Let’s clarify what makes a college football fan base tortured. Torture in this sense doesn’t entail rooting for a perennially bad team, so, sorry Wake Forest fans. It encompasses the fans of programs that are typically competitive, but never win the big one and whose history is pockmarked with heartbreaking, often inexplicable moments. Here are the 10 most tortured collective souls in college football.
10. Oregon
The Ducks have been the class of the Pac-12 over the last seven or eight seasons, but a series of unfortunate events have hindered them from scoring a national championship. Their most infamous gut-wrenching moment came during the 2011 BCS National Championship Game against Auburn when Michael Dyer, who appeared to have been tackled after a short gain, got up and burst for a game-altering run with two minutes left and the score tied.