Cookie Belcher Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Idk I have been saying it since the 90s. Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Posted March 17, 2014 Idk I have been saying it since the 90s. I would wonder which came first NeeBrasketball or Nebrasketball Quote
HuskerBB Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Idk I have been saying it since the 90s. I would wonder which came first NeeBrasketball or Nebrasketball I think it started wtih them using Neebrasketball - and then it got shortened when Danny was not here anymore. I would credit Nick Joos who was the director of basketball operation when Danny was here. Nick use the Neebraska or Neebrasketball for promotional things back then. The annual golf fundraiser was the Neebraska Classic. Quote
Buddhahat Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I distinctly remember hearing Neebraska basketball in the 90's. I think neebrasketball and ultimately nebrasketball may have evolved from that. That is a very random non-scientific assessment. Quote
KZRider Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I don't recollect (that's a word some of us old guys use a lot) Nebrasketball ever being used before NeeBrasketball. I think it was created while Danny was here and then altered when he departed. But sliding into senility cannot make a person .... what were we talking about? Quote
cozrulz Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Certainly a promotional thing. I remember seeing it on billboards to buy season tickets. Not sure of the year(s). Quote
AuroranHusker Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Quote
KZRider Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 And how sweet it is! I mean is there another school that can make this work? Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Was it NeeBRasketball or NeeBasketball ? Quote
AuroranHusker Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Was it NeeBRasketball or NeeBasketball ? Neebraska led to Neebrasketball in the early 90's... Blindcheck 1 Quote
49r Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Was it NeeBRasketball or NeeBasketball ? Neebraska led to Neebrasketball in the early 90's... That's how I remember it. I wanna say there were baseball caps printed with "Neebraska" on them. That's the genesis. Quote
KZRider Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Was it NeeBRasketball or NeeBasketball ? Neebraska led to Neebrasketball in the early 90's... Could be right about that but I don't ever remember NEEbraska. Was that an actual promo effort or just informal chatter that grew into NEEbrasketball? It would be nice to fill in that bit of history. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 i remember Neebrasketball. Came around the same time as Dead Dog Alley. HuskermavfanChuck 1 Quote
atskooc Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 NEEbrasketball was definitely 1st before Nebrasketball... twitter has made #Nebrasketball a phenomena! Was it NeeBRasketball or NeeBasketball ? Neebraska led to Neebrasketball in the early 90's... That's how I remember it. I wanna say there were baseball caps printed with "Neebraska" on them. That's the genesis. That's what I remember as well...I think my dad may have had one of those hats. Quote
Omaha Nebrasketballer Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I think there were also hats that said, "Nee Cap" that they used to sell at Devaney. hhcmatt 1 Quote
Neebrasketball Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I have a t-shirt that was given out to students leaving a game in the early-mid 90s when I was a student that has Nebrasketball in white letters on a red shirt. Still have it and still wear it with pride. I am sure it was in the Nee years. I have CRS syndrome, but believe the Nee and the Ne spellings were used around the same time. AuroranHusker and Silverbacked1 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Posted March 17, 2014 Idk I have been saying it since the 90s. I would wonder which came first NeeBrasketball or Nebrasketball I think it started wtih them using Neebrasketball - and then it got shortened when Danny was not here anymore. I would credit Nick Joos who was the director of basketball operation when Danny was here. Nick use the Neebraska or Neebrasketball for promotional things back then. The annual golf fundraiser was the Neebraska Classic. Certainly a promotional thing. I remember seeing it on billboards to buy season tickets. Not sure of the year(s). I wonder if the association with Danny Nee has been why the University hasn't embraced it until lately. Silverbacked1 1 Quote
leonidas Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Idk I have been saying it since the 90s. I would wonder which came first NeeBrasketball or Nebrasketball I think it started wtih them using Neebrasketball - and then it got shortened when Danny was not here anymore. I would credit Nick Joos who was the director of basketball operation when Danny was here. Nick use the Neebraska or Neebrasketball for promotional things back then. The annual golf fundraiser was the Neebraska Classic. Certainly a promotional thing. I remember seeing it on billboards to buy season tickets. Not sure of the year(s). I wonder if the association with Danny Nee has been why the University hasn't embraced it until lately. Or because the University didn't embrace anything to do with the basketball program for about 15 years. greymonkey, HB and 49r 3 Quote
ajb5856 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I remember owning several shirts that said NeeBrasketball on them. Don't remember all of the Neebraska stuff. Quote
atskooc Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I think there were also hats that said, "Nee Cap" that they used to sell at Devaney. That's the hat my dad had! Quote
HuskerCager Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I've never cared for the term. It always felt to me like people who hated or poked fun of the program were the ones using it. To me, it's a phrase that is a product of the 16 year drought, though some here seem to indicate otherwise.As for nicknames, I do like "The Vault" for our new arena. Quote
Cookie Belcher Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I love the term and everyone nationwide loves it too. It is new to most of them. And recruits seem to love it as well. Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Posted March 18, 2014 http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/article_19c96231-9bd8-5dd1-aad5-4c187aa20b01.html 1996 marketing campaign. Also, someone needs to submit a better version to urbandictionary of the word "Nebrasketball" Whatever has definition has the best cumulative positive votes ends up being the #1 listing Quote
AuroranHusker Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/article_19c96231-9bd8-5dd1-aad5-4c187aa20b01.html 1996 marketing campaign. Also, someone needs to submit a better version to urbandictionary of the word "Nebrasketball" Whatever has definition has the best cumulative positive votes ends up being the #1 listing It's a nice piece, too bad it lacked the story dating back to Neebrasketball... I think there's now a follow-up storyline if/when ya dig a lil' deeper. Quote
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