The misery that was the 2012 national championship game. As part of one of the most intimate traditions in college football, A&M fans consider an Aggies touchdown a touchdown for everyone present in support. The University of Mississippi is known to have a student drinking problem which has led to their reputation as one of the top party schools in the nation. Not owned by some money-grubbing autocrat but by THE PEOPLE, and youll gladly remind anybody and everybody of that as you break out your certificate that proves you, too, own a piece of the team! They will do it at every turn. Possibly 100. However, Texas Tech is certainly the rudest. The quarterbacks named Manuel and Edwards and Brohm and Holcomb and Thad Lewis and one-s-short-of-perfect Losman. 2 spot is THE Ohio State University. For a franchise thats endured a stunning amount of heartbreak and futility on its journey to never winning a Super Bowl, you dont get nearly the amount of misery hype as, say, a Cleveland or a Buffalo. Well admit its a little funny when Spartans fans call their rivals the Walmart Wolverines. And of course, theyve been known. In a game a few years back, CU instead began to throw T-shirts, bright yellow ones. The Texas Longhorns ruined their three-peat in 2005. There is almost a never-ending stream of bleeped out words and chants. Over the past few years, CU has never really been any kind of powerhouse in the Big 12 and as a rule, most arrogance and rudeness is based in success. Like the other three fan bases we mentioned, Indiana has some of the nicest, most collegial fans in the game. Nick Saban runs a tight ship and most of his players stay under lock and key. Notre Dame gave the worst tickets and were entitled. And then Jed York happened. The houndstooth hats. GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 31: Ohio State Buckeyes fans watch warm ups prior to the 2016 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 31, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. Anyway, each fan base is irritable in one way or another, but here are the nine who are the most annoying. Every team has their traditions, history and fanbases. Notre Dame graduates around 2,000 students a year, yet its influence is so vast, so far-reaching, and so annoying that if an alien were to land his spacecraft on Earth and become a college football fan, hed most likely presume Notre Dame to be our worlds largest educational center. No, theyre not Americas Team. There are so many possibilities. You Bears fans like to fancy yourselves as one of Americas proudest sporting traditions, but the cold reality is that outside of one glorious lightning-in-a-bottle year in 1985 that you still cling to with adorable desperateness, you're the major-market Browns. There's a question I ask myself on Saturday nights when most of the day's football has been played. Now, he just charges $90 for parking, which is usually paid by fans of the visiting team, because there ARE NO LA CHARGERS FANS. You generally hate them, I wouldnt use hate in this sense as I would call it an aggressive dislike, but those fans are out there. THE BROWNS. Top 15 most intolerable fan bases in college football. Which Green Bay now collectively pretends never happened. Crimson Tide fans take the whole "championship or bust" motif and run with it like a four-year-old on a candy high. This is what happens: A shitfaced LSU fan stumbles up to Opposing Fan. Maybe people from Colorado are just mean. Call the Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-270-7117, you have a gambling problem. The way they talk about their team you would think they had won a title more recently than Texas. "I confirm first place goes to The Ohio State," another fan added on social media. Obviously the behavior was committed by a tiny minority of people, but theres a reason why theres not a lot of love for Morgantown elsewhere in the country. Seriously, has anybody outside Arizona ever met an actual Cardinals fan? Bitter, bitter, bitter.). Feelings about college football fan bases are pretty simple: You don't like any that you're not a part of. And couch-burning looks fun. Ranking the Big Ten's most annoying fan bases Sep 27, 2012 at 2:39 pm Expand Autoplay 1 of 13 I planned on talking trash but the picture says all you need to know about Indiana football. And, oh look, now hes vomiting on your shoe. Those losses hurt, and I volunteered to have marshmallows thrown at me because we deserved it. Of course, every SEC team could have probably made this list -- that includes the Tennessee Volunteers, Kentucky Wildcats, South Carolina Gamecocks, Arkansas Razorbacks, Missouri Tigers, Auburn Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies. Your beloved Steeler Nation is mostly made up of transplants living in the Sun Belt who are total die-hards but havent been to a Steeler game in Pittsburgh since Three Rivers. Look, whether it started with the Saints or Bengals, no one cares -- its dumb either way. So, hey, carry on with your jerseys-and-jeans Fridays, and maybe send Andrew Luck's doctor a thank you note. I can imagine some Jets fans are frustrated, though, given Kevin Cheveldayoff's activity over the past 10 days. Whatever it is, both