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Nebraska's Balloon Release at Home Games Has Always Been Dumb and Bad

This is a weekly spotlight that highlights a trash football tradition of Ohio State's upcoming opponent. This week, we're roasting Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers have a lot of dumb traditions.

From "The Pre-Game Spectacular" that has the band performing fight songs in the stadium 5.5 hours before kickoff, to fans applauding the opponent even if said opponent had just horse-kicked their team the previous three-plus hours, there are a number of things about the Nebraska football program that are corny.

But there's one tradition that stands alone in most people's head.