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My advice to Coach Frost on pregame prayer...

ZaneHickey

ZaneHickey

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Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
 
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I would let the players find a tunnel walk song as well, so long as it isn't too gangsta.
 
ZaneHickey said:
Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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Lil Red??? You’re a hater! Laughing J/k my friend. Good to see you.
 
Lars72 said:
Lil Red??? You’re a hater! Laughing J/k my friend. Good to see you.
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Hey, LT -hope work prep is going well, if you're knee-deep! I just think Lil Red should focus on small children's birthday parties and maybe an occasional nursing home visit. Not easy to be a tough and relentless team with Bouncy, the Big Red Clown everywhere! Winking
 
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ZaneHickey said:
Hey, LT -hope work prep is going well, if you're knee-deep! I just think Lil Red should focus on small children's birthday parties and maybe an occasional nursing home visit. Not easy to be a tough and relentless team with Bouncy, the Big Red Clown everywhere! Winking
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New job is a little overwhelming at this point it’ll get figured out. I’m 100% with you on LR.
 
ZaneHickey said:
Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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I'm with you on Lil red.
 
ZaneHickey said:
Hey, LT -hope work prep is going well, if you're knee-deep! I just think Lil Red should focus on small children's birthday parties and maybe an occasional nursing home visit. Not easy to be a tough and relentless team with Bouncy, the Big Red Clown everywhere! Winking
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What did old women and small children do to you?
 
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Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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Lil Red was introduced in 1993 which happened to coincide with one of the most historic runs in college football history. Coincidence?? I think not.

He won the national mascot championship in 99 and is in the mascot hall of fame.

We might as well take TOs name off the field and rename the Devaney center. Why don’t we redesign the helmets while we are at it - that lone N is tired and outdated

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rchawk said:
Christian prayer worked for Christian Peter the rapist. A win is a win though.
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I think, if the good Lord knows the original prayer, He is probably pretty confused every Saturday. "You guys want your stride equaled? Wait -- stripes?What?!" Laughing
 
Google the "prayer" and you find a dozen different variations. I'm not sure what the lyrics are supposed to be, but we may not be using them anyway.

For example:

Prayer of a Sportsman

Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life
I ask but a field that is fair,
A chance that is equal with all in the strife,
A courage to strive and to dare;

And if should win, let it be by the code
With my faith and my honor held high;
And if I should lose, let me stand by the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.

And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear,
A tribute that comes from the heart,
And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer
Or play any sniveling part;

Let me say, "There they ride, on whom laurel's bestowed
Since they played the game better than I."
Let me stand with a smile by the side of the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.

So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can,
By proving my worth in the fray,
But teach me to lose like a regular man,
And not like a craven, I pray;

Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode
To victory splendid and high,
Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road
And cheer as the winners go by.

-Berton Braley
 
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redfanusa said:
Google the "prayer" and you find a dozen different variations. I'm not sure what the lyrics are supposed to be, but we may not be using them anyway.

For example:

Prayer of a Sportsman

Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life
I ask but a field that is fair,
A chance that is equal with all in the strife,
A courage to strive and to dare;

And if should win, let it be by the code
With my faith and my honor held high;
And if I should lose, let me stand by the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.

And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear,
A tribute that comes from the heart,
And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer
Or play any sniveling part;

Let me say, "There they ride, on whom laurel's bestowed
Since they played the game better than I."
Let me stand with a smile by the side of the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.

So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can,
By proving my worth in the fray,
But teach me to lose like a regular man,
And not like a craven, I pray;

Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode
To victory splendid and high,
Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road
And cheer as the winners go by.

-Berton Braley
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It started as something very similar to the first two stanzas (thanks for posting) and has morphed into something that doesn't make much sense. But it is exciting!!Eek
 
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ZaneHickey said:
Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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Best team prayer I ever saw was the team praying and it was one of the mackavicks not participating in the group hug with a look like he was about to fight mike Tyson. By the way that was a pretty good team. Maybe we need more guys like mackavicks
 
NUSouth said:
Best team prayer I ever saw was the team praying and it was one of the mackavicks not participating in the group hug with a look like he was about to fight mike Tyson. By the way that was a pretty good team. Maybe we need more guys like mackavicks
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Yep- that was before the dismantling of Tennessee, I believe.
 
jlb321 said:
Lil Red was introduced in 1993 which happened to coincide with one of the most historic runs in college football history. Coincidence?? I think not.

He won the national mascot championship in 99 and is in the mascot hall of fame.

We might as well take TOs name off the field and rename the Devaney center. Why don’t we redesign the helmets while we are at it - that lone N is tired and outdated

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Well if he was national mascot of the year way back in '99 and is in the Hall of Fame, he should definitely be retired! Lil Red sucks dude.
 
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ZaneHickey said:
Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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I don't care one way or another about Li'l Red, but I'd like to see Herbie revamped so that he doesn't look so damn tepid and generic. Something more like the old Herbie, with the overalls and blonde hair, but jacked and mean-looking like Sparty. That'd be sweet.

If the prayer needs to be changed, change it to this:

And Shepherds we shall be
For thee, my Lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand
Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls shall it ever be.
In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Et Spiritus Sancti.
 
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ZaneHickey said:
Fix it. For years,now, I think the boys have been charging out of the tunnel a combination of high adrenaline and even higher confusion, in regard to the mission. Some of the phrases are botched beyond meaning.

"...a chance to equal our stride..."?? Huh!?!

Oh yeah- do away with Lil Red, also.:Cool:
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Where's Ben Rumson when we need his inspirational prayers?
 
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the
Inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will
shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness
for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious
Anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers
And you will know
My name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee
 
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HuskerNate79 said:
I don't care one way or another about Li'l Red, but I'd like to see Herbie revamped so that he doesn't look so damn tepid and generic. Something more like the old Herbie, with the overalls and blonde hair, but jacked and mean-looking like Sparty. That'd be sweet.

If the prayer needs to be changed, change it to this:

And Shepherds we shall be
For thee, my Lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand
Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls shall it ever be.
In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Et Spiritus Sancti.
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You mean something like what they did with clowns?
From This:
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To This:
stephen-king-it-pennywise.jpg

Winking
 
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I would let the players find a tunnel walk song as well, so long as it isn't too gangsta.
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The Eagle's tunnel walk song for the super bowl was Dreams and Nightmares and it doesn't get much more "gangsta" than that. If its up to the players, the fans are never going to be happy. If the fans choose, the players aren't going to be happy.
 
tjhusker said:
The Eagle's tunnel walk song for the super bowl was Dreams and Nightmares and it doesn't get much more "gangsta" than that. If its up to the players, the fans are never going to be happy. If the fans choose, the players aren't going to be happy.
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I don't know if gangsta rap is even all that popular anymore. I'm guessing more of the players listen to pop music than they do edgy rap songs. So either way, let the fans or players decide, would probably be some crappy pop song.
 
Just be like my high school and come out to a combo of hells bells and back in black. We were the Black Knights; it works because blackshirts lol...
 
tjhusker said:
If its up to the players, the fans are never going to be happy. If the fans choose, the players aren't going to be happy.
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I agree, and that's probably a good reason to just keep it as is to be honest. At this point it's been what, 25 years? Sirius has just become "The Huskers' Tunnel Walk Song," people don't even really think of the Bulls anymore that I know of. It's basically like another NU fight song by now.

Having said that, the IN-GAME music could and should be updated quite a bit and it would be cool to have the players get some say in that. How anyone gets hyped up by hearing "STAND UP AND SHOOOOUUUUUUT" 5 times a game, I don't know haha.
 
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