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Honoring former players......from other teams
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When I made the Suh emoji for this site, there was literally no other image that summed up SUHHHHHHH so well.
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I've no problem with honoring any one of the Oklahoma greats who made life miserable for us Husker fans, but I'll puke my guts up if Bienemy or any other Buff is ever paid any kind of tribute in Memorial Stadium...
I'm assuming this idea is 100% "just for fun" with 0% seriousness to it.
Otherwise, I can't imagine why players from past opponents would have any interest at all in being some sort of "special guest" for a game in Lincoln. If Lincoln, why not travel to other universities as well for such appearances? And shouldn't our former Husker greats also do some sort of a celebrity tour to other stadiums as well?
Maybe what should be done is a stadium tour of College Football Hall of Fame players.
But, if these former players have something else occupying their time, maybe we could dig up the remains of past college greats and roll out their corpses for display out in front of the stadium. Sort of like they do with Egyptian mummies. Here's King Tut. Here's Red Grange.
Otherwise, I can't imagine why players from past opponents would have any interest at all in being some sort of "special guest" for a game in Lincoln. If Lincoln, why not travel to other universities as well for such appearances? And shouldn't our former Husker greats also do some sort of a celebrity tour to other stadiums as well?
Maybe what should be done is a stadium tour of College Football Hall of Fame players.
But, if these former players have something else occupying their time, maybe we could dig up the remains of past college greats and roll out their corpses for display out in front of the stadium. Sort of like they do with Egyptian mummies. Here's King Tut. Here's Red Grange.
I think this idea has some merit. First, it shows that Husker fans appreciate good football. Secondly, good football does not mean that NU wins all of the time(not realistic). Thirdly, NU has had their day in the sunshine and will again. Good sportsmanship never looses its' appeal, to good fans. Could be the core of a good half-time show, occasionally. GBR
As long as they sell beer in the stadium,
Honoring former opponents, especially ones on teams who beat Nebraska, is taking "Nebraska nice" a little too far in my opinion. The exception might be if you were bringing back players from both teams to commemorate a memorable game (like what OU did earlier this season for the 50th anniversary of the classic 1971 game).
I guess I would have a hard time with "Please welcome Melvin Gordon back to Memorial Stadium. He ran all over us in several games from 2011 - 2014." Or "Give a big hand to J.T. Barrett. In his two (or was it three?) career starts against Nebraska, Ohio St. never punted and probably could have scored 70 points each game if they wanted to."
I guess I would have a hard time with "Please welcome Melvin Gordon back to Memorial Stadium. He ran all over us in several games from 2011 - 2014." Or "Give a big hand to J.T. Barrett. In his two (or was it three?) career starts against Nebraska, Ohio St. never punted and probably could have scored 70 points each game if they wanted to."
Interesting question. What are the top performances by opposing players in Memorial Stadium.
Fordham LB might be a recent example.
Fordham LB might be a recent example.
That would be a good thread on its own. I could probably think of a few.Might be fun to list players you WOULDN'T invite back!
Billy Sims would be my number one choice.
Unfortunately, he probably has negative memories of Memorial Stadium.
I was there that day. We should honor him at the 3 yard line in the SW corner.
