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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: 10. Virginia Tech All eyes are on Virginia Tech this season, and people are already dubbing them "America's Team." But sympathy didn't get the Hokie faithful on this list. Located in the middle of nowhere, the tiny town of Blacksburg (population 40,000) transforms into one of the great game day locations on Saturdays each fall. Lane Stadium seats just 65,000 and is still considered one of the toughest places to play in the country. Hokie fans also love to hit the open road. When Virginia Tech played for the national title in 2000, Sugar Bowl officials estimated that those cheering on Frank Beamer's squad took 45,000 of the 72,704 seats. Heck, the fans even have a documentary based on them set to premiere Aug. 31 in Blacksburg called "Hokie Nation" (check your local listings). 9. Auburn "War Eagle!" Bring earplugs on a trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium if you don't want that battle cry ringing in your ears for days. Here's another tip: Don't take Donahue Avenue to the game. You'll run right into the fabled "Tiger Walk," where thousands of fans cheer on their Tigers as the team makes its way to the stadium. In fact, former SID Buddy Davidson claims there were 8,000 people present for Tiger Walk before Auburn's 2002 game against USC – which was played at the L.A. Coliseum. Head coach Tommy Tuberville sure loves the fans. After former school president William Walker secretly tried to find a replacement for Tuberville during the week of the 2003 Alabama game, the fans had his back. Tuberville proudly claims to have received 15,000 supportive e-mails. A year later, Tuberville delivered an undefeated season. That's called karma.
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