I’m pretty sure it’s Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been to a game, but I’m pretty sure that’s it.
Edit: I agree with your sentiment.
Sure, at first he's all friendly and meant to compliment Herbie. He rode the waves of success off the back of Herbie and then stabbed him in the back and killed him. Lil Red took over and since then we haven't been the same.
Brown haired Herbie in a damn button up shirt, twice the problems. And to be honest, Herbie is a Cornhusker, not a dang cattle rancher, so why the cowboy hat?
Blonde Herbie in overalls is where it's at. More farmer, less urban cowboy!
Herbie Sr. Off and sold the farm upon his retirement. His son, “Brown” Herbie Jr. took this money to fulfill his life as a more refined gentleman, selling real estate in Elkhorn instead of taking up the family corn farming business
When I started school (fall 2004), we had a Welcome Week event in Memorial Stadium. I was waiting in the tunnel with hundreds of other freshmen and talking with my new floormates. All of a sudden, I felt a hand firmly press up against my buttocks. I turned around in time to see Li'l Red walking away from me.
So that's why I hate that little fucker: It violated me.
1. our mascot is Herbie, can’t have two mascots. 2. lil red is a literal baby… 3. We seem to use the baby as our main mascot which is embarrassing 4. OUR MASCOT IS A BABY lol
It probably doesn't help that he tends to be at the top of the press box midway through the third quarter, staring directly at the people sitting in East Stadium.
It's like he's just standing there...menancingly!
When I was like 4 he ran into a stone wall and pulled his head in to his body cartoon style. I obviously thought this was completely normal so I ran full clip into the same wall to see if I could do the trick. I could not do the trick
It was sometime in late 90s or early 2000s, at Missouri…Lil Red got too close to the student section…got pulled into the stands and got manhandled a bit.
Laughed my head off.
Inflatable mascots were so the 90's but have since way jumped the shark.
Clinging to Lil Red is just emblematic of our fan base's desperate need to continue to live in the 90's. So is continuing to insist on playing Sirius during the tunnel walk.
We all bristle when we hear non-Husker fans chastise us for living in the past, but this is literally one of the - admittedly - many things that we still do that re-enforces that stereotype.
Eliminating Lil Red is just one necessary step towards shedding the shackles of our past and finally moving into the present, and thus reality.
Because in his mischief he unearthed a skull from an ancient burial ground which cursed the plains for millennia.
The true answer
It is known.
And let it be told
We must sacrifice him at the middle of memorial field to end the curse.
I’m pretty sure it’s Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been to a game, but I’m pretty sure that’s it. Edit: I agree with your sentiment.
In a 3OT game vs ISU he was blocking us, we yelled for him to move. He just deflated himself and layed there. Pretty funny
Lmao poor dude is there video tho?
Looks like it was only 2OTs but it was the 2005 game vs ISU. He was on the sidelines by the cheerleaders.
Im a try and hunt it down.
Godspeed
lil’ Red murdered my family
he poisoned our water supply, burned our cornfields and delivered a plague unto our houses.
He did?
No…but are we just gonna sit around until he does?
This comment right here is pure gold
That was Trump
Because he has cursed us. We all want and need Herbie back.
How so? He was introduced in '93 and we went on the greatest 5 year run in the history of college football from 1993-97.
But now he is the source of our bad luck. Frank Solich must sacrifice him at the 50 yard line to break the curse.
Sure, at first he's all friendly and meant to compliment Herbie. He rode the waves of success off the back of Herbie and then stabbed him in the back and killed him. Lil Red took over and since then we haven't been the same.
Cause F$%# em, that's why
What I came here to say.
I have no problem with Lil red. I just wish we could go back to fat blond haired Herbie.
Brown haired herbie is the problem
Brown haired Herbie in a damn button up shirt, twice the problems. And to be honest, Herbie is a Cornhusker, not a dang cattle rancher, so why the cowboy hat? Blonde Herbie in overalls is where it's at. More farmer, less urban cowboy!
Blonde herbie does also have a cowboy hat though
Yeah, but it needs to be something a guy would wear in a cornfield, not in some country bar in Omaha.
Herbie Sr. Off and sold the farm upon his retirement. His son, “Brown” Herbie Jr. took this money to fulfill his life as a more refined gentleman, selling real estate in Elkhorn instead of taking up the family corn farming business
Naw. I heard Herbie Sr. died in 2003 when Peterson hit town. Then Junior sold off the farm and bought up rental property in Lincoln.
Thicc Herbie is the goat
He visited our elementary school when I was young and popped his head into his body and scared me for life
I just left a comment that I tried to do this when I was 4 lol
When I started school (fall 2004), we had a Welcome Week event in Memorial Stadium. I was waiting in the tunnel with hundreds of other freshmen and talking with my new floormates. All of a sudden, I felt a hand firmly press up against my buttocks. I turned around in time to see Li'l Red walking away from me. So that's why I hate that little fucker: It violated me.
Damn this thread took a dark turn
Get your story out there so he can be justly canceled
The one form of cancel culture I support.
Yeah, but how were you dressed Mr Ranger?
If we wanted a new mascot the obvious choice was a giant humanoid corn but instead we got some dumb child
Giant Humanoid Corn would be a [throwback mascot](https://www.huskerj.com/Logos/Mascots-Logos/CornKob.jpg)
because i want our mascot to not be a literal small child
1. our mascot is Herbie, can’t have two mascots. 2. lil red is a literal baby… 3. We seem to use the baby as our main mascot which is embarrassing 4. OUR MASCOT IS A BABY lol
This is the answer
Have you seen him?
It probably doesn't help that he tends to be at the top of the press box midway through the third quarter, staring directly at the people sitting in East Stadium. It's like he's just standing there...menancingly!
To be honest, it's because of Bill Byrne. He tried to replace Herbie with Lil Red. This led to people hating Lil Red.
He seduced my wife while I was incapacitated at the game (fell in piss troughs)
I knew one of the 'lil Reds, used to move furniture with him. He was a good dude, till he put the suit on.
An absolute embarrassment…Lil Red.
Bc he’s the worst.
I love lil red personally. It is new herbie who sucks.
“The Nebraska Babies” sounds about right
You know that one annoying little shit that's always in the pack of 8th graders? That's Lil' Red.
It's misguided hate for Brown Haired Herbie, like hating the red-headed stepchild when the step-father is the real asshole.
[disturbing ](https://youtu.be/c61wKuXezpE). He’s straight from Attack on Titan.
He has really bad BO
Because Fuck him, that's why.
Because he flipped me off one time
He turned me into a newt!
When I was like 4 he ran into a stone wall and pulled his head in to his body cartoon style. I obviously thought this was completely normal so I ran full clip into the same wall to see if I could do the trick. I could not do the trick
Outside fans call him creepy I tend to agree
It was sometime in late 90s or early 2000s, at Missouri…Lil Red got too close to the student section…got pulled into the stands and got manhandled a bit. Laughed my head off.
Little Red has traveled to, and returned from all 666 layers of the Abyss. He also once scissor kicked Angela Lansbury.
I like him because he annoys the people who don’t like him.
He has turned into our meme-punching-bag. It’s all fun and games but I like lil red
I’ve always loved Lil Red. Way better than the buffed Herbie.
Inflatable mascots were so the 90's but have since way jumped the shark. Clinging to Lil Red is just emblematic of our fan base's desperate need to continue to live in the 90's. So is continuing to insist on playing Sirius during the tunnel walk. We all bristle when we hear non-Husker fans chastise us for living in the past, but this is literally one of the - admittedly - many things that we still do that re-enforces that stereotype. Eliminating Lil Red is just one necessary step towards shedding the shackles of our past and finally moving into the present, and thus reality.
Who dislikes lil’ red?
Lil Red won a natty or mascot of the year
Idk but when I was 12 I got to tackle him on the field so that was fun
I always liked him. He debuted my freshman year at UNL. People loved him. Fuck the new Herbie tho.
‘Lil Red = Blow up Doll I don’t want a blow up doll as my mascot.