Sad fans are sad, Week 8: 100 yards to glory, or sadness
Tennessee was so close to making Saturday’s rivalry game at Alabama interesting.
Then Jarrett Guarantano fumbled, the Crimson Tide ran it back 100 yards to make it 35-13, and Vols fans were left with a sad feeling against the Crimson Tide for the 13th consecutive year:
Oh no Tennessee #ScoopNScore #sadSECfans #BAMAvsTENN pic.twitter.com/rn5DNGdqBR
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) October 20, 2019
Mississippi State fans hoped their Bulldogs would copy their 2017 performance against LSU. Not so much:
Uhhh, what is happening here Clanga? pic.twitter.com/LIVmS5zhx9
— onebarrelrum (@TheOneBarrelRum) October 19, 2019
These guys not having a good afternoon #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/nlM1BzSaWz
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) October 19, 2019
We always love a good #SurrenderCobra sighting, such as this one on the sideline at the Ole Miss-Texas A&M game:
Anyone else spot the #SurrenderCobra after a great Texas A&M punt? #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/TzexQvaRbl
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) October 20, 2019
And Arkansas just kept on being Arkansas on its way to a 15th consecutive SEC loss:
https://twitter.com/Ark_Windbreaker/status/1185600592946847744?s=20
A little Ivan Drago goes a long way:
https://twitter.com/Ark_Windbreaker/status/1185622092798185474?s=20
Arkansas can’t see a way out of the basement from here, noting Vandy’s upset win over Mizzou as well:
https://twitter.com/swtsu82/status/1185701710058184706?s=20
South Carolina got the blues a bit after losing to Florida, but Gamecocks fans can take heart from last week’s win over Georgia and the fact that they led the Gators for a pretty decent chunk of Saturday’s game. Or turn to a cute kid for solace, at least:
POV: sad fan laying head in a toddlers lap for comfort she said “sorry gamecock don’t win” pic.twitter.com/kJRflVS3Uc
— kc (@kristen_laurren) October 19, 2019
But there was little consolation for Kentucky fans in a shutout loss to Georgia:
Georgia starting to open it up. Kentucky fans give the TD 2 thumbs down #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/ALPYcqIDg5
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) October 20, 2019
As for Miami, fans who thought they had a rising top-10 program just a couple of years ago were not dealing well with losing at home to a bad Georgia Tech team (Warning — NSFW language):
When Miami fans found out that they lost to a 2-5 Georgia Tech 28-21 in OT at home pic.twitter.com/FSvJjFHpMl
— Lee Harvey (@AyeThatsLee) October 19, 2019
Perhaps the biggest shock of the college football season came in Champaign, Ill., where the Fighting Illini knocked off previously unbeaten Wisconsin with a last-second field goal. Illinois then pulled off what the kids call a “troll job” by playing House of Pain’s Jump Around, the signature song during games at Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium:
https://twitter.com/TreyWallace_/status/1185651673177432071?s=19
For those watching at one establishment, the Illinois win was a moment of joy — except for one Badgers fan who struck a classic #SurrenderCobra pose:
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN ILLINI pic.twitter.com/9y9N7IQYCa
— Illinois Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) October 19, 2019
And another Cobra struck in Louisville against Clemson:
This #SurrenderCobra is a thing of beauty @RedditCFB pic.twitter.com/JFOUn9fNSr
— Ted Goldberg (@TedGoldbergTV) October 19, 2019
In a bottom-dweller battle in Conference USA, Rice and Texas-San Antonio were drawing very little love (UTSA prevailed 31-27 to keep Rice winless, by the way):
#TrashTalk isn't just for those flashy teams at the top, no it can be found everywhere; also Rice is now favored by 4.5 pic.twitter.com/uWFyXeeLe9
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 18, 2019
And remember kids, no matter how much of a bummer your weekend might have been, cheer yourselves up with this thought: It could be worse. You could be the Pac-12:
UCLA beat Stanford and Oregon State beat Cal this weekend. What's the worst team in the Pac-12?
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 19, 2019
All better?