A lack of consistency in testing procedures led to a decision by Nebraska to remove weight room records from a screen at the Suh Strength Complex. This was a decision that did not go over well with players, both past and present, but fortunately those records have been restored.
The Nebraska Twittersphere caught wind of the decision to remove the old records courtesy of former Nebraska wide receiver Kenny Bell, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bell went on a mini-monologue about the Huskers essentially removing history and the memories of those who put in work for the program, including running back Ameer Abdullah (now with the Detroit Lions).
Today i found out anybody that trained in the weight room in the past 10 years has been removed from the walls. @Huskers no love for alum???
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 6, 2016
That hurts. Was told that because "we didnt train right" our records in the weight room at our Alma Mater are removed? Ouch.
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 6, 2016
History is so easily forgotten theses days... Well ignored rather.
— Ameer Abdullah (@Ameerguapo) April 6, 2016
The records in thew weight room were removed because there was a lack of consistency between training and workouts over the years those records were kept and shared. That makes some sense, but it is not as though we are talking about recognizing a running back’s career rushing yards that includes postseason bowl games when the postseason stats for players like Barry Sanders and Herschel Walker are not retroactively included (not to mention those players played at a time when regular seasons were a maximum of 11 games long). These are weight room records. Over time, how a player trains evolves and new workouts and exercises come along that are believed to be more beneficial. That could be a part of the reason for any inconsistency in the weight room.
In any event, the voices were heard and Nebraska has restored the previously removed records in the weight room.
