Serious about changing Sirius
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I started it as a joke but after a couple hours skimming... I think there's actually something there. The right piece, edited...
for the record... I'm told I'm a very "hip" 52
The entire purpose of the Tunnel Walk is to tell a story about Nebraska Football and then amp THE FANS, it isn't about the players and if you ask the players who have been around for a few years they will tell you that as well. They want the FANS amped so they can feed off it and so it discourages the opponents.
As for Sirius, if you pay attention there is only about maybe a total of 10 bars played off the entire piece. It actually has been so over sampled and has so many other tracks layed over it that if I played the original and the Tunnel Walk, I doubt you'd recognize it. The HuskerVision people do not want music with lyrics because it gets in the way of what they are trying to do, AND no one is listening, AND 90% of lyrics in music offends one party or another; it's lose lose.
What they want is tempo. Here is another great sample of the "tempo" they are looking for:
If I give you maybe 7 or 8 bars of lyrics the tune carries the tempo that I can play behind my videos and keep you amped up.
As for Sirius, if you pay attention there is only about maybe a total of 10 bars played off the entire piece. It actually has been so over sampled and has so many other tracks layed over it that if I played the original and the Tunnel Walk, I doubt you'd recognize it. The HuskerVision people do not want music with lyrics because it gets in the way of what they are trying to do, AND no one is listening, AND 90% of lyrics in music offends one party or another; it's lose lose.
What they want is tempo. Here is another great sample of the "tempo" they are looking for:
If I give you maybe 7 or 8 bars of lyrics the tune carries the tempo that I can play behind my videos and keep you amped up.
One last comment about the Tunnel Walk: It's not just a Husker football thing, it's a University thing.
In August of 2003, the University's Dean of Admissions introduced the Tunnel Walk as a way to welcome new students to the campus. It's been an important part of the University's New Student Enrollment program every year ever since.
The students line up outside of the stadium (usually 2,500-4,000) on the Friday night before school starts as the Marching Band concludes its annual concert. Once the band finishes its concert, HuskerVision flashes 'Welcome New Students!' on the big screens and the sounds of Sirius blares out of the speakers to loud cheers from the students as they run through the Tunnel Walk and out the Tunnel Walk Gates onto the field.
In recent years, once they are on the field, the NSE assistants help the students form a giant "N" and pictures are taken of the year's New Student Class. IMHO, it's a pretty cool way for students to feel like they've officially become Huskers.
So in this discussion of Sirius, keep in mind that there are an ever-growing number of alums and former students who have a personal connection to the song.
In August of 2003, the University's Dean of Admissions introduced the Tunnel Walk as a way to welcome new students to the campus. It's been an important part of the University's New Student Enrollment program every year ever since.
The students line up outside of the stadium (usually 2,500-4,000) on the Friday night before school starts as the Marching Band concludes its annual concert. Once the band finishes its concert, HuskerVision flashes 'Welcome New Students!' on the big screens and the sounds of Sirius blares out of the speakers to loud cheers from the students as they run through the Tunnel Walk and out the Tunnel Walk Gates onto the field.
In recent years, once they are on the field, the NSE assistants help the students form a giant "N" and pictures are taken of the year's New Student Class. IMHO, it's a pretty cool way for students to feel like they've officially become Huskers.
So in this discussion of Sirius, keep in mind that there are an ever-growing number of alums and former students who have a personal connection to the song.
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I started it as a joke but after a couple hours skimming... I think there's actually something there. The right piece, edited...
for the record... I'm told I'm a very "hip" 52
LOL!! At 45 with three boys ages 19-9, I am trying to keep hip...but it gets more difficult with every passing day it seems! About the only "hip" I know about is the bad one on my right side! haha
It was a sample of tempo. Lot of stuff out there has no tempo or beat to drive the environment.Heart? You're showing your age, 49.
I’m not a fan of Sirius, but if that song keeps some lame country tune from the TW, I’m all for it.
But it it’s going to change, and least go with something intimidating. “Hell Awaits” by Slayer if to play it safe, “Destroy the Opposition” by Dying Fetus to push the envelope a bit.
But it it’s going to change, and least go with something intimidating. “Hell Awaits” by Slayer if to play it safe, “Destroy the Opposition” by Dying Fetus to push the envelope a bit.
Personally I agree with whoever said it earlier...go with AC/DC's "I've got Big Balls."
Sirius says "HUSKER FOOTBALL" to most HUSKER fans. Like the old saying goes "if it aint broke dont fix it", and I really dont see it as being broke. The stadium still goes nuts and it gets loud as hell as soon as that song starts. Fail to see the problem.
Sirius is "HUSKER FOOTBALL" and it doesn't need to be fixed. There are far too many great games that song was the start of and it needs to be maintained.
It will be changed/tweaked:
Change the Tunnel Walk? Husker A.D. Bill Moos says tweaks are coming to Nebraska tradition
Change the Tunnel Walk? Husker A.D. Bill Moos says tweaks are coming to Nebraska tradition
I think it would be fun to have a different song each week. They could tweak the video presentation to match the song. You could have something like Break Stuff from Limp Bizkit one week, with a video focusing on the strength program and big hits, then go with something like Dreams from Van Halen and focus the video on big catches and runs of the past. Have it be a different experience every week and it would be a fun thing to look forward to.
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HuskerinTampa, I have 3 girls 19, 17, and 14, and no matter how hard I try, NOTHING I do is "hip".........
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