Iowa fans are pissed at me, and I get it. This article didn’t do me any favors, but I still stand by the tampering accusation, and I’ll have more on that later. But for now, it got me thinking — which fan bases are the most sensitive?
1. Tennessee
— By far the Vols fans are the most sensitive. They are also amongst the most passionate (that list coming shortly), but any slight to their program is often blown out of proportion, and they rally like no one else. Sensitivity often comes from a long string between success and they are still wanting the Fulmer years back badly. Josh Heupel has helped, but the sensitivity remains.
2. Florida State
— They jump up the list based on the playoff snub. They have every right to feel jaded. Mike Norvell has them back to where they were in the Bobby Bowden age and for a short time under Jimbo Fisher. They got screwed. But the unrelenting complaints have tired many out, and they have now been deemed a sensitive group. Again, passion can sometimes lead to sensitivity.
3. Florida
— Gators fans are odd but very sensitive in a different way than most. They support any new coach until one thing goes wrong, and they want him fired. And then they deny it or blame the “few and far between” who do this. But it’s all of them. They turn on their own, unlike any fan base I’ve seen. Again, it comes down to a desperate want to be relevant again, like the Urban Meyer days, and it’s understandable, but it makes them sensitive.
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4. Michigan
— Ahhh, Michigan fans. They are slightly more sensitive than their rival fans at Ohio State, but that’s about to change over this offseason, it seems. Winning it all can change sensitivity, so they have gone down on that list since the national title. The cheeseburger and sign-stealing issues this season brought out the true sensitivity of the fan base, but that will fade. Winning can cure all, and they should drop off this list by next season, even if Jim Harbaugh leaves.
5. Texas
— From Horns Down is unsportsmanlike to the endless complaints about rankings and being stuck in the Big 12, it’s finally started to settle down with this season and playoff appearance, but it’s still never good.
