A statewide survey conducted by Overton Insights hit the wire, and get this: Texas A&M Aggies fans have officially been dubbed the most obnoxious fan base in Texas. That’s a No. 1 title no one actually wants, especially for a team that hasn’t won a college football championship in nearly a century. This isn’t just some casual poll either, it was part of a broader statewide study sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Aggies Edge Out Longhorns
So, how’d the Aggies “win” this dubious honor? They narrowly topped their bitter rivals, the Texas Longhorn fans, by just over two points. The survey revealed that 29.7% of Texas voters consider Texas A&M’s fans the most obnoxious in the state. Coming in a close second were the UT Austin fans, racking up 27.4% of the votes. Poll Director Mark Cunningham from Overton Insights found it “interesting that Texas and A&M are far ‘above’ their statewide competitors” when it comes to obnoxiousness, especially given they’re both big, wealthy SEC schools.
Partisan Picks and Shifting Blame
What’s really wild is how this broke down along political lines. Republican voters actually pointed the finger more at UT fans, with 31.9% choosing them compared to 24.1% for A&M. But flip the script, and Democratic voters went hard against the Aggies, with 37% picking A&M as most obnoxious, way ahead of the 20.9% for UT. Talk about a divided state, even over fan behavior! While Cunningham was surprised other fan bases weren’t ranked higher, like reigning Big 12 champion Texas Tech which has faced heat over NIL and the transfer portal, the top two were clear.
The Youth Are Ready to Change the Narrative
Other universities made the list, too. The University of Houston landed in third at 11.2%, followed by Texas Tech at 10.3%, despite their infamous tortilla-throwing tradition. Baylor, SMU, and TCU rounded out the report. But here’s the kicker: Cunningham believes these stats might not stick around. He predicts a “changing of the guard coming” because voters between 18-29 years old are already voting Texas Tech as the most obnoxious fan base at 24.1%, slightly ahead of A&M’s 20.4%, Texas’s 18.2%, and even TCU’s 17.3%. So, while A&M might hold the crown for now, it sounds like there’s a new generation of voters ready to shake up the obnoxious fan rankings!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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