Gus and Gary are among the most hated sports announcers today. Well borrow some southern gentility and just say that at least theyre not Alabama fans. Usually. Pride in a team that has been weak in the Big Ten over the past few years is beyond belief. Theres nothing wrong with getting a little rowdy and some trash talk during NCAA football games, but some college football fans cross the line. A profanity-laden YouTube video posted by a Florida fan has caught the attention of the Tuscaloosa police. These fans even used to wave Confederate flags at their games. They hold onto the old glory days when Stoops led them to a title or even before that when coach Switzer-led OU. The two No. Right now there are at least 50 people in San Quentin Prison for something they did after a Raiders game. Earlier, I claimed Texas to be the most arrogant of all the Texas schools, which I promise you is true. Their fans also have the reputation of being one of the rudest and meanest in the Big Ten. Elsewhere, fans in the Big 12 Conference might need a bar of soap for their mouths as they use the foulest language, according to respondents. Then toss in Alabama and Auburn as yearly rivals and you have the recipe for the most delusional fan base in the country. The trees, the teabagger, the Nick Saban. According to a 2009 poll done by Sports Illustrated, UCF fans are apparently the rudest in Conference USA. Make it past the delicious roasted meats, the deliriously hot coeds, and the signs with faux-French to spot someone whos wearing another schools colors? The Auburn Tigers followed closely in fourth place. These schools can make the. . Probably because you recognize that everyone still knows you as the team with orange pants. Duke fans deservedly get the most venom of any college hoops fan base, but North Carolina isn't exactly filled with humble, "aw shucks" types. Here are four common factors I found in picking crappy fan bases: a. Boorishness: Are you drinking enough to kill a beluga whale and then taking random swings at opposing fans children? How is "most annoying" graded? It was also more than a quarter-century ago, and after years of Kirk Cousins malaise, your new quarterback suffered a Joe Theismann-esque injury that may have ended his career. And because most of you also wear Creamsicle orange on Saturday, America kinda feels bad for you. As for Tebow Could you at least have saved the permanent plaques until after he graduated? I can tell you which college towns may have that George Clooney-esque cloud of smug hovering above their main streets, and which schools have documented cases of students throwing piss. Unless its a Saints fan. The sole purpose of Colorado fans is to hate Nebraska. (They have guns.) There is the media-sanctioned worship of Jim Tressel that ended under less than ideal circumstances in 2010. Gators fans ranked No. Say what you will about the barely-filled Hard Rock Stadium on Saturdays, when Miami sniffs relevance, their fans are as heinous as anyone. Many Pac-12 fans report Duck fans as being vulgar, rude, crass, foul, and mean. Ohio St was a nice group but they still suck. I read innumerable Bleacher Report articles, which all, strangely, ended up contradicting each other. Until Calvin Johnson came along, the only player's jersey you saw Lions fans wear at homegames wasBarry Sanders (even on kids bornafterSanders retired). Ohio State is by far the most obnoxious university. Just last season, Mike Stoops led them to a pretty decent record and a somewhat disappointing loss in the Alamo Bowl to Oklahoma State. And, above all else, there is the constant winning over the last 30 yearsan easy way to get hated. It has history, tradition and one of the best programs out there. And then of course we know what happened. Talking to Bengals fans these days is perplexing: After a few straight Andy Dalton-led playoff appearances, they carry themselves like they're on the verge of something. Investigators said the suspects threw a rock through an open window and then attacked the four fans inside the car. SEC even though they have accomplished absolutely nothing in the conference. It applies to USC. The pristine beaches, sunny weather, food, attractive people and world-renowned nightlife can become stale. Theyll come to your town, theyll help you party it down and theyll make your ears bleed with chants of Go Big Red and Husker Power. Your new domed stadium is one of the loudest in football, probably because every single one of your fans is AT THE GAME. Their insanity has no bounds as they continue to succeed on the gridiron. There are some reports on ESPN that Georgia ejects over 300 fans per game. The ones that make you reach for an extra pair of noise-cancelling headphones. According to respondents, Alabama fans might need to calm down because theyre the No. You are who you root for. That's the essence of Eagles fans right there. Sooner fans are some of the raunchiest and most arrogant out there. There are basically three kinds of Colts fans: die-hards who thought building the Hoosier Dome before you had an actual team was a stroke of GENIUS; Peyton Manning fans who dropped $200 on an authentic jersey in 2005 and dont much feel like switching; and