I don't see Colorado fans as much since we both moved conferences, but I have a soft spot for Ralphie and Boulder is fun when you're not at Folsom Field. I hope youll still have me for a couch-burning sometime, Mountaineers. Death Valley is known for some of the craziest people every to walk this earth, and if you have ever had the unfortunate encounter to spend a game as the opposing team in Baton Rouge, I am truly sorry. The Tuscaloosa police even watched out for certain Florida fans after posting a video online. It doesnt help when the national media consistently does the same, and they are preseason top 25 only to falter along the way. Gary Danielson is the worst announcer in college football. To those that didnt make it, try again next year. Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. There were the snowballs thrown at the Minnesota Gophers in 2009. Now everyone from Chelsea to Cochituate to Chatham claims that theyve been die-hards forever, that they were huge fans during the Grogan and Tony Eason eras, that they know who Dick MacPherson is, and remember when fans used to hold up signs saying Missing with Sisson for kicker Scott Sisson. They fight over recruiting and that at least gives this rivalry life in hopes that they will once again play each other. c. Success and making excuses for illegally gained success: Have you won a few national championships lately? Youll see then referencing one of their national titles or spouting off about the greatness of Tim Tebow. As you can see, both state-of-Michigan Power Five schools proudly(?) Possibly 100. Saturday. 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. Top 15 most intolerable fan bases in college football - Saturday Blitz Tennessee. Those fans are winning titles for their. You should. Witness the Ridiculous Bills Fan Video cottage industry Deadspin has put on display, which includes youshoving hands in girlfriends butts, slap-fighting in the most viciously friendly manner conceivable, launching yourselves onto tables from high places, using friendly fire to slam Pats fans through other ones, dizzy-batting your heads into the front of buses, and doing coke. Come along for the ride! There is a saying out there that if other fans drink their team's Kool-Aid, then Gator fans drink Gatoradeand a lot of it. Notice anything similar about those teams up there? College football's most bizarre traditions | CNN 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. Most Hated TV Sports Announcer - Poll - Poll Results - SBA TEMPE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 2: Members of the Ohio State Buckeyes cheerleading team run out on the field before the start of the game against the Kansas State Wildcats in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2004 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. "Thats disappointing. Maybe they do it because, despite their rich traditions, they're history on the field isn't as great as you would think. The Big Ten owes its national relevance to Ohio State. Will Ohio State compete? Many fanbases are insufferable -- but how many of them inspired a catchphrase-laden recurring comedy sketch about their insufferableness that would eventually become insufferable in its own right (and then somehow become part of an auto insurance ad campaign)? I can find almost no other fans that are as rude and disrespectful as Gator fans. From graveyards to cowbells to $2 bills, here's a look at eight of college football's strangest. Photo: Isaiah Hole. Polling college football fans on their least favorite fanbases. Because while some fanbases are pretty unobjectionable -- and, therefore, people you could actually see yourself being friends with -- others you make a point to avoid from Saturday night until Monday morning. Things are not going well. One way Gator fans can be loud and obnoxious once again is by seeing their squad win some games and when I say win games, I mean win the SEC title. d. Fairweatherness and other shittiness: Are you conspicuously silent during dry periods? 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. But even Michael Irvin's alma mater must, I believe, make way for a few others at the top. Michigan fans who didnt actually go to Michigan have earned the rather hilarious nickname Walmart Wolverines. Its difficult for me to really muster up hate for people who pair jorts and Michigan gear so well, so in lieu of actually explaining why people do hate said WWs, here are some pictures from the nicknames official Tumblr: Pete Carroll. They literally will ignore you, no matter how strong your facts are. There are many, many reasons why people hate Ohio State fans. Ranking the Big Ten's most annoying fan bases - Chicago Tribune 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. The gospel according to Touchdown Jesus clearly states a blowout loss to Alabama in January is a holy tradition. the talent head coach Jimbo Fisher is bringing in, The 10 Best Marching Bands in College Football, Ranked, The 10 Worst Heisman Trophy Winners of All Time, Ranked. Their fans are a byproduct. Other fan bases are guilty of this, but the Jayhawks fans are a perfect storm of smug. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. 11Indiana Hoosiers. Most of the fan base living off their glory years, but, hey, maybe they can get back one of these days. 