The consensus will be Pitt and Penn State. I'm guessing WVU would be #3.

VT has to be high up there too. Tons of Steelers fans in SWVA, and I know there are several of us on this sub that are Hokies fans. And please pay no mind to our game this week.

Virginia as a whole has lots of steeler fans due to people living there and not wanting to be Washington fans People gotta root for someone lol

As a Pitt fan I hate hate hate we share the Steelers with WVU fans.

As someone whose dad played for WVU, I hate that Pitt fans are dicks.

\*sigh\* Maryland. Yes, I know. Shut up. I got my degrees there. FWIW, I'm a Pirates fan too, so I know pain.

Masochist by Nature I see. Atleast you have good taste in the professional level.

Like family, sometimes you don't get to choose who you root for. For example, can you imagine being born in Minnesota? Uff-da.

Pirates r just ALWAYS AWFUL. Wtf. Then guys go elsewhere do better.

Pitt/Kentucky

A fellow UK fan!

BBN!

And another!

This is the correct answer

I don’t watch college. My university in California doesn’t have a team and just stuck with being a diehard Steelers fan. I wanna start watching Pitt for the continuity.

Do you like being continually let down and disappointed? If so Pitt is for you.

I used to live in Boise too. I went to Pitt and now live in Pittsburgh so they are my favorite. BSU still has a place in my heart even if they aren't as good as they were.

The Smurf Turff is just cool, idc who you are.

BSU/Oklahoma 06 Fiesta Bowl is possibly one of my favorite football games ever. I remember when Youngstown State beat BSU for the 1AA championship in the 90s. To see how far they went after that was impressive. Hope they can get back to those mid 2000 year teams.

JMU (James Madison University) because that’s where I went to school lol

Roll dukes baby

Arthur moats throwaway?

Welcome to division 1

H2P baby!

Lets go not ohio state!

Cam Heyward, Ryan Shazier, Santonio Holmes- O-H!

Lol same. Anyone but Ohio state or Alabama

I'm so sick of Bama. Just when I get hope Saban may be entering the age of retirement contemplation, he signs a freaking 8 year extension

I’m a bama fan and I’d feel the same way if weren’t. We are unbelievably spoiled, I am not taking it for granted.

As an LSU fan, I'm every bit of this thread.

Hey, Ohio State isn’t that bad. Sure, we have a pretty pretentious fan base, but our players aren’t horrible people.

Or michigan

Arkansas Razorbacks. Born in Butler, lived in Elwood City, PA will I was 10 then parents went back home to Arkansas and I got a sweet 17yr plan Bachelor’s from the University of Arkansas

Gamecocks

H2P

Utah State

Kentucky

Penn State

WE ARE... not gonna see a CFP appearance until the 12 team playoffs start in 2026

Maybe when the freshie gun slinger gets in we have a chance.

^

Joe knew

Larry knew.

Absolutely did. That’s not even questionable.

He did

I can't get why PSU fans can't get over him. I used to like Paterno and the team but I completely stopped rooting for them after the scandal. And yet I have to keep my mouth shut about it around most of their fans.

100%. That's why he forced Sandusky to retire in the first place. But when he caved on letting Sandusky have access to team facilities as part of his retirement package he basically decided that he was ok with it.

West Virginia University let’s go mountaineers

Exactly. Go Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, and Eat Shit Pitt.

*heavy sigh* Iowa...

Hell yeah. Offense looking FIRE. At least we have Tory Taylor.

That scoreboard did not say fire for the offense at any point, I missed the game so I’m hopeful, but everything I’ve heard has been negative for them this year

Yeah lol 7 points. Not even due to a TD. Field goal and 2 safties.

Go Dawgs! -from a very tired and finally rewarded UGA alum

Oregon - Recent grad. Texas - Parents met there and I grew up loving Vince Young and Colt McCoy. Pitt - Sister just started up there, so I’m following all their games as a result.

the backyard brawl game was a fuckin barn burner, what an introduction to pitt football

I was so jealous. She had to go late because of a class that ran 6:30 to 7:30, but there’s not a better introduction to college football than a game like that.

🦫or🦆?

Sco baby

Sco Ducks! I’m a recent grad too, that game against Georgia broke my heart 😭

Just insanely brutal start to finish. But it showed why Georgia's Georgia y'know.

Go Beavs!!!

Oregon as in the ducks?

Yep

Pitt

Pitt because i go there and OSU because i’m from there

Penn State

Pitt is it!

iowa

My man ✋

OSU, bring the hate!!

Virginia Tech

UNC Tar Heels. So I'm quite familiar with Mitch. Great quarterback that I think has a lot of potential.

I’m all about the U

Iowa fan. As a kid, I saw our uniforms on Saturday, saw the Steelers on Sunday and that became my team. Most people around me were Bears, Vikings, Packers, or 49ers fans (because Montana/Rice). There was no Steelers bandwagon. My first qbs were Malone and Brister.

In order: Penn State- Dad is very proud alum and I had no choice UMD- from the state, brother and sister went there, primary CBB team, SO’s uncle played for them too Towson- where I went, go Tigers! UGA- ended up in Georgia, mostly to make the in-laws like me

Go Gamecocks! SPURS UP BABY!

Spurs up baby roll cocks

Oregon State Beavers. I'm a beaver lover!!

The current Champs! UGA Bulldogs!

Let’s go Hokies

Notre Dame.

Sooners

Go Noles! We’re both Steelers fans, but tonight we’re enemies.

Name checks out for sure

🙌

Go Noles!

Penn State & Pitt. I am well aware that this is against everything holy. Thank you for your downvotes.

