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 Cornhuskers football suspending red balloon tradition due to helium shortage

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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