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. Which is fine. (And youre certainly not going to hear any tears for this ranking from within the state of Michigan.). Probably because you recognize that everyone still knows you as the team with orange pants. Until Calvin Johnson came along, the only player's jersey you saw Lions fans wear at homegames wasBarry Sanders (even on kids bornafterSanders retired). The 5 Most Obnoxious SEC Fan Bases, as Told By an SEC Alum Superiority is classless and as a football fan, any one of them should understand any team can beat any other team on any given Saturday. Bet with your head, not over it. What is Ohio State's chant? | Dependable Who cares if its good for college football that Notre Dame is No. Lane Kiffin. And while it was annoying enough to watch Peyton and the Papa hug it out in a synergistic branded orgy, the fanbase is actually pretty solid. 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! A&M Fans = "Most Ignorant and Clueless" award. As SEC faithful, they demonstrate exactly what we would all expect out of that part of the football crazed country, but that fact doesn't excuse their behavior. Cracking the top three are the Golden Domers. To determine our rankings, we surveyed more than 2,000 NCAA football fans across the country to ask them to rate the behavior of every fan base in the Power Five conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC), as well as independent teams. Usually, when your in-state rivals are some of the rudest in the country, you strive to be some of the friendliest. But as a result, you now have two groups of fans: pre- and post-Katrina. The Oregon Ducks Capture the Best and Worst of College Football About time. And couch-burning looks fun. JEFF ZELEVANSKY/BEST OF SPORT/GETTY IMAGES, slap-fighting in the most viciously friendly manner conceivable, launching yourselves onto tables from high places, using friendly fire to slam Pats fans through other ones, dizzy-batting your heads into the front of buses, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. You really did it. You really thought [Charlie Frye, Brady Quinn, Seneca Wallace, Trent Dilfer, Tim Couch, Jake Delhomme, Brian Hoyer, Colt McCoy, Derek Anderson, Ken Dorsey] were legitimate starting quarterbacks? 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. One should believe the argument often is based on who they are a fan of. If you find yourself in a conversation with an alum you may also hear half-ironic bragging about the two schools combined 34 national championships. players and those who traveled to see them, "a--hole" directed at opposing fans to obscenities, hurl trash and insults onto the field during close games, lifted a goal post off the turf and threw it into the clearing A&M section of the stadium, A SI fan survey had the Volunteers voted third worst in the SEC, Tuscaloosa police even watched out for certain Florida fans. Additionally, after being crushed in games, CU fans would dance in the stadium, still jeering on against opponents who had already destroyed their team. If you ever face off against a Boise State fan, they will have many arguments on why their team deserves a shot at the national title and what conspiracy BCS theories have kept them out of it all these years. . There are reports that some of the students would hurl trash and insults onto the field during close games, aiming to hit referees or opposing players. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Anything can happen. When a team is as good as it is, the fans get cocky and they get annoying. See. Which Green Bay now collectively pretends never happened. I have been to a lot of college football games in my few short years of actually paying attention, but I have almost never seen something so rude and obnoxious. Our crack team broke em all down, from the NFL's most pleasantly irrelevant fans to the league's most obnoxious. The rest of college football may as well be pig sniffing farmers from nowhere. During winning periods, are you at a game wearing a shirt from your decade-old national championship run? The gripe I have with Tennessee is more with their program. (A caveat: Winning clean and unclean championships are equally bad. Lets just say the Joey Harrington jersey era was short lived. That kind of passion is beyond belief. Lane Kiffin abandoning them after dedicated himself to the Volunteers must have really pissed off a fan base that was ready to get back to business in the SEC East. Bad news, Tennessee Vols fans. The Buffaloes up in Boulder may have left the Big 12, but their fanbase hasn't gotten any nicer. I have been to the dark side of the Internet. Nick Saban runs a tight ship and most of his players stay under lock and key. Earlier, I claimed Texas to be the most arrogant of all the Texas schools, which I promise you is true. 2 most arrogant behind the Crimson Tide, which may come as little surprise to those who see the Fighting Irish believing their team is the be-all, end-all in college football. Never before in the history of sports fair-weather fandom has there been a group as obnoxious as the Pats' fans. As the standing of being one of the elites faded away, so did the annoying fans, but theyre still around