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Nebraska apparently received some negative feedback about making kids buy a JV membership for $35 in order to see Coach Frost on Fan Day. Admitting they made a mistake, now membership for kids will be free and 1000 autographed Frost pictures will be distributed to those kids not picked to see Frost in person. No autographs for adults. Hit the link for the article and details.

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Well done. Now it's still for kids and the less fortunate kids are still able to see Frost and get his autograph. Something as little as meeting Frost could mean a lot to a kid that doesn't come from anything. I would have bumped the age up to 12 or so but this is a good start.
 
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Right now there are tons of weird adults trying to find their old Boy Scout uniforms so that they can try to sneak in and get that amazing Frost signature.
 
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Correct me if I’m wrong but if you stand in line with your children trying to get one autograph from SF aren’t you missing out getting the players autographs?
 
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Frost should just stop participating in this. I just don’t see 10 year old dying to wait 2 hours in line to meet frost. Their parents on the other hand? They’ll for sure make their kid wait in line for their own benefit. The kids young enough to qualify to meet him would be just as happy to get player autographs as Frosts. Turn fan day into kid day and just have it with the players.
 
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kerpal_68 said:
Do you attend the spring game? Paying to watch a practice isn't much different. Maybe you were never a kid that was a huge fan.
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I grew up in Nebraska in the 80s and 90s. Of course I was a huge fan. But standing hours in line, arm to arm, sweating my balls off in 100 degree heat for some autographs has never been appealing to me.
 
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Frost should just stop participating in this. I just don’t see 10 year old dying to wait 2 hours in line to meet frost. Their parents on the other hand? They’ll for sure make their kid wait in line for their own benefit. The kids young enough to qualify to meet him would be just as happy to get player autographs as Frosts. Turn fan day into kid day and just have it with the players.
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Bingo!!!! We had an in during the Pelini era, so my daughter, age 8-11 at the time, got to meet and really talk to some of the players. She could give a frogs fat *** about the coaches.
It is the parents who have the hard on to meet Frost.
 
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Cornicator said:
I think anyone who goes to fan day is weird.
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I went last year. Didn't collect any autographs but I enjoyed seeing the passion of Husker fans and getting to see Husker players in person. There are a lot more weird things than being a passionate Husker fan IMO (except of course in the opinion of Hawkeye fans). :Cool:
 
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Fans should just meet the players and at the end Frost could come out and give a 15-20 min speech to the attendees and avoid all the glad handing and autographs
 
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Good for the kids. They are the ones who truly get excited about an autograph. Adults asking some nineteen-year-old kid for an autograph is weird. Same with some old guy wearing a jersey with a player's name on it. I have a custom Husker jersey that I've had for years. When I ordered it I just requested HUSKERS be printed across the back. I rarely wear it but when I do I only wear it at home when games are on TV.
 
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Good for the kids. They are the ones who truly get excited about an autograph. Adults asking some nineteen-year-old kid for an autograph is weird. Same with some old guy wearing a jersey with a players name on it. I have a custom Husker jersey that I've had for years. When I ordered it I just requested HUSKERS be printed across the back. I rarely wear it but when I do I only wear it at home when games are on TV.
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thought nobody cared about players, only the school?

I'd like the president of the university, dean of students, the meal-prep staff, the training staff, the medical staff, the housing staff all out there for autographs. they stay the same while meaningless players come & go. also, some adidas staff who sew all that gear!

the real heroes are the ones who make it all possible!
 
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It's all about access. There is none these days, and with good reason. Growing up in the 70's and 80's we could go to home games and get in free after halftime. On away game days, a bunch of us would go to the stadium and have a pick up game of football on the turf. When we got thirsty, we walked through an unlocked door to the locker area and hit the pop machine - always set at 25 cents. And although practices were fairly secure, it was fair game afterwards to go meet players, play catch and goof around. Even used to jog along with T.O. on his pre/post practice run around the field. So for me, standing in any line to see anybody doesn't appeal.
 
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Champs 70-71-94-95-97 said:
It's all about access. There is none these days, and with good reason. Growing up in the 70's and 80's we could go to home games and get in free after halftime. On away game days, a bunch of us would go to the stadium and have a pick up game of football on the turf. When we got thirsty, we walked through an unlocked door to the locker area and hit the pop machine - always set at 25 cents. And although practices were fairly secure, it was fair game afterwards to go meet players, play catch and goof around. Even used to jog along with T.O. on his pre/post practice run around the field. So for me, standing in any line to see anybody doesn't appeal.
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We must be the same approximate age. I remember in the late 70s or early 80s being able to walk into practices and getting autographs from some of the players that were sitting on the bench by the fence. I think my most famous one that way was Jamie Williams.
 
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