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Biggest, Maybe Baddest

Most comments analyzed across the season.

This season’s winner
Alabama
Crimson Tide · SEC · 11–4
141,238
Comments

Questions about this award

Who won Biggest, Maybe Baddest this season?
Alabama, at 141,238 comments classified across the season. Michigan was runner-up at 133,763, with Ohio State third at 108,740.
How is Biggest, Maybe Baddest decided?
By the season's classifications alone, with no vote and no panel: every fanbase is scored on comments classified across the season, which carries no volume floor because it is a raw count, and the award goes to the top of that list. The median across the 138 fanbases ranked here is 7,271.
Every fanbase on this metric

Full standings

Rank
Team
Comments
1
Alabama
SEC · 11–4
141,238
2
Michigan
Big Ten · 9–4
133,763
3
Ohio State
Big Ten · 12–2
108,740
4
Texas
SEC · 10–3
106,632
5
LSU
SEC · 7–6
95,525
6
Oklahoma
SEC · 10–3
76,815
7
Notre Dame
Independent · 10–2
70,866
8
Texas A&M
SEC · 11–2
64,787
9
Miami
ACC · 13–3
61,113
10
Auburn
SEC · 5–7
59,608
11
Penn State
Big Ten · 7–6
57,708
12
Ole Miss
SEC · 13–2
56,460
13
Texas Tech
Big 12 · 12–2
54,597
14
Tennessee
SEC · 8–5
53,708
15
Wisconsin
Big Ten · 4–8
48,811
16
Nebraska
Big Ten · 7–6
47,727
17
Arkansas
SEC · 2–10
44,286
18
Indiana
Big Ten · 16–0
42,201
19
USC
Big Ten · 9–4
40,287
20
Clemson
ACC · 7–6
38,829
21
Georgia
SEC · 12–2
38,740
22
Georgia Tech
ACC · 9–4
35,814
23
Oregon
Big Ten · 13–2
33,527
24
Florida
SEC · 4–8
33,369
25
BYU
Big 12 · 12–2
32,975
26
Mississippi State
SEC · 5–8
32,592
27
West Virginia
Big 12 · 4–8
31,415
28
Pittsburgh
ACC · 8–5
26,366
29
Oklahoma State
Big 12 · 1–11
25,460
30
Vanderbilt
SEC · 10–3
22,930
31
Iowa
Big Ten · 9–4
22,273
32
Boise State
Mountain West · 9–5
22,030
33
Iowa State
Big 12 · 8–4
21,588
34
Florida State
ACC · 5–7
20,908
35
UCLA
Big Ten · 3–9
20,831
36
Michigan State
Big Ten · 4–8
20,528
37
South Carolina
SEC · 4–8
19,697
38
Kentucky
SEC · 5–7
19,024
39
Houston
Big 12 · 10–3
17,558
40
Kansas State
Big 12 · 6–6
17,428
41
James Madison
Sun Belt · 12–2
16,981
42
Virginia Tech
ACC · 3–9
16,922
43
South Florida
American · 9–4
16,469
44
Utah
Big 12 · 11–2
16,435
45
Minnesota
Big Ten · 8–5
16,116
46
Illinois
Big Ten · 9–4
15,179
47
Missouri
SEC · 8–5
15,149
48
Tulane
American · 11–3
14,993
49
Duke
ACC · 9–5
14,337
50
Virginia
ACC · 11–3
14,086
51
Arizona
Big 12 · 9–4
13,960
52
Hawaii
Mountain West · 9–4
13,185
53
Colorado
Big 12 · 3–9
13,180
54
Arizona State
Big 12 · 8–5
13,057
55
Cincinnati
Big 12 · 7–6
12,753
56
Louisville
ACC · 9–4
12,501
57
Memphis
American · 8–5
12,047
58
Army
American · 7–6
10,320
59
TCU
Big 12 · 9–4
9,897
60
Maryland
Big Ten · 4–8
9,607
61
North Texas
American · 12–2
9,547
62
