By the fall of 1928, a HOYA sportswriter began to refer to the football team as the Hoyas rather than its contemporary nickname of the Hilltoppers. The change was picked up by local writers as basketball season began, and Hoyas became the official Georgetown nickname within a few years.
The NFL's Most Popular Team. A Study Ranks All 32 in TV Viewers and Online Cachet; and the Winner Isâ¦. The New York Giants generate more online buzz than any other National Football League team but garner just about the lowest local-TV ratings. Every grandmother in Cincinnati watches the Bengals when they're on TV, but the rest of the country doesn't seem to realize they exist.
The Cowboys are no longer America's team thanks to Peyton Manning By Chris Chase October 15, 2014 10:20 am Follow @firechrischase Broncos top Harris Poll as America's favorite NFL team; Dallas drops to No. 4. 1  1. The average NFL fan is 2  â¦. 2. Winning isnât everything. 3  3. But, who are we kidding, winning still matters. 4  4. Quoth the Raven: Nevermore. 5  5. Tom Not-So-Terrific. 6  6. Dan Snyder isnât going to like this. 7  7. A theory on why Peyton and the Broncos âwonâ this year.