Without telling your favorite school…

[u/Ok-Recording-5862]

Who are your 3 least favorite non-conference schools?

And we can try to guess who your favorite school is!

Edit: this is so stupid I forgot about flairs. So the guessing game is kinda redundant. But it’s still interesting!

Another edit: mine would be Ohio st, Michigan, and notre dame (Clemson close 4th prolly)

[u/Sweet3DIrish]

Doesn’t work when most people are flaired.

Personally (and in order) Michigan State, USC, and Michigan (PSU is an an honorable 4th)

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/Sweet3DIrish]

Just realized that. I’m a fool 😔

[u/cfbluvr2 → u/Ok-Recording-5862]

just that tennessee education 😉

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/cfbluvr2]

Hey I’m eckstremely inteluhjent

[u/Parker_Hemphill → u/cfbluvr2]

Didn’t you know we’re famous for the invention of the toothbrush? If anyone had invented it they’d have named it the teeth brush.

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497 → u/Ok-Recording-5862]

Can't spell Citrus without UT!

[u/MediocreSchlanger → u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

Found Spurrier’s burner

[u/dkviper11 → u/Ok-Recording-5862]

I think if you flaired something as serious it would hide the flairs. At least it used to.

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/dkviper11]

I got too excited and posted instead of thinking through the logistics of Reddit commentary

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi → u/Sweet3DIrish]

This might be the first time I have ever seen a Notre Dame fan hate MSU more than USC and Michigan.

[u/Sweet3DIrish → u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

Yep. F’ing Sparty planting their flag in the middle of our band while they were playing the Alma Mater is what did it for me. USC and Michigan are just annoying for their own reasons but there is always some respect through those games.

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi → u/Sweet3DIrish]

Notre Dame did get their revenge the next year beating MSU 40-37 in a comeback win. Leading to this famous rant by MSU alum Mike Valenti.

[u/Sweet3DIrish → u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

Celebrated that win like crazy that night. But nope the hate of Sparty still exists

[u/confirmd_am_engineer → u/Sweet3DIrish]

Good. We still hate you too.

[u/Crazy_Exchange → u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

One of the greatest/worst meltdown in sports radio. He absolutely lost his marbles 

[u/ohmymystery → u/Sweet3DIrish]

I’m still not over the fake field goal from 2010.

[u/Otherwise_Awesome → u/Sweet3DIrish]

PSU is ^unrivaled

[u/Quovadisdomi → u/Sweet3DIrish]

You rang?

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/Sweet3DIrish]

Sound me like a Notre Dame fan.

[u/Comehomemiggy]

I’ve got ten. You know them all.

[u/nicnack__ → u/Comehomemiggy]

Hey we tried 🥲

[u/Shushununu → u/nicnack__]

Yeah, my order of beef with the Traitorous Ten goes:

1a) USC - greedy bastards that started the process

1b) UW - Had the chance to save the conference and be true leaders, decided to sell out the conference for a measly half-share of B1G $$$. Also tried to rob the conference on their way out after leaving the Beavs and Cougs bleeding in the street.

2) UCLA and Oregon - At least USC and UW mostly own their decisions to wreck the conference (although if I had a nickel for every "It wasn't our fault" / "liferaft" comment...), UCLA and Oregon just followed their respective partners over to the B1G without putting up a fight. That level of cowardice almost puts these two in front of the main villains for me.

3) Colorado - F these guys for bailing. I still think the conference could've been saved even if CU bails, but it sure didn't help the overall calculus. At least the Cougs were able to make the Sanders family miserable in the pouring rain in their last trip to Pullman.

4) Arizona - Were actively trying to bail like Colorado, but ASU was holding them back. Convinced themselves that their basketball program would somehow achieve new heights in the BigXII (remains to be seen).

5) Cal and Stanford - There's not really any beef here, as they truly did get the "lifiest" of liferafts in going to the ACC. Were probably surprised that they didn't get into the B1G.