Syracuse
ACC · 3–9
9,364
63
Baylor
Big 12 · 5–7
8,814
64
North Carolina
ACC · 4–8
8,668
65
New Mexico
Mountain West · 9–4
8,500
66
Washington
Big Ten · 9–4
8,090
67
Kansas
Big 12 · 5–7
8,065
68
Wyoming
Mountain West · 4–8
7,961
69
SMU
ACC · 9–4
7,390
70
Marshall
Sun Belt · 5–7
7,152
71
Appalachian State
Sun Belt · 5–8
6,689
72
Washington State
Pac-12 · 7–6
6,626
73
Southern Miss
Sun Belt · 7–6
6,305
74
UNLV
Mountain West · 10–4
6,260
75
East Carolina
American · 9–4
6,181
76
Purdue
Big Ten · 2–10
6,141
77
Ohio
MAC · 9–4
5,814
78
UCF
Big 12 · 5–7
5,718
79
Rutgers
Big Ten · 5–7
5,649
80
Oregon State
Pac-12 · 2–10
5,528
81
Troy
Sun Belt · 8–6
5,404
82
Delaware
C-USA · 7–6
5,242
83
Navy
American · 11–2
5,239
84
UTEP
C-USA · 2–10
5,198
85
NC State
ACC · 8–5
4,850
86
Louisiana Tech
C-USA · 8–5
4,799
87
Liberty
C-USA · 4–8
4,767
88
Wake Forest
ACC · 9–4
4,755
89
Western Michigan
MAC · 10–4
4,607
90
Colorado State
Mountain West · 2–10
4,505
91
Georgia Southern
Sun Belt · 7–6
4,449
92
Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt · 6–7
4,398
93
UConn
Independent · 9–4
4,323
94
Kennesaw State
C-USA · 10–4
4,281
95
Louisiana
Sun Belt · 6–7
4,213
96
North Dakota State
FCS · 12–1
4,131
97
Toledo
MAC · 8–5
4,072
98
Central Michigan
MAC · 7–6
3,899
99
Stanford
ACC · 4–8
3,877
100
San Diego State
Mountain West · 9–4
3,850
101
Bowling Green
MAC · 4–8
3,685
102
UTSA
American · 7–6
3,498
103
Boston College
ACC · 2–10
3,381
104
Arkansas State
Sun Belt · 7–6
3,373
105
Fresno State
Mountain West · 9–4
3,370
106
UAB
American · 4–8
3,196
107
Middle Tennessee
C-USA · 3–9
2,998
108
Air Force
Mountain West · 4–8
2,980
109
WKU
C-USA · 9–4
2,689
110
Tulsa
American · 4–8
2,677
111
Utah State
Mountain West · 6–7
2,439
112
Sam Houston
C-USA · 2–10
2,438
113
Texas State
Sun Belt · 7–6
2,245
114
Missouri State
C-USA · 7–6
2,144
115
Temple
American · 5–7
1,915
116
Old Dominion
Sun Belt · 10–3
1,898
117
Northwestern
Big Ten · 7–6
1,838
118
FIU
C-USA · 7–6
1,631
119
New Mexico State
C-USA · 4–8
1,564
120
San Jose State
Mountain West · 3–9
1,563
121
South Alabama
Sun Belt · 4–8
1,487
122
UMass
MAC · 0–12
1,455
123
Charlotte
American · 1–11
1,447
124
Rice
American · 5–8
1,436
125
Florida Atlantic
American · 4–8
1,154
126
Nevada
Mountain West · 3–9
1,086
127
Miami (Ohio)
MAC · 7–7
1,085
128
Northern Illinois
MAC · 3–9
1,082
129
Akron
MAC · 5–7
1,038
130
UL Monroe
Sun Belt · 3–9
943
131
Ball State
MAC · 4–8
818
132
Kent State
MAC · 5–7
708
133
Sacramento State
FCS · 7–5
706
134
California
ACC · 7–6
534
135
Jacksonville State
C-USA · 9–5
393
136
Buffalo
MAC · 5–7
341
137
Georgia State
Sun Belt · 1–11
161
138
Eastern Michigan
MAC · 4–8
67

All 138 fanbases rank; raw counts carry no volume floor.

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