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 most hated people, places and things in the NFL. 1  Most hated team: New England Patriots. 2  Most hated head coach: Bill Belichick. 3  Most hated owner: Dan Snyder. 4  Most hated player in the locker room: Percy Harvin. 5  Most hated player by fans: Johnny Manziel. 6  Most hated fan base: Eagles. 7  Most hated rule: The Calvin Johnson Rule. Easy one here. This rule is the worst. Dubbed the Calvin Johnson rule after the Lions' receiver had an apparent touchdown wiped off the board because, as referee Gene Steratore explained it, he did not complete the catch during the process of the catch..