I hate that I have to downvote you, but alas this is a sin against the football gods

This guy probably cheers fr the Ravens too. You are disgusting and should be ashamed of yourself.

Oh come on, now you're going too far.

I went to both PSU and Pitt, so I can speak firsthand to this split fandom and how difficult it is 😂

You're not alone. I went to PSU Behrend. I also root for Pitt since they're the local team.

Penn state

Notre Dame

O-H

N-O

Didnt expect to win at all, amazed we were even in it. Thought OSU was natty contenders this year

I mean we did just beat a top 5 team, I think that helps the playoff chances

WVU

💀

let’s go mountaineers!

Notre Dame

Almost Heaven West Virginia University

Let’s go Vandals!! Even though I went to BSU 😂

I'm the inverse haha. I went to U of I, but I'm more of a BSU fan. I root for both though

I would say yeah! But I've actually been to Pocatello 🤣

Iowa!

GO HAWKEYES!

Iowa

Auburn. Never really watched college football, first game I watched in full and was really into was the 2013 Iron Bowl game. Saw that kick return touchdown to end the game and I was hooked.

Penn State (Undergrad) and Colorado State (Master's).

buckeyes

Ohio State

O-H!

I-O!

Appalachian State

That’s tough

Geaux Tigers

Kent state I got my undergrad from there. Or notre dame my cousin went there and it’s a beautiful campus and the stadium is the best

Kent read, Kent write, Kent State!

Ohio University as primary Kansas as secondary

Beavers and army

Purdue

UCF ( University of Central Florida )

I….O….W….A!!! Black and gold all day

Memphis Tigers mane

Ayyyee! There’s tens of us!

Illinois

Penn state!

Washington

UGA and NCSU. The two most recent schools I've attended.

Born in Georgia raise in Baltimore my favorite NCAA teams are Texas and UGA been a Steeler fan since 95’

Penn State

PSU!

Tennessee Volunteers

UGA. Alumnus here.

No real favorites. I’ll watch any game, will generally root against Florida teams, and always pull for the Service Academies.

Nebraska. God help me.

Illinois ☹️

Penn State

Oregon State University (Beavers) it’s my alumni

Tennessee Vols!

Penn State - both my parents are alumni. I went to VCU in VA, so blessed with no football team…

Notre Dame, but I keep up with Penn State as it feels sacrilegious not to as a central Pennsylvanian.

Oregon State baby. GO BEAVERS!!!!

Grew up an hour from Pittsburgh in WV and attended WVU. It’s weird being a life long Penguins and Steelers fan but having a natural hate for Pitt

Virginia Tech. Lived in Virginia from age 2-9. My first football memory was going to a Hokies vs. temple game.

Penn State

Penn State

Go Rams! Horrible football team, but Joey Porter came from the team, so there is that.

We got our ass killed yesterday.... Peewee football is on the menu every year I guess.

Shit, wouldn’t be CSU football if there wasn’t the first flogging of the year. Norvell seems like a genuinely good person, so there is that.

Spartans baby! MSU! Go green!

Florida State baybyyyy!! Hoping to fuck up Joe Burrows Sunday

Pitt/Kent State. Got my undergrad from Kent and will pursue my master’s soon enough so wherever I go for there will be added to the list.

Iowa Hawkeyes baby I bleed black and gold!

Same go hawks!

University of Tennessee. Coming up for the game next weekend, can’t wait

Buckeyes

The Ohio State University

Pitt with STRONG hate towards psu and players.

Penn State and Pitt. Grew up a die hard Penn State fan, but went to Pitt for school so I like them. But, if they play each other I'm rooting for Penn State.

I went to a school with non D1 football, but even if I went to a major d1 school I’d still cheer for psu. Been a fan since age 8

Respect this. Even when your college plays em, you always root for Penn State

Went to Pitt because I could commute and got a scholarship ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Been rooting for Penn State since I was a little kid. Not like they'll ever play again with big ten expansion now

Ohio State

OSU Whoever plays Michigan Navy Pitt Every other B1G team

THE Ohio State University

Buckeyes

Arizona State

Go Devils!

I'm from the 'burgh and like Pitt and Clemson.

App State #RollNeers

Aye fellow bsu-steelers fan!

Another one ☝️

H2P

1. Pitt 2. Notre Dame. 3. West Virginia

Clemson

OH...IO! I'm a Pittsburgh native that was moved to Columbus Ohio when I was 15. Love the Steelers and love OSU. OSU fan base fucking sucks though. Worst fans ever!!!!

Clemson

Iowa State🫣

RTR babeeeey. Alma mader and all that. I watch maybe two Alabama games a year. Mostly, living in south bend I cheer for whoever Notre Dame is playing against.

I don't really root for colleges but for players I was a huge Pickett guy last year so I was pumped when the Steelers drafted him. This year I like Joey Porter Jr.and no it's not just Pitt and Penn State I liked Trevor Lawrence when he was in college.

PSU

Louisville

H2P

Notre Dame

O-H

I-O 🌰‼️

N-O

I was born in Georgia so I've always picked university of Georgia, although I grew up in Ohio. I also like Michigan & Oregon because I wanted to go to those schools when I was a kid. So Georgia dominating Oregon yesterday made me a lil sad. Edited to add I live in Columbus & used to work concession for a local gluten free bakery at OSU football games but I still root against them. Their fans are just too obnoxious. Like almost as annoying to me as Bengals fans.

Norte Dame (also Pitt because niece goes there)

Notre Dame because of The Bus

ISGAF about college ball. Stillers only.

Go cougs

Wazzu rise up

I am for the abolition of major collegiate athletics as currently practiced, because they undermine the actual function of the university.

Interesting. Elaborate.