The one factor that normally determines the intensity of a melt is the success that a team/program has had traditionally or just recently. If your team has been more successful and you expect success you are more likely to melt than a fan of a team who gets used to losing. Hence why Bama fans are freaking crazy, and when they lose they poison trees and beat up OU fans.

But not all things are equal, and it is clear that some fanbases produce a melt that outdoes the level of success they have had- basically unwarranted melting. Just going by "the biggest melting fanbase" isn't fair, as an Alabama shouldn't be judged on the same scale as a MSU. Hence I suggest looking at things via a Melt-to-Success ratio. I also think that success should be weighted by recency- aka a recent national title gives you more room to melt than one earned in decades previous.

How would you Rank the SEC on the Melt-to-Success ratio? My list:

1. Tennessee - they are at the top easily, and its not fair really. They have just had a bad string of luck/managment.
2. Texas A&M - like most gays we are pretty emotional when things don't go our way, and we don't have the recent national title to back it up
3. USC - they get the third spot with a bullet due to the most unreasonable rise in program expectations in the SEC the last decade. I could see them leading this list when their coach retires
4. Georgia - For a team that hasn't won a national title in my lifetime they melt almost as much as A&M. And its a nasty melt, full of deflection and pushback.
5. Ole Miss - They are kinda weird, because they do so much premelt that the post melt seems tame. But a lack of recent success and a premelt that adds up gets them in the top 5.
6. Alabama - Yes they have the most national titles, but they have BY FAR the most real world melt. Crazy Bama lady, Harvey, those kids crying, etc. It is like a St. Melt's Day Parade when they lose they are so entitled.
7. LSU - They have a high amount of melt for above average levels of success. That isn't top five, but it is top half.
8. Kentucky - If I followed basketball more I bet I would rank them higher
9. Mizzou - They barely melt, as the Damn Yankees mostly care about (non college) baseball. DGB basically has them here
10. MSU - they don't expect a lot, and they are very happy when they only get a little. Only reason they don't bottom out the list are their Egg Bowl melts when Ole Miss has something good happen.
11. Auburn - they are funny in that their melts are VERY contained sometimes. Add in recent success and they get a low ranking.
12. Arky - They used to rank higher, but they had such a setback that they barely melt in public now.
13. Vanderbuilt - not a lot of success, but not a lot of melt. Honestly I expected more bleed after their football program got gutted or that Temple loss and I was let down.
14. Florida - given the amount of success their programs have, Florida fans cannot really be trolled or pulled into a melt. I guess that is to be expected from an AARP base.

What is your list?

This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 4:06 pm