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One of the biggest results from Saturday’s action was SEC member Arkansas beating future league rival (and former Southwest Conference brethren) Texas. The Razorbacks led the No. 15 Longhorns all the way, and the result released a whole bunch of pent-up celebration for Hogs fans:
Ma'am this is a family establishment you can't do that here pic.twitter.com/cw3FnlXJeg
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 12, 2021
As for Longhorns fans, it was a pretty unhappy experience:
#DownHorns #SurrenderCobra #BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/K18qP4p5gD
— Ø V Ø ₩ ₳ Ɏ ₦ Ɇ (@OvO_Wayne3) September 12, 2021
And even fans who do not root for Arkansas sure didn’t mind seeing Texas go down:
I don’t really have anything against Texas. But seeing their fans sad really makes me happy pic.twitter.com/OGA1PCCcWZ
— Boot Krewe Media (@BootKreweMedia) September 12, 2021
The variety of pained poses among Texas fans was certainly internet fodder:
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Tennessee had a rough time, losing at home to Pittsburgh of the ACC:
#sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/hjMHbkOMJT
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 11, 2021
It can be exasperating to be a Vols fan these days:
#sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/hAs6VJsvVf
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 11, 2021
And it looks like the result led to some contemplative moments:
Tennessee having a bit of trouble with Pitt today #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/ltrYfb1pml
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 11, 2021
Interesting thought here … I guess we’re just going to forget Georgia’s win over Clemson that quickly, huh?
I heard the ACC was trash, if true, what is Tennessee? Reply in gif form #sadSECfans
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 11, 2021
Around the nation, the lone top-10 matchup was No. 10 Iowa visiting No. 9 Iowa State in one of the biggest games in Cyclones history. But the Hawkeyes prevailed for the CyHawk Trophy again, leading to great enjoyment for Iowa fans:
https://twitter.com/ro_macen/status/1436830360306868232?s=20
That #SurrenderCobra class in Ames might have some strong attendance:
https://twitter.com/nocontextcfb/status/1436829188225335296?s=20
Perhaps this one will be the teacher or at least a GA — the Cobra form here is excellent:
https://twitter.com/SnarkandMeh/status/1436828373460914176?s=20
Meanwhile, in Columbus, the Buckeyes started falling even before Ohio State actually lost to Oregon:
We should’ve known this was going to happen after this start by Ohio State
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 11, 2021
Of course, just like Texas going down, many folks just enjoy Ohio State losing even with no real rooting interest:
Sad OSU fans are the best OSU fans. #Buckeyes #OSUvsORE #RollTide
— Danielle Podrazik (@DanKitPod) September 11, 2021
Maybe this tiny duck was a premonition that Oregon would finally best the Buckeyes for the first time in 10 attempts:
Someone left a rubber duck in the middle of the Ohio State logo pic.twitter.com/gdm7FbcDTJ
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) September 11, 2021
Florida State’s shocking last-second home loss to FCS Jacksonville State on a Hail Mary pass stunned the FSU cheerleaders just as much as everybody else:
Watch the FSU cheerleaders at the end of this ??????? pic.twitter.com/udYqBsb6Dd
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) September 12, 2021
Finally, let’s hear it for these fans in Miami who were aware enough to help a falling cat:
CAT SURVIVES FALL AT HARD ROCK STADIUM!!!! #SaveTheCat pic.twitter.com/oPNGgfUltZ
— Yianni Laros (@Yiannithemvp) September 11, 2021
The Miami Hurricanes recovered from their thumping at the hands of Alabama last week to edge Appalachian State. But this cat was the real winner, leaving no sad fans here (but perhaps a couple of fans with a few scratches).
Longtime newspaper veteran Jim Tomlin is a copy editor and writer with SaturdayDownSouth.com.
