Which SEC Fans Are Really, Really Disliked?

Dec 6, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide fans celebrate their win with a banner promoting wide receiver

Amari Cooper

for the heisman trophy after Alabama

SEC fans are some of the most passionate, outspoken, loyal and crazed fans in the nation. They’re also some of the most obnoxious.

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When you talk about SEC fans to people outside of the SEC, generally the reaction is a mixture of facepalms, eyerolls, and various profanities. That’s because SEC fans have no problem telling anyone and everyone how absoutely fantabulous their teams, facilities, school and and tailgates are.

Well, they’re not entirely wrong.

Of course things are done bigger and better in the SEC, and there’s nothing wrong with making that a public fact. But some fans take it too far.

Way too far.

Like, oh-my-freakin-god do we really have to claim these people too far.

There are some fan bases who, as a whole, are just unbearable even when other SEC fans are trying to pull for them (yes, we realize not all fans buy into the whole conference rooting concept). There are some fan bases that are just so grating that simply seeing their colors or a logo is like nails on a chalkboard to anyone else.

Of course we love the SEC here at Southbound and Down, but we have to just put it out there that there are some SEC fans others just really, really dislike.

Immunities go to Vanderbilt (because we don’t have the heart to kick a guy when he’s down for the count), Missouri (they haven’t been around long enough to despise yet), Texas A&M (now that Johnny Manziel is gone they aren’t so bad…and Reveille) and Ole Miss (they may not win a lot, but they certainly are a well-behaved crowd).

In the middle, some fans who are just kind of mildly annoying.

For instance, Mississippi State fans…and those cowbells. We get it, Bulldogs, we really do. It’s tradition and the SEC even tried to take it away from you once. But nobody wants to go to a game and walk away with tinnitus.

Then there’s LSU, and that whole “eaux” thing. Yeah, yeah…we know the history behind it, the whole cajun influence thing. But can’t we just limit it to “geaux”? Must every word with a long o vowel sound contain those atrocious letters?

Kentucky fans, we’re talking to you, Big Blue Nation. You’re a basketball school, let’s just keep it that way. Know your role, jabronis.

And Tennessee fans, your loyalty and positive attitude are admirable. How about we not slather that infernal checkerboard on every item under god’s creation within a 100-mile radius of Knoxville…could we do that?

Alabama, as much as we’d love to put your fans on this list…we just can’t. Yes, you are absolutely the most obnoxious and flag-waving group of people in the history of ever. The problem is, you’ve earned it. 15 national championships will get you a pass.

But now we move on to the fans that other fans seem to really….reeaaallly…dislike.

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