Change Nebraska's Team Name

[The Dude]

beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century. Named after the insect-devouring bull bats that hovered over the plains,

 

Bull bat is a common name for the Nighthawk (a bird, not a bat). Common bird in Nebraska in the Summer, active around dusk and dawn. Eats loads of flying insects, just like a bat. The call always makes me think of summer. Here's a vid with the call:

 

 

So goddammit. Omaha naming that team the Nighthawks was just a sneaky way of calling them the Bugeaters? Bastards.

[grahm3]

beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century. Named after the insect-devouring bull bats that hovered over the plains,

 

Bull bat is a common name for the Nighthawk (a bird, not a bat). Common bird in Nebraska in the Summer, active around dusk and dawn. Eats loads of flying insects, just like a bat. The call always makes me think of summer. Here's a vid with the call:

 

 

So goddammit. Omaha naming that team the Nighthawks was just a sneaky way of calling them the Bugeaters? Bastards.

Plus Offut AFB and the F-117 Stealth which they use for thier logo... But pretty much yes it was.

[wildman]

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Iowa partisans seemed to prefer Hawkeyes, so Sherman started referring to the Nebraska team as Cornhuskers, and the 1900 team was first to bear that label.

 

 

 

This is probably the one and only time, that Iowa football had any impact or relevance to Nebraska football.

This has made my day.

 

glad I could be of assistance