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Bugeaters?

It was the original nickname of the school's sports teams before they started calling themselves Cornhuskers.

People use it now to make fun of them because of how stupid it looks 130 years later.
 
Okay, this is weird ...

According to the linked site, huskers.com, it was IOWA who was originally referred to as the Cornhuskers! Furthermore, Nebraska co-opted the name after they grew tired of the ridiculously stupid "Bugeaters."

By that time Iowa had already moved on to "Hawkeyes" apparently so not a big deal at the time.

Crazy. Who knew? http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=2802
 
Okay, this is weird ...

According to the linked site, huskers.com, it was IOWA who was originally referred to as the Cornhuskers! Furthermore, Nebraska co-opted the name after they grew tired of the ridiculously stupid "Bugeaters."

By that time Iowa had already moved on to "Hawkeyes" apparently so not a big deal at the time.

Crazy. Who knew? http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=2802

So Nebraska ended up with Iowa's sloppy seconds, awesome!
 
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Okay, this is weird ...

According to the linked site, huskers.com, it was IOWA who was originally referred to as the Cornhuskers! Furthermore, Nebraska co-opted the name after they grew tired of the ridiculously stupid "Bugeaters."

By that time Iowa had already moved on to "Hawkeyes" apparently so not a big deal at the time.

Crazy. Who knew? http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=2802

Sure as hell glad our name was changed!
 
I've always wanted to know what the other ideas were when they were discussing possible nicknames. Seriously, how bad must the other options have been for them to go with the Bugeaters.
 
Wait...back then the Bugeaters were a ferocious beast that...nah. We don't mind the Bugeaters, we actually find it pretty funny. My wife is a UGA grad, and it turns out they used to be the Fighting Goats. Go Georgia Goats!!
 
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They make new Hawkeyes every day, Hawknado.

Watch 100 years from now you guys are actually called the Hawknadoes. But that would be horrible b/c that would mean that your merged teams with ISU...ugh. Bad idea.
 
Watch 100 years from now you guys are actually called the Hawknadoes. But that would be horrible b/c that would mean that your merged teams with ISU...ugh. Bad idea.
Wrong.

What's going to happen is that University Hospitals & Clinics is going to finish the job of absorbing Kinnick Stadium, sort of like that alien in "The Blob," forcing a merger between the Iowa State football team and UIHC.

The teams will be called the Cyclonoscopys.
 
Wrong.

What's going to happen is that University Hospitals & Clinics is going to finish the job of absorbing Kinnick Stadium, sort of like that alien in "The Blob," forcing a merger between the Iowa State football team and UIHC.

The teams will be called the Cyclonoscopys.

Ha. That's awesome.
 
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