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Top 15 most intolerable fan bases in college football

By Andrew Hammond

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. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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With college football season right around the corner, we take a look at which fan bases to avoid confrontations with on Saturdays.

Fan bases and college football are a beautiful marriage. In about six weeks, the college football season returns and those fans are already getting fired up for the season. No matter where you live, whether it’s the East or West Coast, above the Mason-Dixon line or below it, there are some schools who’s fans you just don’t like.

You generally hate them, I wouldn’t use hate in this sense as I would call it an “aggressive dislike”, but those fans are out there. You see them on social media, in bars and even at the stadiums. They are some of the most annoying groups of people, but which fan base is the worst of the lot.

Being the unofficial college football historian that I am, I’ve decided to look at which fans drive the blood pressure up of everybody else in America. The results are cruel so to those of you who make the list, I’m sorry but you deserved it. To those that didn’t make it, try again next year.

GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gators fans cheer during the game against the North Texas Mean Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gators fans cheer during the game against the North Texas Mean Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /

15. Florida Gators

Florida coming in at No.15 is actually kind of shocking, to be honest. Had this ranking been done 5-6 years ago, they’d be much higher on the list. With the end of the Urban Meyer era, the Gators took a huge slide as Will Muschamp struggled to keep the squad in contention for national titles.

As the standing of being one of the elites faded away, so did the annoying fans, but they’re still around somewhere. You’ll see then referencing one of their national titles or spouting off about the greatness of Tim Tebow.

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. To do that, they’ll have to beat an Alabama team that has choke-slammed them to the mat in the last two SEC Championships.

14. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Nebraska has as many banners for being the most annoying fan base in college football as the Montreal Canadiens do for all of their Stanley Cups. Nebraska’s nose-dive in the early-to-mid 2000s was met with much joy around the country as the option-running farm boys finally got a dose of their own medicine.

One thing most, if not all, college football fans admire about Cornhusker fans is their willingness to travel with their team — because who would want to be in Nebraska, am I right?

With the “Sea of Red” willing to go anywhere, they’ve moved on from annoying fans in the Big 12 to annoying fans in the Big Ten. They’ll come to your town, they’ll help you party it down and they’ll make your ears bleed with chants of “Go Big Red” and “Husker Power”.

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