Author Topic: the nickname "blackshirts" (Read 3302 times)

pissclams · « **on:** March 30, 2015, 08:35:50 PM »

should we nab it as our own while Nebraska still sucks? i was reading in the spring game thread that our D is going to be pretty salty next season.

i think it would be a good idea to rebrand ourselves the blackshirts lynch mob while nebraska works to rebuild their program from the ground up.

i am not pretending to think people would completely forget about Nebraska in year 1 of the blackshirts lynch mob, but after year 2? anything is possible.

chum1 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:43:51 PM »

Blackshirts? Sounds racist. Let's just stick with Lynch Mob.

pissclams · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:56:58 PM »

make an outstanding play on defense?
you've been awarded a blackshirt
you've joined the blackshirts lynch mob

play bad on defense?
you have lost your blackshirt
you're now on the lynch mob only defense

pissclams · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:58:32 PM »

players will be incented to play harder in an effort to earn the privilege of being a blackshirts lynch mob

steve dave · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:17:15 PM »

Black would be hot in summer

Trim · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:25:31 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on March 30, 2015, 09:17:15 PM

Black would be hot in summer

Fire & Ice tie-in.

sys · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:25:54 PM »

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/incite-incentive-incent-incentivize/

pissclams · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:34:00 PM »

Quote from: sys on March 30, 2015, 09:25:54 PM

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/incite-incentive-incent-incentivize/

i'm fortunate in that if I use a word, it is a word

pissclams · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:36:46 PM »

I hate incentivize, won't use it. will rally against it

sys · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:38:20 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on March 30, 2015, 09:34:00 PM

i'm fortunate in that if I use a word, it is a word

i'm the same way.

wabash909 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2015, 10:42:46 PM »

Throw up the bones.

The Big Train · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:46:11 PM »

what about the "Purple Shirts"

1863 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2015, 12:43:15 AM »

What if we just gave players flair? They could get special pins for big tackles or fumbles and every win you get a slightly bigger, slightly shinnier piece of flair. Young players would look in awe upon all the pieces of flair bedazzling the jerseys of our Seniors and would be extra #incentivized.

MadCat · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2015, 12:45:48 AM »

Queso jar helmet stickers

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2015, 06:17:48 AM »

I like the idea. We could discuss whether or not LHCBS is handing out blackshirts at spring practice or not. You know, if our players have yet to earn them.

slobber · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2015, 07:47:45 AM »

Friendship beads on the laces of their shoes. Trainer would take away their cleats after each game and weave in the beads earned for great plays. Come back for the next football practice and compare beads. BOOM! INCENTED!

Gonna win 'em all!

hatingfrancisco · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2015, 07:58:50 AM »

Quote from: The Big Train on March 30, 2015, 11:46:11 PM

what about the "Purple Shirts"

What the eff is wrong with you?

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2015, 08:57:44 AM »

Quote from: wabash909 on March 30, 2015, 10:42:46 PM

Throw up the bones.

steve dave · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:09:08 AM »

when our defense is trash we could just take the shirts away from them as an additional motivator to not be so terrible.

Mr_BONES · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:11:57 AM »

Quote from: MadCat on March 31, 2015, 12:45:48 AM

Queso jar helmet stickers

We all know they would be Werther's stickers.

The Big Train · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:47:52 AM »

Quote from: hatingfrancis on March 31, 2015, 07:58:50 AM

Quote from: The Big Train on March 30, 2015, 11:46:11 PM
what about the "Purple Shirts"

What the eff is wrong with you?

i don't know

Bqqkie Pimp · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:58:03 AM »

The inherent challenge, as I see it, is that if our defense sucks (like Nebraska's) then our neat little shirt idea might be made fun of with names like "pinkskirts", etc.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2015, 10:00:11 AM »

Taunting bad defense with various pastel colored shirts seems appropriate.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2015, 11:37:08 AM »

Couple thoughts. Yes, teh name is open for the taking. No one cars about some loser team in a one team conference.

But hasn't the name itself becomse associated with being kind of soft? Like "hey Zack did you see how bad Minnesota pile drove the :airquotes: blackshirts on saturday?"

not sure if we want it?

_33 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2015, 12:04:37 PM »

since 99% of our players are former walkons maybe we could call them the grayshirts.