Corn Flakes: Which Wave Came First: The Wheat or the Sea?

by JLew on Nov 13, 2009 9:46 AM CST in Corn Flakes

So this question comes from a "discussion" I had with a KSU "fan" at last years KSU/NU game. To be fair she may have been drunk, and she was kinda an idiot. I blame the idiot part on watching a Ron Prince coached team for several years. Anyway after (another) Nebraska TD we started "Waving the Sea of Red" and the woman claimed that we were "Waving the Wheat" and that we stole it from Kansas. I told her NU would never steal anything from KU, but I wasn't sure what came first. They are similar. So anyone know the story?

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Nebraska football fans put the wave in the "Sea of Red" swaying their arms back and forth while the Nebraska Marching Band plays "There Is No Place Like Nebraska."

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After every KU touchdown, Jayhawk Fans "Wave the Wheat", a long-standing tradition at games.

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The Wave

Couldn’t tell ya about the wheat but I know that the wave was started at UW in the early 80s or something like that so if the wheat predates 1981 we can conclude that it was first. I would also guess that if the wheat was started at kansas that it probably came into existence due to kansas fans flailing their arms in the air because of how bad their team was.

by HuskerPhil on Nov 13, 2009 9:54 AM CST reply actions