somewhere. The success. Wellexcept Tennessee. The Miami Hurricanes have fans. Three minutes later, a crowd has gathered. Three NFC title games and a Super Bowl in just 20 years? According to respondents, Alabama fans might need to calm down because theyre the No. So, how are these fans engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct? But, the fact they thought they could poach Mike Gundy from Oklahoma State or get Jon Gruden (dodged a bullet there in hindsight) was ludicrous. Oregon has been extremely successful over the past few years, attending a national championship and winning a few Pac-10 Championships. Usually. A few years back in 2001, after Texas Tech defeated a high ranked Texas A&M team, the fans who rushed the field actually lifted a goal post off the turf and threw it into the clearing A&M section of the stadium. The SECs elite. Ever go to an LSU game? All College Football news fromFanSided Daily, Big 12 Football: The good, bad and ugly of bringing back title game, Notre Dame Football: Brandon Wimbush can lead Irish back to the top, Building Best All-Time College Football Team, 5 Surprise 2017 college football conference title contenders, Braun Strowman Disrupts Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe Contenders Match on WWE Raw, College Football: 2017 Jim Thorpe Award watch list announced, College Football: 2017 Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list revealed. When it's not, it's a little wanting. The University of Texas is one of the premier football universities for top-notch athletes, gaining top recruits year in and year out. Notre Dame gave the worst tickets and were entitled. None of that happened. 1. Alabama is a great football university. 1 spot in the polls every year. The 9 Most Annoying Fan Bases in College Football, Ranked Additionally, Lane Kiffin and the attitude of rich southern California just tops off this special kind of arrogance. Also, your fight song is by Styx. There are some reports on ESPN that Georgia ejects over 300 fans per game. And some of those fans the of-age ones, of course havent even been exposed to legal sports betting just yet. 5 Most Annoying Fan Bases In College Football - chatsports.com They were winning or in the hunt for the title each and every year. The Barstool Sports podcast, Unnecessary Roughness, ranked the 10 most "annoying" fan bases in. If you thought of 10 things in the world that would make you sit outside for four hours in 110-degree temperatures, none of them would be watching Neil Lomax. But kudos to Cards fans, you spent 18 years getting cooked on Sundays in Sun Devil Stadium as your team earned a whopping one playoff appearance. The 10 Dumbest Fan Bases in America: #8 The Arkansas Razorbacks Fair deal for both teams. Just getting stories of college football teams/fans that have stayed at a Fiesta Bowl hotel. Every. According to the latest voting results, Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee and Texas are the four most. Had this ranking been done 5-6 years ago, theyd be much higher on the list. Reports have come out of Madison that fans curse, throw things and show obscenities to opposing players and those who traveled to see them. It is their year to return to their former glory each and every year. My biggest beef, though, is grammar related. Why should it matter? However, that is not what makes them rude. Look: Most "Annoying" Fan Base In College Football Named - MSN Notre Dame is a proud member of the historic Notre Dame conference. Nebraska fans do have a lot to be excited about for their future though. The Dirty Birds. All bias aside, you have to tip your cap at anyone who's won 133 straight conference titles. This time, it's personal. Most Annoying College Football Fans | Page 6 | The Hackers Paradise However, with the talent head coach Jimbo Fisher is bringing in, this all could change very soon. We could probably stop there, since those have even less to do with your politically incorrect mascot than spiked shoulder pads do with the Raiders. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll College Football and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Why do you have to add the The before Ohio State University? Is it really that important? Hog fans retorted that they do the call at any long break in the action and that the injured player may not have been noticed, but if that's the case leaders of those types of cheers need to be more wary of what is going on down on the field. Replies (1) Options Top. Maybe people from Colorado are just mean. Ever since, Colorado fans have thrown everything from batteries, marshmallows, soda bottles, coins and lemons onto the field. Your team is a national championship game shoe-in and probably won't drop a game for the next 20 years. Ohio State has a long and storied tradition of being one of the top ranked programs in the country. 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. Ah, another SEC school. Being the unofficial college football historian that I am, Ive decided to look at which fans drive the blood pressure up of everybody else in America. Dont quote me on this, but left guards were allowed to hold tridents during the 1889 bowl games. Even after those three seasons when they were good, you never got big heads about it.