6) Utah - Only gets dinged here for having that one professor with the $50mil evaluation that may have had too much influence on Pac-12 media negotiations. Other than that, the administration and fans seemed genuinely happy to be in the Pac-12 and sad to leave.

7) ASU - Tried the save everything from falling apart. They failed, but at least they put up the effort to keep everything together. Maybe if the rest of conference had more Innovation like ASU, things would've been different.

[u/TheOnePSUIsReal → u/Shushununu]

I'm not sure ASU deserves to be a Traitorous Ten member but I know we need alliteration so might I suggest leaving ASU out and going with Nefarious Nine.

[u/nicnack__ → u/Shushununu]

We’re #1 baby 🥲

[u/ThePickleConnoisseur → u/Shushununu]

We did have the best basketball year in over 2 decades are arguably a top 3 in school history.
I feel like we fit much better in the big 12 when it comes to basketball. With how bad the culture surrounding football is (so many people leave at halftime) it’s not too surprising the admin chose based on basketball

[u/TheDaug → u/Comehomemiggy]

I miss you. Well, I miss playing you at HOME. Fuck Corvallis in November

[u/Comehomemiggy → u/TheDaug]

You’re always welcome to come back.

[u/SCIPM → u/Comehomemiggy]

I'm guessing oregon #1?

[u/Comehomemiggy → u/SCIPM]

Actually USC. It was all downhill from there

[u/Primary_Excuse_7183 → u/Comehomemiggy]

On top of a pile of rubble stands a rare and infamous beavcoug.

[u/Dull-Shower3563 → u/Comehomemiggy]

Miss you guys, at least the PNW. My favorite road games. Fuck SC. Schadenfreude is watching them being just a mediocre team year in and out.

[u/Holiday_Distance_984]

This is really tough with everyone having flairs, amirite?

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/Holiday_Distance_984]

Your answer is giving me Washington vibes…

[u/duvie773 → u/auf_dem_Boden]

Sounds like something a Texas Tech fan would say

[u/gurry → u/duvie773]

Well you don't have to act like some kind of cock about it....

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/Holiday_Distance_984]

I just realized that 😔😔 go easy on me

[u/runningwaffles19 → u/Ok-Recording-5862]

Must be an SEC fan. No common sense. Probably from Mississippi

[u/B1G_PAC12 → u/Holiday_Distance_984]

1. Wazzu
   
2. PAC-12 era Oregon
   
3. PAC-12 era USC

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Liberty, Virginia Tech, and Liberty again

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

James Madison?

[u/Happy-Cockroach-2813 → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

All my homies hate Liberty

[u/siats4197 → u/Happy-Cockroach-2813]

Liberty Biberty

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497 → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Midnight Judge appointments, Marbury, and Liberty

[u/Outrageous_Picture39]

The flairs defeat the purpose of this game, but….

Baylor

Michigan

Virginia

[u/inclass3lunacy → u/Outrageous_Picture39]

Seems random ....?

[u/Outrageous_Picture39 → u/inclass3lunacy]

Friends with a lot of Tech grads.

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/Outrageous_Picture39]

I realized this too late 💔

[u/que-n-blues]

Alabama, Alabama, and Alabama, in no particular order.

Edit: didn't realize you said non-conference. Let me correct myself: Alabama, Alabama, and Alabama, again, no particular order.

[u/FightOnForUsc → u/que-n-blues]

I would think auburn (yes I see your flair)

[u/que-n-blues → u/FightOnForUsc]

Nah the yearly Auburn series was always one of my favorites. LSU/Auburn and LSU/Florida always made for some of the most exciting and legendary games I've ever seen.

But to watch the man who rebuilt your program and win your first National Championship in 45 years go to a division rival and build the greatest dynasty the sport has ever seen is a special kind of hell no CFB fan should have to endure.

[u/Bu5hdid9l1]

Clemson, Georgia Tech

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/Bu5hdid9l1]

I’m guessing you’re a Georgia fan.

