Mississippi State fans got crowned college football’s foulest-mouthed fanbase, nabbing a perfect 10.00 “Vulgarity Score” in a brand-new study. Yeah, you read that right. This ain’t your grandma’s Top 25 ranking, folks, but the Bulldogs officially sit at number one, narrowly beating out an SEC rival for a title nobody really wanted.
The Raw Numbers Don’t Lie
This wasn’t some casual poll, either. A deep dive by Covers analyzed thousands of Reddit posts linked to every single FBS program out there. They looked at everything: how often profanity popped up, the average number of swear words per comment, whether angry or vulgar emojis were flying around, and the overall negative vibe of the posts. Combine those four categories, normalize it all on a scale of one to 10, and boom, Mississippi State stands alone. Arkansas, another SEC squad, was breathing right down their necks with a 9.97 score. That’s a razor-thin 0.03 point difference for the unwanted championship. Talk about a photo finish! While you won’t see a banner for this one at Davis Wade Stadium, it is a truly unique badge of honor for the Bulldogs faithful.
The Shocking Top 10 and Conference Chaos
So, who else made this wild list? Louisville crashed the party at third nationally with a 9.79 score, making them the ACC’s most vulgar fanbase by a country mile. But here is where it gets spicy: Wyoming popped up at fourth with a 9.71. Wyoming! Who saw that coming? Jacksonville State rounded out the top five with a 9.53. The full top 10 is a mix you’d rarely see together in any traditional power ranking: Mississippi State (10.00), Arkansas (9.97), Louisville (9.79), Wyoming (9.71), Jacksonville State (9.53), San Diego State (8.96), Purdue (8.91), Texas Tech (8.84), Arizona State (8.69), and Western Michigan (8.60). You know who is NOT on that list? Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame. Nope, the traditional heavyweights were nowhere near the top 10. Purdue was the Big Ten’s leader at seventh, while Texas Tech led the Big 12.
Conference-wise, the Big 12 actually edged out the SEC for overall profanity, hitting an average Vulgarity Score of 6.80 against the SEC’s 6.75. Texas Tech, Arizona State, Baylor, and West Virginia all posted scores above 8.00, driving that Big 12 average up. The Big Ten was third at 6.34, followed by the Mountain West and independent programs. The national average was 6.02, with the ACC somehow pulling up the rear among the Power Four conferences, posting a 5.50 average despite Louisville’s high showing.
Egg Bowl Bragging Rights Just Got Messier
Now, for the kicker, and this is where the rivalries get even more personal. Inside the state of Mississippi, there is a hilarious contrast. While Mississippi State fans earned that perfect 10.00, their arch-rivals, the Ole Miss Rebels, posted a measly 3.96. That makes Ole Miss supporters the *least* vulgar fanbase in the entire SEC. Think about that for a second! If the Egg Bowl needed another reason for bragging rights, another layer to the heated arguments between fanbases, it has got one now. This ain’t about wins and losses on the field. This is about what you say when the cameras are off, when you are just venting with your buddies online.
So, what does this all mean? Well, when the season kicks off, every rivalry game, every online jab, it is going to come with a new undertone. Are you talking smack to a Mississippi State fan? Better be ready for some language! This study gave some fanbases an unexpected crown and a whole new way to trash talk. Get ready, college football, because the gloves, and apparently the filters, are off.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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