[Husker] Osborne says to not wear Husker gear

[DALE AND ELVINA HIATT]

What about the more sedate panty raids or streaking?

Dale

--- On Fri, 11/11/11, George Rapp <george.rapp at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: George Rapp <george.rapp at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Osborne says to not wear Husker gear
> To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Friday, November 11, 2011, 10:58 AM
> I think the nadir in the snowball
> wars happened in the late 80s - I was a
> member of Delta Upsilon, the fraternity house at the corner
> of 16th and
> Vine. Our housemother's car, which had a reserved spot
> along 16th, was
> trashed, and all the big windows in our house got broken
> (some of them by
> people kicking them in).  The alumni sprung for
> protective screens in
> addition to replacement windows.
> 
> Of course, if the students had just had the foresight to
> call the snowball
> fight "Occupy 16th Street", they would have captured the
> attention of the
> world and been allowed to run amok ... 8^) 
> </politics>
> 
> <huskercontent>  Nebraska 20 Paterno-less State
> U 13  </huskercontent>
> 
> George
> 
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:42 AM, <gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Additionally I recall the water balloon "attacks" on
> 16th Street traffic
> > when spring arrived. There were a few times that got a
> little bit out of
> > hand. One of Lincoln's finest parked his car in our
> driveway with light
> > flashing and siren blaring, got out, drew his weapon
> and started chasing
> > someone who had thrown a water balloon at his car.
> >
> > So naturally, someone locked his door and closed it
> with the engine
> > running, lights and siren on. When he came back with
> his handcuffed
> > scofflaw, he was rather upset, much to the delight of
> the gathering crowd.
> >
> > Those were the days. :-)
> > --
> > Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> > Overland Park, Kansas
> >
> > ---- Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I too remember those snowball fights on 16th
> Street back in the early
> > '70s.
> > > Thing is, they did not take place in front of
> ESPN and CNN cameras. Also,
> > > my smartphone back then did not capture video!
> :-)
> > >
> > > GBR!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Cornelius
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jon Johnston
> <jon.johnston at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is the same guy that thought we should
> have worn black to
> > Wisconsin
> > > > to stand out, an idea I thought was dumb
> because I'd rather be
> > blending in
> > > > at Madison - maybe other people's experience
> was different.
> > > >
> > > > But... last night I was talking to a friend
> who's an alum, and I
> > recalled
> > > > the snowball fights that happened in the
> fall between the frat houses
> > and
> > > > the dorms. Those things got pretty nasty, I
> remember a friend coming
> > back
> > > > to Schramm with his head all cut up because
> someone had put a rock in a
> > > > snowball.
> > > >
> > > > Frat houses had their windows smashed, cars
> vandalized.
> > > >
> > > > Compare that to what we saw at Penn State
> the other night. You had
> > nearly
> > > > no arrests, no serious injuries, and a van
> turned over.
> > > >
> > > > Yet all we heard was "PENN STATE RIOT!!!!"
> from the media. All the
> > media.
> > > >
> > > > If that was a riot, today's youth suck.
> > > >
> > > > That was a protest. Those snowball fights
> that went bad, those were
> > riots.
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > > Jon Johnston
> > > > Corn Nation
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 11, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Killmar, John
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This was in the Memphis Commercial
> Appeal this morning:
> > > > >
> > > > > Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne
> feels certain his school's
> > > > football traveling party and fans will be
> safe at Saturday's game at
> > Penn
> > > > State. Still, he thinks folks might want to
> keep their red Cornhuskers
> > gear
> > > > at home, or at least wear a different
> colored coat over it. "I just
> > don't
> > > > know if it's a good idea in this
> circumstance to stand out," Osborne
> > said.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wow.  TO says to eep your
> Cornhusker gear at home?  Never thought I
> > > > would hear that from him.
> > > > >
> > > > > John Killmar
> > > >
> > > >
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