people who know nothing about football and are just attracted by the smell of frying pork. This time, it's personal. These Tigers are insane and will verbally and physically attack you. The fucking toilet paper rolls. Despite winning the most Super Bowls of any team in league history, you still have a no-show problem at home games. Not only do teams contend with fans, but they have to focus while fans are shaking cowbells throughout the game in one of the most unique traditions in college football. UT has attended two national Championships since 2005,. Jacksonville Jaguars. They make an appearance here because they have a tradition for everything you could possibly think of. According to Rovell, the fanbases most often mentioned were Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio. They know they carry the conference on its back, and they're not afraid to let you know. What are the most annoying fan bases in college football? The snow. To even brag about this is insanity. 1 spot in the polls every year. Id like instead to point out a snapshot in time, a vignette, if you will, that should illustrate why West Virginia fans are awful. And out west, theyre just here to party. Their last national title was in 1939 (! Congrats to the University of Alabama, you are once again No. Earlier this week, Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee and Texas were voted as the four most annoying fanbases in college football. Not every fan base is filled with annoying fans. Essentially, you put purple makeup on a pig that grew up in Cleveland and renamed it after a poem. Don't get me wrong, I know Colorado beat the Huskers in 2018 and 2019. No one is pretending the Hoosiers are relevant, though. Not a great look. That wont stop you from busting out the Pittsburgh-ese at the local Steeler bar, though, like you didnt skip town for the first warm-weather job that came around. Ah, another SEC school. The Trojans start off the top 10 of rudest fans and for a good reason. Additionally, after being crushed in games, CU fans would dance in the stadium, still jeering on against opponents who had already destroyed their team. Let's take a look at the candidates: Blue Bloods Region College basketball royalty. Every fanbase has its highs and lows, its triumphs and tragedies, its moments in the sun and regrets in the darkness. Anyway, each fan base is irritable in one way or another, but here are the nine who are the most annoying. This is the long and short of it. Rounding out the top five is Michigan State. Just look what happened to Brett Favre when he dared play for the Vikings. I can't say that I have ever had the chance to visit Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, but there are some reports that these fans are some of the craziest in the Big Ten. Spurrier was notorious for running up the scorethe 1995 Georiga game still holds a certain mythic quality in the SEC for poor sportsmanshipand even though he has found admiring fans during his semi-retirement at South Carolina, he was utterly loathed in the 1990s. 4) Alabama Crimson Tide. Not because the team is subpar, but because your average season-ticket holder is 84 and stays home after dark or if theres a 10% chance of rain. Ignore the hillbilly cracks, because theyre unoriginal and unfunny. c. Success and making excuses for illegally gained success: Have you won a few national championships lately? The Rebels haven't exactly been even close to good as of late, holding a spot at the bottom half of the SEC for years. Michigan has a lot of Texas qualities. Sure, your players can blow their hands off on Fourth of July or shoot themselves in the foot at a nightclub, but they do it the Giants way! To determine the rowdiest fans, we surveyed more than 2,000 NCAA football fans across the country and asked them to rate the behavior of every fan base in each of the Power Five conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC) along with independent teams. Will Ohio State compete? A&M Fans = "Most Ignorant and Clueless" award. One of the all-time winningest programs in college football, Michigan. Not all fan bases are judged the same. They cringe at telling you the school's academics are some of the best in the country. Tennessee. The "U," as they all like to call it, are some crazy football fans for a team that hasn't exactly had any glory since their loss to Ohio State in the 2003 national championship. NFL The Ohio State Buckeyes Have Been Named "Most Annoying Fan Base" In College Football Ohios Tate 8/08/2019 11:06 AM 9 So Darren Rovell ran this stupid little poll for the haters and the losers of America could feel important. Alabama is a great football university. The self-proclaimed national champs on social media. And really, what's changed? Hopefully, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte can be the one to finally figure it out. So many questions! According to Rovell, the fanbases most often mentioned were Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Clemson, Michigan and Texas. The fact that you have the most Super Bowls helps shut down Cowboys, Giants, and Pats fans, so America is still grateful, pending this year's winner. How do you know football is king in Florida? However, that is not what makes them rude. Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. College fans have their own traditions and idiosyncrasies, I think you can often find annoying fans from different colleges. In the early 2000s the USC Trojans were what Alabama is today. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. But thank you for not taking your disappointment out on us. Also, some Bulldogs are known for going after opposing tailgaters as well as verbally attacking other fans as they enter the stadium. (And theyre now calling for his firing after a disappointing season.). To those that didnt make it, try again next year. Had this ranking been done 5-6 years ago, theyd be much higher on the list. When it's not, it's a little wanting. The way this broke down was through a series of head to head matchups, and the final four were all in one poll. The fact that my dad is a massive fan, and the knowledge that my calls are going to get screened for a week now. Ask the announcers from that game, they'll agree with you. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images). Sitting at home behind your safe TV doesn't even begin to hide what goes on at some of these stadiums where football is literally the pulse of the student's worlds. Claiming to be better than a team that just beat you badly is crossing the line in my opinion and arguing with them is impossible. All rights reserved. From cursing in the stands to throwing garbage on the field, these football fans top our list for worst behavior in the NCAA. Pac-12 fans get too drunk during games, per this survey. To do that, theyll have to beat an Alabama team thathaschoke-slammed them to the mat in the last two SEC Championships. Unfortunately, Nick Foles' unbelievable run that culminated in out-dueling Tom Brady in the Super Bowl made you even more insufferable, though it did give the world one of the greatest videos ever captured. Reggie Bush. Cracking the top three are the Golden Domers. North Dakota State What, you don't think FCS counts? But then it's the same old, same old -- it took this team 16 years to get rid of Marvin Lewis and his remarkably mediocre 131-122-3 record, which included seven years of losing the first game in the playoffs. The massive packs they travel in. In fairness, there isn't much to do in Miami other than watch college football. Phil Fulmer talked like Tennessee belonged with the blue bloods of the sport. Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. The Longhorns haven't exactly shown much taste of winning over the past season and a half though, failing to make a bowl game and losing horribly to both Oklahoma schools. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. It took place during the alcohol-soaked periods before and after a game against LSU in 2011: Police in West Virginia are looking for a group of people accused of attacking four LSU fans leaving Saturday nights game in Morgantown. Except people actually show up to your games. The Buffaloes up in Boulder may have left the Big 12, but their fanbase hasn't gotten any nicer. As a 49ers fan in the Seattle area, this is definitely true. The University of Texas is one of the premier football universities for top-notch athletes, gaining top recruits year in and year out. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. They found Carroll entertaining. Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. 11. The NFL-level defenses. One team will be very fortunate to land a do-it-all player in Roschon Johnson. Feelings about college football fan bases are pretty simple: You don't like any that you're not a part of. (Unfortunately, Wisconsin will have to earn just an honorable mention on our list.) As many people know, with alcohol comes cockiness, and with cockiness comes arrogance. With Patrick Mahomes undoing Andy Reid's home playoff losing streak, you've got a lot of hype and a genuinely exciting young quarterback at the helm. Wisconsin will have to earn just an honorable mention, permanent plaques until after he graduated, caught the attention of the Tuscaloosa police, Deadspins Drew Magary shrewdly pointed out, actually pissed Notre Dame isnt getting more credit, The 10 Most Hateable Fan Bases in College Basketball. Three NFC title games and a Super Bowl in just 20 years? And although none of you actually LIKE being associated with the (AFC) South, it makes getting to the playoffs infinitely easier. But even Michael Irvin's alma mater must, I believe, make way for a few others at the top. Texas A&M cares about their football team -- a lot. A recent social media ranking named the 10 most "annoying" fan bases in all of college football. Bad news, Tennessee Vols fans. Rama jama. And finally, its partly the fans, who pretended the Irish still mattered for many years when they didnt, and who now are actually pissed Notre Dame isnt getting more credit for its successes last season. They hate letting you know about the historic significance of the Big House. You can't deny that in the past, you have been HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE people. It also references an injury to Alabama WR Tyrone Prothro, who broke his leg in the Tides 31-3 win over