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

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  

Love all your content here...

Put together a preview, scouting your huskers. Would love any feedback/insight you can provide.

Should be a hell of an ugly one tomorrow.

by hiphopopotamus on Nov 13, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions  

very well done

especially the “evidence” about the offensive line not being that good….. that’s the one that stuck out to me.

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by Jon Johnston on Nov 13, 2009 2:52 PM CST up reply actions  

As to your question....

Max Faulkenstein can’t seem to remember exactly, but thinks we started Waving thr Wheat at basketball games in the 20s or 30s.

by hiphopopotamus on Nov 13, 2009 1:39 PM CST reply actions  

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