Article 1PMCJ Clashtag: British Olympians 'steal' #GBR from Nebraska Huskers football fans

Clashtag: British Olympians 'steal' #GBR from Nebraska Huskers football fans

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Brandon Vogel in Lincoln, Nebraska
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1PMCJ)

Fans of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team have long cheered 'Go Big Red' - so why is the Union Jack now latching onto their tweets?

On the wind-swept plains of Nebraska, the abbreviation "GBR" means a specific thing to supporters of the University of Nebraska football team.

The Cornhuskers, so named in honor of the home state's agricultural heritage, have won five collegiate national titles and 880 games since being founded in 1890, the fourth-most of any top-level university in the United States. They're a big deal in the land of cows, corn and college football.

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