Florida at Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2005. Sure, youre a city of transplants or locals (who grew up rooting for the Cowboys), but youve flocked to this perpetually mediocre franchise like its an AMC 24 in August. Our crack team broke em all down, from the NFL's most pleasantly irrelevant fans to the league's most obnoxious. Have you ever attempted to make the case that one can track a direct lineage from Jesus Christ to your most beloved coach? SportsBetting.ag is offering a 100% bonus for any first time deposit using cryptocurrency. By the way, when I say "all these years," I mean since 2006. On top of it all are the fan bases who are unbearably annoying. Pour one out for San Diego. One thing I found in my research was some LSU fans claiming, with backup, that the fans in Arkansas continued to cheer and "call the hogs" even when an LSU player was injured on the field. Both, though, are among the most polarizing figures in college football history. One spent almost 30 years suffering with a team that rarely broke .500 (the Aints!) and was helmed by the likes of Aaron Brooks andBilly Joe Tolliver, while the other only knows the Super Bowl success of the Sean Paytonera. At least they have won the conference, but that doesnt make them any less annoying. Say what you will about the lack of a playoff, but with only two teams out of 120 getting a shot at . A Cotton Bowl victory over the Longhorns most-hated rivals in Oklahoma. This is going to sound like I'm quoting Yoda, but this is totally true. We also ranked the top five most arrogant fan bases in the NCAA. All the while, they chant SEC, SEC. 1. In fact, it's the reason I researched them in the first place. When they werent sure if the Big Ten would play, they wanted to put an asterisk on the CFP this year. Now comes time for some self deprecation. They literally will ignore you, no matter how strong your facts are. Even SEC fans, some of the most passionate in the world, voted LSU the worst hosts for football games. No matter what they do on the field, they inject themselves into every conversation about the Texas Longhorns. Must be something in the cheesesteaks. The Texas Longhorns fan base consistently feel like this could be their year. We all love our teams and will until the end of time. The entire disrespectful clip can be seen here. Alabama is not difficult to hate. They like to claim SEC pride while having nothing to do with its success. The Sea of Red is one of the coolest traditions out there, but any crazy Husker fan will tell you that Crouch, Suh, and Gill are some of the best players to ever walk the face of this planet. At least the collective delusion of the Joe Flacco era appears to have ended, so the collective delusion of the Lamar Jackson era can begin in earnest. Hell, theyre not even Houstons team, since THAT team plays in Nashville. As you can see, both state-of-Michigan Power Five schools proudly(?) All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Among respondents, 50% were male and 50% were female with an average age of 30. When rolled up and knotted, they actually looked a lot like penalty flags. Notre Dame fans bleed Irish gold everywhere and anywhere, and the national media loves Notre Dame like Notre Dame fans love Notre Dame. The video above. Matt Leinart. Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, RELATED: The 10 Best Marching Bands in College Football, Ranked. The Sooner fans want respect from the rest of the country and try to claim it with over-sized arrogance and a "we are almighty, fear us" kind of attitude. Thankfully, their fan base doesn't want to talk about it. Your most feared team in recent memory was helmed by the immortal Rex Grossman. The first but certainly not the last SEC team on this list, Ole Miss fans can be some of the rudest out there. My biggest beef, though, is grammar related. Even during the darkest days of the Tyrone Willingham era, you could expect to see the Irish on TV. In fact, the team that makes its way into Columbus on 9/11 might appear quite high on the list. "We should be much higher," one Tennessee fan wrote. Not all fan bases are judged the same. Sure you might have friends who cheer for other teams, but come Saturday that friendship is left at the door. In which case, theres ALWAYS something. Auburn fans aren't what you would expect them to be when it comes to their manners. It was frightening. The rest of college football may as well be pig sniffing farmers from nowhere. Congratulations. How would you rank the most "annoying" fan bases in all of college football. But let's face it, those memories are as fleeting as Mike Munchak's and Mike Mularkey's tenures as head coach -- it might be time to try someone with a name that doesn't scream "evil high school P.E. Jags fans are the NFL's least obnoxious fans in large part because they BARELY exist, despite a surprise run to the 2018 AFC Championship Game with none other than Blake Bortles running the show. Big 12 Conference teams could point to the Oklahoma Sooners as their most hated. Some are respectable, some you didn't know exist and others will hurt your feelings by calling out the coffee stain on your shirt that was a complete accident.