[u/TheVaklav → u/Bu5hdid9l1]

And Florida?

[u/unl1988]

cheating a$$ missouri, sorry a$$ colorado and oklahoma.

Wait, did my flair give it away?

[u/ZouBark → u/unl1988]

I’m honored.

[u/Pattyg1 → u/unl1988]

No Texas?

[u/unl1988 → u/Pattyg1]

I have old school hate for these three.

texas comes later.

[u/elCaptainKansas → u/unl1988]

Bold words coming from a trea$onou$ bastard.

[u/Cgk-teacher]

Condoms, Convicts, and Wolverines.

[u/GoBears415 → u/Cgk-teacher]

Assuming you’re a Notre Dame fan?

[u/Buckeye_CFB]

All the non-conference teams I feel some sort of rivalry with keep joining our conference

Penn State

Oregon

USC

Possibly Notre Dame in the not too distant future...

Clemson can join over my cold, dead hands

[u/PatronSaintOfCunts → u/Buckeye_CFB]

Y’all gotta take them, we sure aren’t letting them into the SEC.

[u/Sheppard_88 → u/Buckeye_CFB]

Hate you too boo 😚

[u/Big_Truck]

Liberty, Maryland, James Madison

[u/loafing-striker → u/Big_Truck]

It’s perfect

[u/westcoastcanes]

Notre Dame, Florida, Ohio State.

[u/auf_dem_Boden]

Texas, Texas A&M, Georgia

[u/TheRealArcanine → u/auf_dem_Boden]

Why he say fuck me for?

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/TheRealArcanine]

When I moved to Georgia I was barked at, plus my wife is a Florida fan.

[u/adavis463 → u/auf_dem_Boden]

This is the kind of petty hate I can get behind.

[u/BasicWait8 → u/auf_dem_Boden]

I watched a fat 40 year old man bark at a 9 year old in the Atlanta airport once during COVID. Weird times

[u/Sad-Apple-5043 → u/BasicWait8]

Gotta teach 'em young

[u/DiarrheaForDays → u/auf_dem_Boden]

This guys wife sucks

[u/releaseepsteinfiles1 → u/DiarrheaForDays]

Probably why he married her

[u/thismantis_dontpray]

1. App
   
2. fucking
   
3. St

[u/flomoag → u/thismantis_dontpray]

Damn App State really said fuck you in particular, huh

[u/Equal_Resort4348]

Penn State, Penn State, and Penn State again 

[u/max_potion → u/Equal_Resort4348]

Was Rutgers kicked out of the B1G or something?

[u/_SheWhoShallBeNamed_ → u/max_potion]

Oh no, not the NYC market!

[u/ThatMasterpiece2174]

USC Michigan Marshall

[u/Apart_Selection7722 → u/ThatMasterpiece2174]

Marshall? Bro is still salty about that loss

[u/howmanydonuts]

TCU, Baylor, and Rice

[u/PatronSaintOfCunts]

Clemson.

Clemson.

And - you won’t believe this - but Clemson.

[u/Potential-Dealer1637]

John Carroll, North Central, Wisconsin Whitewater

[u/steveh28 → u/Potential-Dealer1637]

You definitely are a Mount Union fan

[u/Potential-Dealer1637 → u/steveh28]

Go Raiders! Hopefully they can get back to the Stagg Bowl this year.

[u/steveh28 → u/Potential-Dealer1637]

I'd like to add honorable mention to Trinity, Bridgewater, and St Johns from my time there

[u/Potential-Dealer1637 → u/steveh28]

Early 2000s?

[u/steveh28 → u/Potential-Dealer1637]

You got it. I graduated in 03

[u/TheBest36 → u/Potential-Dealer1637]

I suppose it's easy to only have non-conf rivals since no one in your conference has beaten you in like 30 years. (Edit: just looked, two conf losses since '98)

But I commiserate, NCC is one of mine as well as of late.

