Post 4: Memorial Stadium
It was a cold Saturday evening in Lincoln, Nebraska when the biggest football game of the year occurred. The Nebraska Huskers played the USC Trojans. The down town streets by the UNL campus were filled with Husker fans. The sea of red was filtering into the game or their tail gate sites. Husker games have always fascinated me because of the loyal fans that the Huskers have. I love to watch them filter in through the tunnel. It is a mass of people wearing the Husker colors of red, white, and black. It shows how involved they are in supporting their team. The Huskers have such great attendance at their games that they were able to afford a new jumbotron T.V. for their stadium.
Memorial Stadium recently had a face lift. Along with the television they also put in new club seats for fans. Although the front of Memorial stadium is new the inside remains the same. There are still the columns that run through to support the stands and the small stair cases with out railings to get you up to a balcony seat. The stands and stairs are painted in red and white, mostly chipping or worn off from so much foot traffic. The night games have the big lights that illuminate the field and the fans decked out in their red apparel. If you look down the rows and rows of fans you can see the turf is a bright green with the stark white lines painted across and the Husker “N” in the middle.
The most important part about Memorial Stadium is the traditions that it holds. Everyone gets so excited for Tunnel Vision where the starting players show on the screen and then at the end the Husker football players burst out of the locker rooms. The crowd screams wildly, you can’t even hear yourself scream it’s just one big roar. The band in out on the field so the football players can weave through them and make their way ot the sidelines. When the Husker fight song is played everyone claps and jumps around and then you wave your hands during a part. The cheerleaders come out and everyone yells Husker Power! Memorial Stadium is a landmark in Lincoln because of the love of the huskers and because of the tradition it holds. When I think of Memorial Stadium I don’t think of a building I think of the excitement of the Husker football season and the sea of red and the loud roar of the crowd when the Huskers play well. I think of the balloons released at the first touchdown and watching them float over the edges of the stadium. When I see Memorial Stadium it’s not a building it’s a monument to the Huskers.
It was a cold Saturday evening in Lincoln, Nebraska when the biggest football game of the year occurred. The Nebraska Huskers played the USC Trojans. The down town streets by the UNL campus were filled with Husker fans. The sea of red was filtering into the game or their tail gate sites. Husker games have always fascinated me because of the loyal fans that the Huskers have. I love to watch them filter in through the tunnel. It is a mass of people wearing the Husker colors of red, white, and black. It shows how involved they are in supporting their team. The Huskers have such great attendance at their games that they were able to afford a new jumbotron T.V. for their stadium.
Memorial Stadium recently had a face lift. Along with the television they also put in new club seats for fans. Although the front of Memorial stadium is new the inside remains the same. There are still the columns that run through to support the stands and the small stair cases with out railings to get you up to a balcony seat. The stands and stairs are painted in red and white, mostly chipping or worn off from so much foot traffic. The night games have the big lights that illuminate the field and the fans decked out in their red apparel. If you look down the rows and rows of fans you can see the turf is a bright green with the stark white lines painted across and the Husker “N” in the middle.
The most important part about Memorial Stadium is the traditions that it holds. Everyone gets so excited for Tunnel Vision where the starting players show on the screen and then at the end the Husker football players burst out of the locker rooms. The crowd screams wildly, you can’t even hear yourself scream it’s just one big roar. The band in out on the field so the football players can weave through them and make their way ot the sidelines. When the Husker fight song is played everyone claps and jumps around and then you wave your hands during a part. The cheerleaders come out and everyone yells Husker Power! Memorial Stadium is a landmark in Lincoln because of the love of the huskers and because of the tradition it holds. When I think of Memorial Stadium I don’t think of a building I think of the excitement of the Husker football season and the sea of red and the loud roar of the crowd when the Huskers play well. I think of the balloons released at the first touchdown and watching them float over the edges of the stadium. When I see Memorial Stadium it’s not a building it’s a monument to the Huskers.
1 comment:
Dear Kate,
do you know who is the copyright owner of the picture of the Nebraska memorial stadium? I would like to have it as an illustration in a research article.
Please contact
dubben@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Thank you for your help!
HHD
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