You've got to hand it to Texas Tech. They have dethroned the Alabama Crimson Tide as college football's most-hated team.
Actually, if the Rotowire is correct, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had dethroned the Crimson Tide before the Red Raiders chose to redefine college football sordidness and give it a home in Lubbock.
According to Rotowire, Notre Dame is the most hated college football program in eight states. Alabama is No. 2 as the most-hated in six states. The Crimson Tide edged out Ohio State, with the Buckeyes being the most hated in five states.
For most Alabama fans, being hated was a longstanding point of honor. Mostly, it was because under Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide won more championships than any other program. Perhaps some of the hate was a byproduct of ingrained arrogance among Alabama fans. Much of which had become ingrained before Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa.
The states in which Alabama is most hated include Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and LSU. Bizarrely, the other two states, according to Rotowire, are Alaska and Hawaii.
Also surprising is that along with California and New York, Notre Dame's other hated states are in New England. Apparently, hating the Fighting Irish has little to do with on-field success or championships. Notre Dame last won a college football national championship in 1988.
Hating on Texas Tech Red Raiders Football
Jaron Spor, writing for SI.com, stated that "The Texas Tech Red Raiders are what is wrong with college football in this new era."
Matt Hayes wrote about the Red Raiders: "From envied by most, to hated by all. In a matter of hours."
Another SI.com piece by Tim Curposa stated that the Red Raiders, because of NIL and billionaire booster Cody Campbell, had already accepted a villain role before the Sorsby debacle. As Sorsby suggests, dramas are fed as much by villains as heroes.
Not only does college football have a new villain, but Texas Tech keeps piling on itself. The latest spin from the Red Raiders is that Sorsby is a victim. The brain trust in Lubbock misses a key point about dramas. People don't often accept a villain as a victim. Instead, most believe that actions have consequences. Distanced from reality or not, stories are supposed to end with a hero winning. So far, it appears there is nothing that Texas Tech can do in the 2026 season that can make the Red Raiders perceived as a winner.
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