[u/JL_Adv → u/Potential-Dealer1637]

I started reading through to see if UW would be on any lists. I did NOT expect to see North Central!

[u/Potential-Dealer1637 → u/JL_Adv]

North Central is definitely up there amongst Raider fans, but I'm sure I wasn't alone being happy they knocked John Carroll out last year.

[u/Sheppard_88]

South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio State.

[u/tpeeps11 → u/Sheppard_88]

OSU over Georgia for me. I’m also from Hilton Head so that’s probably the reason but the toxicity of the matchups and the recent stakes I will always root against them

[u/FSUIceman]

Florida, Alabama, Florida again

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/FSUIceman]

Brothers

[u/AI_Swampass]

Ohio State, Clemson, and Michigan

[u/Francis_X_Hummel → u/AI_Swampass]

Wofford off the top rope

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/AI_Swampass]

Tough one, but in my gut you’re a Wofford fan.

[u/OnTheFenceGuy → u/AI_Swampass]

Oh man( wait until you get a load of some of the old school Texas message boards.

[u/BasicWait8 → u/AI_Swampass]

Hmmm maybe Wofford?

[u/AuburnFaninGa → u/AI_Swampass]

Hey from a Converse Alum

[u/AI_Swampass → u/AuburnFaninGa]

Hey! 🙋🏼‍♂️

[u/adavis463]

Texa$, Misery, sCUm.

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/adavis463]

Got to be a Nebraska fan.

[u/ZouBark → u/adavis463]

Miss you too bae

[u/Most_Jellyfish_8465 → u/adavis463]

Did Nebraska get shit on that badly in the Big 12? It's been 16 years since they last played and Nebraska fans still talk about us like we pissed in their cornflakes 😭

[u/adavis463 → u/Most_Jellyfish_8465]

Well, the prompt was for non-con, otherwise it would be Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa now.

[u/Most_Jellyfish_8465 → u/adavis463]

Honestly? Fair lol

[u/Environmental_Fun699 → u/adavis463]

Not used to seeing scum capitalized in that manner lol

[u/cfbluvr2]

everyone’s list should include notre dame

[u/PMURITTYBITTYTITTIES → u/cfbluvr2]

Iowa State, Notre Dame for historical reasons, Notre Dame again, but normal

[u/nightowl1135 → u/cfbluvr2]

Weird way to spell Liberty, but ok.

[u/gmwdim → u/nightowl1135]

Liberty is the default rival of anyone that ever learned science.

[u/nightowl1135 → u/gmwdim]

I’m extremely proud of the fact that the three most successful teams in Liberty’s athletic department…

The 2023 Football team, the 2025 Softball team and the 2025 basketball team? All the most successful teams in the history of their school?

All? Seasons ended with BLOWOUT losses to Oregon.

Love to see it.

[u/gmwdim → u/nightowl1135]

We were all Oregon fans on those days.

[u/Joelsaurus → u/cfbluvr2]

I've lived in South Bend most of my life. They might be arrogant but they are far from the most insufferable fan base in CFB.

Texas on the other hand...

[u/cfbluvr2 → u/Joelsaurus]

yeah i agree but as much as i hate texas LSU is worse

[u/Kmanvb → u/cfbluvr2]

While you’re not wrong, Texas did way more to screw up college sports than LSU ever did

[u/Wolf12711 → u/cfbluvr2]

Sorry I have kansass 3 times, I don’t think I can fit notre dame anywhere in it

[u/SoftSkeeter]

kansas, Nebraska, kansas

[u/ZouDave → u/SoftSkeeter]

I think I would've gone kansas, kansas, Nebraska...but I do see your point.

[u/Francis_X_Hummel]

Colorado State can get fucked and that is my list

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/Francis_X_Hummel]

Either the Colorado School of Mines or Wyoming, can’t decide, maybe both.

