frost’s first year, it wasn’t good and it was changed back a couple weeks later. There’s ways to make the Tunnel Walk more exciting without changing the song. Use the flashing lights/light the stadium up red like the 4th quarter, get a better sound system, more smoke, maybe some fire like they do at Chiefs games, the pre-song videos the last couple years have not done anything to set the tone for fans and you have to find a way to get the guys amped up coming out of the locker room. The reason Jason Peters acted the way he did was mostly not because of the song, it was because guys like himself and Wistrom lit a fire under the team moments before the doors opened. Alcohol sales for sure do and ending grandfathered ticket prices will possibly have a pretty big impact on the experience bc overall it should lower the average age of fans attending. The biggest issue is the in-game hype moments, it’s been the same 2 or 3 3rd down songs for as long as anyone can remember and they’re not exciting. The songs they use in game are a much bigger problem (if you want to consider it a problem) than Sirius is
As a 20 yr old fan that tunnel walk is what makes me love the pre game hype. KEEP IT UNDOUBTEDLY
Here's an interesting data point. One of the things Nick Saban changed when he got to Alabama was the type of Music being played. He ditched the Old Country music for something hip and modern so that recruits would be more excited and the team would feel more energized.
People are forgetting they did change the tunnel walk in the Frost Era and it was a major flop. Maybe we could change it again and do it more successfully this time, but it’s just weird how everyone is selectively forgetting this was already tried and tried very, very recently
Edit: and no, it wasn’t just Frost’s first spring game. It was his first few actual games too. I believe the Colorado game had Thunderstruck as the tunnel walk song
Blind by Korn or Out of my way by Seether should be the entrance song
I know it's not super popular but play the husker version of red kingdom by techn9ne. He's a huge fan of nebraska and the university, and it's a song about the program. It makes sense.
Bring back “Let me clear my throat”. The Oregon game is just 1 example where that really worked. Jmo
The benefit to keeping Sirius is that 75 year old Alan Parsons is probably past the point in his life where a scandal will break out about him. There are no lyrics so there is no swearing and they can’t be misconstrued. It’s safe in those ways. As far as the players are concerned I don’t know if they care. I only hear media members who have been working the beat for decades complaining about it. The players only hear it for four or five years and then it’s nostalgic any time they come back to watch a game.
Disagree with Mitch. Sure enhance it BUt that song IS neb football. Gives me the chills whenever/wherever I hear it.
If you're mad at Trev for leaving. His punishment is he is at Texas A&m
How about a mix of Sirius at the begining then lead into Cum on feel the Noise when they leave the gate. Someone at the school should be able to make a smooth transition. The song is old enough to not offend older fans
Hells bells for the entrance? Please?
Try new songs when the team enters after halftime. If one catches on the n consider a change.
Ok, Hear Me Out....
"Great Production and Video Department"??....
MAKE Our OWN Song and Beat!!💯
It Doesn't even have to be a Famous Artist or Group, No Age Parameters, No Copyright Restrictions, and it Doesn't even have to have Lyrics!
...Just somethin like "GBR!", "Husker"-something, or the "Gooooo Big Reeeedddd" chant to a Vicious, Commanding Beat!!
#WeGotOurOwnIntroSong
#GBR
I could go the rest of my life without ever hearing the song Old Black Betty again
This was a running joke among a few of us in the media - 20 years ago!
I agree that the tunnel walk is out of sync with what's happening with the player entrance. I would support changing the entrance song but I think you're going to get a lot of pushback by that. Tradition is important. Perhaps with some careful editing and coordination with the football team, we could make it better. The in game music is horrendous to be honest. When it's played what's played just needs to be reviewed. That's an opportunity to get more up to date. The most amazing pregame entrance song I've experienced is at va tech. When they play, Enter the Sandman and the crowd is into it that place is hopping. You guys know how important the Huskers are to the culture of our state. I think it's the biggest unifying factor we have .Lot of changes going on in society. Memorial stadium is a safe place. Not sure I would want to be a new AD that changes a 30 year tradition. Maybe at least have a winning record and go to a bowl game before you start mixing things up too much. Great show. Great topic
They wave and “throw” a volleyball into a dark crowd, not real exciting stuff. IMO
Blindly thinking “they can come up with something better” is just as much a wild thought as “it’ll be worse”
GBR 🌽🏈☠️💥🏆
The Nebraska gameday experience has become so commercialized it’s disgusting. I’m sure that most stadiums are more like that now with more media timeouts but the choices of music are awful! Whenever the team gets any momentum they ruin it by playing some slow rap tune that just makes everyone sit down. I see other stadiums having group chants with the band or music playing. Nebraska needs to ramp up their mojo in this department big time!
Why would Nebraska even be considered?
Tunnel walk shouldnt be changed, like are you going to change enter sandman at va tech, gtfoh, however, every time ACDC gets played at memorial i roll my eyes because its a million times, play something newer that the players like. I'm going to be loud regardless
There is only ONE reason the tunnel walk is ineffective now.
LOSING!
NE is no longer intimidating.
A "new" tunnel walk would fall on it's face too if we aren't winning. A new "tunnel walk" would not make NE win again.
If we were winning again, (when we are) the original tunnel walk would be intimidating and cool again.
Get a clue.