Serious about changing Sirius
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The Beatles song was horrid and to me isn't a hype up the crowd intro song, so hopefully that was just a test.
I like what we have but there are dozens of other intro songs that could be used. I'm more of a rock/metal type of guy so that's what I'd like to stick with if it changes.
There is only one song to herald the return of NEBRASKA football
Darth Vader's Theme from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Do or not do. There is no try. ~ Yoda
Darth Vader's Theme from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Do or not do. There is no try. ~ Yoda
The Tunnel Walk grew in importance over the past 15 years because fans wanted to view each year's new one as a tangible sign we were back.
Frankly, once we're really back, the Tunnel Walk won't be as talked about as it has been. I'm a Sirius fan but, truth be told, the value of the Tunnel Walk is to feature the Husker head coach leading his boys onto the field. As long as that Husker coach is Scott Frost, I think our Tunnel Walk will be just fine.
Frankly, once we're really back, the Tunnel Walk won't be as talked about as it has been. I'm a Sirius fan but, truth be told, the value of the Tunnel Walk is to feature the Husker head coach leading his boys onto the field. As long as that Husker coach is Scott Frost, I think our Tunnel Walk will be just fine.
There is so much going on before that game, so much noise. But when Sirius comes on the "noise" becomes a roar. If we do something new or do a different song each week I feel it will just be more noise because fans wont know if its the start of the tunnell walk or just more noise. It doesnt matter what your doing, once Sirius starts you stop and pay attention because you know its game time.
At the risk of further cementing myself as the grouchy, "get off my lawn" guy, why is SOME college football music sacrosanct and others not? The Pride of All Nebraska has had the same pre-game play list ever since they reintroduced the March of the Cornhuskers and introduced March Grandioso in the late 70s.
3 loud bells banging is terrible at the start of the walk??? It would signify the start of the walk is all.
Not trying to be pedantic. It is true that many of the tunes have remained the same. For as long as I can remember, halftime has opened with There is No Place Like Nebraska and closed with Hail Varsity, but other tunes, and formations, have changed every few years since at least the 80s.
The changes I remember include:
1. Mr. Touchdown USA may have been added during the 80s. I don't know for sure. Maybe Chris does.
2. Former UNL Chancellor James Moeser had instructed the band program to perform the "Alma Mater" at nearly every performance in the late 1990s, including pregame. Due to its unpopularity, Harvey Perlman stripped the song of its Alma Mater status and the band discontinued playing it during pregame with the 2000 season.
3. The band used to play Glory of the Gridiron, but replaced it with the University of Nebraska March, by John Phillip Sousa, in the 90s or 00s. Ironically, Sousa wrote the piece for The University in the early 20th century, and while it had been played at concerts, I don't believe the marching band had played it regularly during pregame until the appearance of it as stated above. The University of Nebraska March was removed from pregame in the mid 2010s. It's OK. It's a bit too lyrical and laid back to get the blood pumping.
4. During the 2014 season, the band shortened the beginning of pregame by removing the drumline feature that had been a staple of gameday for decades. It was a good change in that it speeds up the pace of pregame. They also reinstated an old marching move, I believe it is called the rear back, that had been used pre-80s. I don't know when it started, but likely it was from the 60s or 70s, perhaps earlier. They also added the shape of the state of Nebraska in their drill that year.
To the average fan, they probably wouldn't notice these things, but to band nerds and anyone who really pays attention, these are all significant changes.
You know, stuff evolves, sometimes almost imperceptibly and while I get how people are hooked on Sirius and the Tunnel Walk, I don't think the tune defines Husker football. What defines Husker football, in my opinion, is the Huskers imposing their will on their opponent. That tradition stands above all others!
I'm rather old school. I love the old option game, the stadium that fit 76,000 fans, no video boards, no cell phones, no bombardment with commercials in the stadium. Give me a big plastic cup of soda and a box of popcorn, 1 p.m. kickoffs and strip away the glitter and the lights. That would make me happiest. The nostalgia is the best part for me.
I would miss Sirius if it was replaced, but at the same time, sometimes we have to let go and accept the fact that the next generation might want to amp it up for THEM. I would be curious to see if we could top Sirius. My heart races when I hear it, but maybe another tune or approach to the Tunnel Walk could get me equally worked up. In some ways, it is kind of fun to see the new ideas. I don't want to be the guy that bitches and moans over every change. Toxic fans can have a detrimental effect on the things we love. Somebody always is "that guy," but I don't want it to be me.
I'm excited to see what happens in coming weeks and months!
GBR!
I could see a Sirius intro and then it morph into a different theme to match the game that week. Mix it up and be clever with the times.
I stand corrected!!! If it took the misguided perception of this average fan to spur your insightful, 'band nerd' --
-- reaction, I'll gladly play your foil. Well said! 
I stand corrected!!! If it took the misguided perception of this average fan to spur your insightful, 'band nerd' --
Once a band nerd, always a band nerd.