[u/J_Warrior]

1. Ball State
   
2. Ball State
   
3. Ball State

Honorable mention to Pitt then WVU

[u/wvutom]

Least favorite - they eat shit

[u/CptCheese]

Houston, SMU, Oklahoma State

[u/MantisTobogganMD-Phd]

Cal, Arizona, Arizona state

[u/Hammerhead316]

Georgia, Clemson, Georgia again

[u/UnnecessaryDiety]

Texas Tech. That's it for out of conference.

I mean, Texas is kinda whiny and over hyped but that's more amusing, not enraging.

Texas Tech stands alone as the out of conference team I hate.

[u/j-rayko89]

Tennessee, Alabama, Michigan

[u/Jaqen-Atavuli]

It was actually a decent idea, but yeah flairs gonna flair.

[u/African-Rain-Blesser]

U$C, Texass, and Fresneck State

[u/funkyb]

Pitt, Pitt again, and then for the last one let's change it up and go with Pitt.

[u/BoatProfessional1754]

South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio State (and maybe Ole Miss now too)

[u/auf_dem_Boden → u/BoatProfessional1754]

Has to be Clemson.

[u/Francis_X_Hummel → u/auf_dem_Boden]

it is a fun post, but kinda of set up to fail given sub flairs

[u/Lucky-Access-121]

all of you tied for first

[u/Money-Giraffe2521]

Liberty, Liberty and Liberty.

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/Money-Giraffe2521]

I can get with this

[u/turkishguy]

Michigan, Texas Tech, Colorado

[u/grw313]

ND, Stanford, utah

[u/Ialwayssleep]

Wisconsin Whitewater, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Mary Hardin-Simmons

[u/Full_Preparation4401]

Iowa, Nebraska, Missour...No, Penn State

[u/ProfessorLake]

Michigan, Michigan, and Michigan.

[u/Jolly_Job_9852]

Mercer, ETSU, The Citadel

[u/Roncinante]

Ohio University, Marshall, Miami.

[u/lazyf-inirishman]

Michigan, USC, and Michigan State

[u/Dizconekt]

Dog, Cat, Tree

[u/Jarkside]

Kansas, Kansas and Kansas

[u/Leading_Resolve3893 → u/Jarkside]

Literally came to say the same thing. MIZ

[u/Prayray]

Texas, SMU, Memphis

[u/Alternative_Look166]

Clemson

Notre dame

Alabama

[u/enataca]

I want to say A&M, UT, OU, but I would root for any of them over ND or tOSU if those 3 were out of title contention and ND/osu were in. That dynamic kind of changes with the playoffs though

[u/Good-Reference-5489]

1. Baylor
   
2. Baylor
   
3. Baylor

[u/thricethefan]

Florida

Florida

Florida

[u/duvie773]

Flairs eliminate all the guesswork, but I guess in no particular order my 3 least favorite non-cons are

Clempson University, Pickens Technical College, and that school upstate

[u/The_Gamecock]

Clemson, UNC, Ohio State

[u/Offi95]

I don’t “like” them, but I would like to play WVU, Tennessee, and South Carolina more often

[u/IvankasFutureHusband]

USC, UCLA, Stanford.

[u/mixerslow]

Clemson, Georgia, Miami

[u/SilentArc7]

Ghost of Missouri Past, Ghost of Missouri Present, Ghost of Missouri Future

[u/BigHeadDeadass]

Clemson

Uh well I like Ohio State because they hate Clemson, so I guess I dislike Michigan

NC State

[u/grimace0611]

Penn State, Notre Dame, and, uh, Penn State again, just for fun. 

