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"There is no place like Nebraska, dear old Nebraska U. Where the girls are the fairest and guys are the squarest of any old school I knew. There is no place like Nebraska, where they are all true blue. We'll all stick together in any old weather for dear old Nebraska U." The wind carries this song mystically throughout the great state of Nebraska as the Cornhusker football team takes to the field. The home of the Huskers, Memorial Stadium, is the only place to be on these enchanted fall afternoons as the stadium is transformed into a sea of red and the state's third-largest "city," where the "Best fans in College Football" come nationwide to be a part of the magic.
Nebraska's home sellout streak started on Nov. 3, 1962. Since that game, Husker fans from across the nation have poured into Memorial Stadium for an NCAA record consecutive "sold-out" games. The 1997 year's Homecoming game with Colorado marked the 200th straight home contest in which the Husker zealots have packed the venerable Memorial Stadium. Red-and-white clad Husker enthusiasts will make the "pilgrimage" to Lincoln for the home games this autumn, featuring three squads that played in bowl games a year ago.
Big Red "fever" not only affects the faithful who jam Memorial Stadium, but the "epidemic" spreads throughout the land as loyal legions of fans gather around radios and television sets to cheer on their beloved Huskers. One of these groups is Coloradans For Nebraska.
On game day, the pulse of the city quickens as chants of "Go Big Red" echo through the streets of Lincoln. Season after season, year after year, Memorial Stadium on the University of Nebraska campus is one of the truly special places to enjoy a college football game.
For years, a tradition known as the "Tunnel Walk" has occured with the players walking out onto the field. 1000's of fans would gather around to cheer the players as they made thier way under the stadium to begin the game. In 1994, a new tradition started at Husker games. With the addition of the HuskerVision replay boards and NU's new state-of-the-art sound system, Husker fans can now watch NU players make their way from the "Tunnel Walk," down Husker boulevard and onto the field, as the Allan Parson Project's "Sirius" brings the frenzied, sellout crowd to a feverish pitch.
Here is the facelift Memorial Stadium has recieved. The dedication to this addition was made on the September 11, 1999 game against Cal.
