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This week’s Sad Fans Are Sad kicks off with Tennessee in the wake of the Vols getting drubbed at home against Florida on Saturday.
That will tend to happen when a once-proud program loses its 10th consecutive SEC game:
Familiar sight in Tennessee these last couple seasons #sadSECfans #UFvsUT pic.twitter.com/lKh6vjWGgP
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 23, 2018
And some felt the Vols were snoozing on the job:
https://twitter.com/LoneNutVolFan/status/1043687547732258816
This one was a gift to us here at Sad Fans Are Sad:
Sad fans are just sad….things are definitely not going Tennessee's way. Go Gators!!!! pic.twitter.com/qsKkueiQCY
— Todd Fraser (@Todd_Fraser) September 23, 2018
Neyland Stadium emptied out in the second half:
Just surreal. So much hype, so much hope for Tennessee fans. And just a few hours later, 3-9 should be a legitimate fear for them. pic.twitter.com/ajU7Sr0Lqp
— David Cobb (@DavidWCobb) September 23, 2018
All in all it was a rough night for the folks wearing the lighter shade of orange on Rocky Top:
Vols fans even heard it from other quarters in SEC Country. One would not think Arkansas fans could say much after Auburn blew out the Hogs, but …
At least the fans aren’t getting into fist fights with each other like they are over in Rocky Top!
Razorback fans have see an awful lot of bad football since 2012. Frustration can make any of us do/say things we regret. Here’s hoping better times are ahead! ?
— Ralph Brody Jr (@RalphBrodyJr) September 23, 2018
Next up is Missouri. The Tigers brandished their first-ever yellow helmets (I might be in the minority but I thought they were awesome, they just need to be paired with the black uni tops). But that didn’t brighten the blues which their fans felt in a loss to Georgia:
4th down try for Missouri is no good #sadSECfans #UGAvsMIZZOU pic.twitter.com/O2YrWQSf9b
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 22, 2018
The Tigers fans saw their team keep fighting but never quite getting back in the game:
Missouri fan not having much fun after 4 first half turnovers #sadSECfans #UGAvsMIZ pic.twitter.com/EAd02iC39g
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 22, 2018
In the ACC, Georgia Tech had a dude with a ‘tude in the stands. The announcers are guessing calc exam prep — I think the guy is auditioning to be in an Axe commercial:
https://twitter.com/SDS/status/1043618359986872320
Out West, Oregon fans turning up early for College GameDay woke up with a side order of schadenfreude toward Willie Taggart. The coach bolted Eugene after one year to take the job at Florida State, where he is struggling:
? meets ? #GameDaySigns #SurrenderCobra pic.twitter.com/ZtiwMXcdXq
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 22, 2018
And one fan took it to the extreme:
https://twitter.com/SDS/status/1043523846324797441
But after the Ducks quacked away … sorry, gacked away a 24-7 halftime lead, some Autzen Stadium fans probably felt like these two:
when it looks like Oregon is going to take a 31-7 lead and then they lose 38-31 in overtime pic.twitter.com/LXd3WnyxJd
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) September 23, 2018
Eugene plunged into sadness:
Sad Oregon fans pic.twitter.com/puRc4afwIp
— Goonica Rambeau ??♀️ (@SimplyCarla7) September 23, 2018
Imagine, the season is only a month old. What sadness awaits in the next several weeks?
Longtime newspaper veteran Jim Tomlin is a copy editor and writer with SaturdayDownSouth.com.
