[Husker] New Husker Tradition

[Mike Jaixen]

I don't know if this is new, except for the football
program.  I believe the basketball team has been doing
this under Barry Collier.

Also, I'm not sure that this means "Hail Varsity", but
rather "There is no place like Nebraska".  Until just
a few years ago, the only people who knew the words
were the folks in the band.  One alum once gave me the
lyrics that they used in the late 80's to "Hail
Varsity":

"We don't know the words!
We don't know the words!
We don't know the words to this.
We don't know, we don't know,
We don't know the words,
We don't know the words!
We don't know the words to this,
so why are we singing?"

--- Tommy Thompson <huskertt at charter.net> wrote:

> Just in case you all don't know the words, this is
> pretty close, I think.
> 
> Hail Varsity
> 
> Hail to the team, the Scarlet and Cream.
> Cheers for a victory...echo our loyalty.
> So, on mighty men! We'll triumph again.
> Fight on for victory. Hail to the men of Nebraska U!
> 
> 
> 
> Let's just hope that the team has these
> memorized...due to repeating them 
> after every game...by the end of the season.
> 
> Tommy Thompson
> "GO BIG RED...RETURN TO GLORY"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> > Apparently Callahan plans on having the players
> sing the school fight song 
> > after each home victory. Let's hope there are alot
> of home victories then.
> >
> > Interestingly enough, our own Ralph Friedgen (HC
> of the Maryland Terps) 
> > also brought back this tradition to UM games. It
> made quite a difference 
> > in helping the resurgence of the program.
> >
> > I think this is definitely a good thing. Now the
> question is, how many 
> > times this year will the team get to sing?? ;-)
> >
> > Omar in MD
> >
> >
>
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/08/28/huskerextra/doc43100014300d6317988014.txt

Mike Jaixen
Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com


		
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