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Auburn fans (see above) were a bit salty about losing to Georgia in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry on Saturday. Some schools can’t wait until basketball season to overtake football for obvious reasons this year (Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA), but Auburn? Guess so:
Auburn fans are taking this well… #WDE (by /u/Way_She_Goes) #AUBvsUGA pic.twitter.com/1XP6fqy1qf
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 11, 2018
And some were seeking forgiveness from Charlotte’s Belk Bowl, with funny results:
Hey @belkbowl, we’re sorry bout that shade earlier this year. Can we hollar at’cha? Can we talk about the future?#WarEagle#WDE
— Ben Taylor (@ause7en) November 11, 2018
We’re not ready to forgive you.
Words hurt.
— Duke's Mayo Bowl (@DukesMayoBowl) November 11, 2018
Texas A&M won, but some Aggies fans were incredulous at times against Ole Miss:
Texas A&M mood pic.twitter.com/AbVB0HBFtW
— CBS Sports College Football ? (@CBSSportsCFB) November 10, 2018
Ditto for Florida fans at The Swamp until the Gators came back against South Carolina:
Muffed punt leads to some Gator sadness #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/mWB6j18jQM
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 10, 2018
Then it was the turn of Gamecocks fans to feel the Surrender Cobra mood:
#surrendercobra #UF #GoGators pic.twitter.com/1E8eYdLahj
— Karon Ivey (@kivey3) November 10, 2018
Both shocked expression and Surrender Cobra are on point here:
@espn this should be added to the “Sad College Football Fans” album pic.twitter.com/sn8xB9XEKd
— andrew smith (@DrizzyPhilly) November 10, 2018
And some Arkansas fans left early, though some missed a good comeback which just fell short against LSU:
Many fans have left. #LSU #Arkansas pic.twitter.com/0Ho1ZXYhLC
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) November 11, 2018
Boston College had high hopes and a boost from College GameDay to no avail in a loss to Clemson:
Surrender cobra coach? pic.twitter.com/ZgmIULzsQM
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 11, 2018
Stanford is just playing out the string:
Stanford student section at a recent intro CS lecture vs. the last home football game of the year. pic.twitter.com/j3wK4qvvL1
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 11, 2018
And USC fans were getting snarky about Pac-12 officiating even as their Trojans were losing at home to Cal:
Checking in on Cal-USC #Pac12AfterDark pic.twitter.com/EOIq0fC4op
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 11, 2018
Thursday, North Carolina State fans were stunned:
Know your #SurrenderCobra: The Hidden Cobra waits until it can pounce on the unsuspecting (both modes)! ? #WFvsNCSU pic.twitter.com/LxQb9ifAUJ
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 9, 2018
And finally, dear SEC fans, always remember: No matter how your Saturday went, at least you were not dealing with snow:
A young fan found a great way to fill the empty seats at Minnesota-Purdue ? (via @evegoe) pic.twitter.com/lwBdYaQxhs
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 11, 2018
So embrace the warmth.
Longtime newspaper veteran Jim Tomlin is a copy editor and writer with SaturdayDownSouth.com.
