Fanning the Flames: Who's Number One?

I can already picture the chaos on the message boards. As if these types of lists don't cause enough of a stir, this Top 10 list judges you to determine the greatest college football fans in America. Stop foaming at the mouth for just a minute while the criteria are explained. First and foremost, you've got to bleed your school colors. That doesn't mean wearing a team hoodie to the game. I'm talking about painting your house burnt orange. On game days, you've got to be ready to make life miserable for the opposing team by screaming your head off. And to do that, you can't just roll out of bed and head down to the stadium. You've got to be warming up by tailgating from the crack of dawn until kickoff. Your RV better be right behind the team bus when your school hits the road, unless there is a family emergency. And for bowl games, even those won't make you exempt. Loyalty is huge. You can hate the coach with all your guts for sending you to Detroit for the holidays, but you still go. Why? Because the kids need you. And there certainly is no off-season. Once the Sears Trophy is handed out, it's straight into recruiting with national signing day just a month away. Then there's the spring game. After that, it's time to chat up the message boards until the preseason magazines hit the stands, which you read over and over again until the end of summer. With that out of the way, let's get on with the list: