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.

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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