Deep thought over cereal this morning. In hats/tshirts etc I think "Huskers" can stand on it's own. But, if there's a "Nebraska" involved, it should always be "Nebraska Cornhuskers". "Nebraska Huskers' looks silly.
When I bought my license plate bracket I had this debate with myself and came to the same conclusion. Unfortunately most of the stuff out there says "Nebraska Huskers" which sounds dumb.
That's why I've moved my plate holder for my car for years, I refuse to accept Huskers. Out here I don't want the folks misunderstanding - that's why we've got new recruits putting the dog pic emojis' in their twitter feeds. Unaware people don't see the difference between Huskies and Huskers.