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.
Also â and weâre sure this is purely coincidental â here are the top four cheaters in the NFL, again per the siteâs arbitrary rankings: 1. Denver Broncos 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 3. New York Jets 4. Indianapolis Colts Coincidentally, those four teams probably would be considered the Patriotsâ four biggest rivals. Not only that, the New York Giants â who have defeated the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl â come in at No. 6, and New Englandâs other biggest rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, come in at No. 7. The website also lays out every single Super Bowl winner and explains how some of them cheated and why you can put an asterisk next to their title.