Nebraska football's red balloon tradition suspended

[Trice]

One of college football's greatest traditions - watching with delight as Nebraska fans hold on to their red balloons for an awkwardly long time until their offense finally gets on the board - will be suspended this season. Trev Alberts cited helium shortages and sanctions against Russia as the primary culprits, but deep down I'm sure he's a little relieved to be rid of such a visible reminder of the program's failures.

Nebraska football suspending balloon tradition

Nebraska is suspending its tradition of releasing red balloons after the first touchdown of home games due to a global helium shortage.

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[Halincandenza]

This is a stupid tradition that should have been stopped awhile ago considering they are just littering.

 

[Sigmapolis]

We should really stop wasting helium on balloons.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unpr... now at a,stripping and liquifying the helium.

 

[Al_4_State]

This was so stupid and wasteful. Like another poster said, it was just sanctioned littering.

 

[KnappShack]

We should really stop wasting helium on balloons.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unprecedented-helium-shortage-could-send-000100248.html#:~:text=Supply is now at a,stripping and liquifying the helium.

Let's use hydrogen. Bring a little danger to balloonin'

 

[Clonefan32]

Helium shortage? More like touchdown shortage. Kind of embarrassing to see those things take off with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

 

[VeloClone]

We should really stop wasting helium on balloons.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unprecedented-helium-shortage-could-send-000100248.html#:~:text=Supply is now at a,stripping and liquifying the helium.

It used to be that a kid didn't always get helium in a balloon. Sometimes a balloon was at the end of a little stick. But a few dumb kids will take out their own or another kid's eye with a stick so we can't do that either.

Helium shortage is a real problem. Helium that is released is so light that it is lost into space. We aren't getting more of it.

 

[cygrads]

Guess I remembered seeing them release balloons but never heard of it being a tradition.

 

[Cyclone27inQC]

Now Nebby needs to officially end their false sellout streak.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Now Nebby needs to officially end their false sellout streak.

Out here some of them whine about how that's all they have left.

 

[Trice]

Out here some of them whine about how that's all they have left.

[whispers] It is...

 

[davegilbertson]

Agree with all mentions of sanctioned littering. Think of the dolphins.

Please, forgive my ignorance, but what else is helium used for?

 

[trevn]

I'm not sure I can watch college football this year if Nebraska can't have their balloons. What is this sport coming to? I can handle NIL and realignment, but balloons? I gotta draw a line somewhere.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Agree with all mentions of sanctioned littering. Think of the dolphins.

Please, forgive my ignorance, but what else is helium used for?

Talking funny

 

[awd4cy]

I found one of those stupid balloons in a field in eastern iowa a few years ago.

 

[VeloClone]

Agree with all mentions of sanctioned littering. Think of the dolphins.

Please, forgive my ignorance, but what else is helium used for?

Welding, medical and research purposes, diving, semi-conductor chips...

 

[Cyclone27inQC]

I'm not sure I can watch college football this year if Nebraska can't have their balloons. What is this sport coming to? I can handle NIL and realignment, but balloons? I gotta draw a line somewhere.

It’s not like Nebby needs a lot of helium since it’s rare they score any TD’s.

 

[Trice]

I'm not sure I can watch college football this year if Nebraska can't have their balloons. What is this sport coming to? I can handle NIL and realignment, but balloons? I gotta draw a line somewhere.

Laugh if you want but this guy thinks Alberts should be fired over this. People are bonkers.

 

[CyCrazy]

Laugh if you want but this guy thinks Alberts should be fired over this. People are bonkers.

What a pud

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

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