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Nebraska football: Holding onto dead traditions since 1999

Nebraska’s balloon tradition is on hold.

Nebraska’s balloon tradition is on hold.
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One of the saddest traditions in college sports is on hiatus as Nebraska football suspended its home game custom of releasing balloons after the first Husker score. For a long time, children could barely get to their seats before letting go of the plastic, red helium-filled orbs. Now, Big Red faithful can’t get rid of the balloons fast enough as first quarter scoring has gone from…


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