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ESPN ranked four Georgia teams’ fan base happiness

Yellow Jackets fans pose for a photo with Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson during Tech's Fan Day on Aug. 12, 1007 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. -- Danny Karnik/GT Athletics

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Yellow Jackets fans pose for a photo with Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson during Tech's Fan Day on Aug. 12, 1007 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. -- Danny Karnik/GT Athletics
By Maghen Moore
Aug 22, 2017

ESPN released its "Fan Happiness Index," which gauges fan happiness within 128 football teams' fan bases.

The program used program power, rivalry dominance, coaching stability, recruiting trend, revenue growth and Twitter buzz to evaluate each fan base's happiness. Four Georgia teams –– UGA, Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Georgia Southern –– were included in the list. Each team's ranking in the index, each score for the six categories and the breakdown is below:

University of Georgia:

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Georgia State:

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Georgia Tech:

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Georgia Southern:

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