Ask any college football fan what makes the game so special and their answer almost always comes back to one thing: the fans.
Yes, there are fans, even extraordinarily passionate ones, in every sport. College football fans are a different breed, though, especially when it comes to expressing their fandom. There’s a level of familiarity, a deeply rooted sense of home and belonging that sets it apart from other parts of sports fandom. It’s irrational, even harmful at times, but it leads to the sport having its own unique following, particularly in the Deep South.