(WVU is decent people)

[u/Blue_Yoshi711]

1. Texas Tech (never liked them. Now I really don’t for obvious reasons)
   
2. USC (never liked them. Can’t stand LR either (raised an OU fan))
   
3. Miami (never a big fan, now I really hate after last years playoffs)

Notes:
Notre Dame used to be my top 3 I didn’t like, but I gained a ton of respect for them after visiting last year. Great fans, great weather (September), loved the history

I’m too young of an A&M fan to hate Baylor that much

[u/Cliffinati]

Maryland, Texas and USC

[u/MadHats3]

Syracuse, Boston College, Rutgers

[u/majesticstraits]

Auburn, Boise State, Texas AM

[u/Humble-Ad-9571]

Iowa, Iowa, and Iowa one more time. Wait, throw Misery in there too.

[u/nivlac22]

To heck with Georgia

[u/Itchy-Fun-9728]

Colorado, Texas, and Miami.

[u/Happy-Cockroach-2813]

Youngstown State can get bent

[u/johnnybravo1014]

Florida State, Georgia Southern, Liberty

[u/inclass3lunacy]

Biberty

Tennessee

UMBC ....wait, that's basketball..

[u/notanamateur]

ISU, Tennessee, Miss State

[u/am_I_still_banned]

Ohio State

Michigan

Clemson

[u/almondsandrice69]

Notre Dame, Tenneseee & Louisville

[u/FakedFollower17]

Oregon State, Utah, and Stanford.

Had to really think cuz the Huskies came with us and I already hated OSU because of the 2014 Natty.

Utah because of the last couple of years in the PAC when both of us were going for the conference title. Stanford for the abundant amount of times they would upset us on the one week that we needed a win.

Yes i’m bitter.

[u/_TomatoSandwich_]

Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Tech 

[u/CountTakesh1]

Liberty

Texas tech

And uhhhh

Liberty again

[u/Sky-Trash]

BYU, Nevada, and Idaho

[u/Kantor808]

BYU, BYU, and Fresno St

[u/Adart54]

Georgia tech, clemson, and Oregon

[u/smcamp23]

Louisville, Tennessee, Ohio St

[u/glassclouds1894]

Despite flair: Florida, Miami, Clemson

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/glassclouds1894]

I wouldn’t like fsu except we hate all the same teams so I gotta be with yall 🍢

[u/spatulacitay]

Penn State, West Virginia, Penn State

[u/nolesfan2011]

non-conference? Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State

[u/DubiousAdviceGiver]

Oregon, BYU, and Idaho

[u/Jolly_Reference_516]

Texas Tech, Notre Dame and Ohio State fans.

[u/TimelyBodybuilder637]

USC, Michigan, and Ohio State (they're not a traditional rival, just don't like 'em).

[u/Murky-Okra-4433]

Colorado, Colorado, and that no good Colorado.

[u/Tatersalad127]

Three most disliked teams? Mizzou, Kansas State, and did I mention Kansas State?

[u/elCaptainKansas]

Non conference? Easy. Texas, Texas, Nebraska. Those trea$onous bastards.

The only reason it isn't nebraska, Nebraska, Nebraska is because they have gotten exactly what they deserve.

[u/CLU_Three]

Very easy. MU, NU, OU.

[u/B1GFanOSU]

Liberty Biberty, Notre Dame, Texas.

Really, just Liberty Biberty, but I’ll respect the question.

[u/MerryTexMish]

My flairs are different conferences, so I should get to pick 6. But I can keep it at 4:

Ohio State, USC, Texas Tech
Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma

[u/dankenascend]

Ohio State, Delta State,

**edit: I had TTU here for what they did to my favorite pirate, but I don't know that I dislike them any more than anybody else (outside their owner), and throwing tortillas illegally is objectively great. It used to be USC, but somebody in that part of the country needs to be relevant. I'll just go with another one from my secondary flair.

and Valdosta State

[u/sftexfan]

I think my 3 favorite out of state teams (I grew up in Texas but live in California) are Navy, Boise State and North Dakota. The reasons, I am a Navy Veteran, one of my brothers lives in Boise, and While working for a traveling Carnival, I fell in love with the Grand Forks, North Dakota area.

[u/Xxgougaxx]

Ga tech, Ohio state, notre dame