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.
But Goodell has delivered tremendously for the constituency that signs his checks: NFL owners. NFL franchises make up 27 of the 50 most valuable sports teams in the world, including the Dallas Cowboys, who rank first with a value of $4 billion, up 25%. It is the first time a non-soccer club has reigned as the most valuable team since 2010 (the first year Forbes compiled a top 50 list).