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The Texas A&M-Arkansas game was the most competitive one in the SEC on Saturday. The lead changed hands four times at JerryWorld, and an old rivalry crackled with new life one week after the Razorbacks took an embarrassing loss to San Jose State.
It was all a bit much for fans on both sides sometimes:
The stress is too much for this fan #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/afJlTqLx7P
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 28, 2019
A&M has its moments of doubt:
Mond gets picked off in the end zone #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/l0ZlLj9dMP
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 28, 2019
Despite the hashtag, this, to us, is not a pure Surrender Cobra (we are very picky about our Cobras here), but OK:
Arkansas causes a scoop-n-score #SurrenderCobra as the Razorbacks cut A&M’s lead to 14-10, 5:30 2Q in the #SouthwestClassic ? pic.twitter.com/yqRDsmMwiy
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 28, 2019
A&M did pull off the victory after some tense moments …
Can't tell if sad or falling asleep #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/PDpoOfzuln
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 28, 2019
… leaving Arkansas fans to contemplate their SEC losing streak, which reached 13. Oh, and this is proper Surrender Cobra form:
I love the #SurrenderCobra https://t.co/34hoVo1OC8
— Kelly Williams (@williamsjrkelly) September 28, 2019
Arkansas also lost its starting quarterback to injury:
https://twitter.com/sadSECfans/status/1177992770935558145?s=20
Look, this is not the space for fashion criticism (not from a middle-aged guy who still wears jorts sometimes), but we are not above letting others do it for us:
This surrender cobra forgot her pants. pic.twitter.com/LZEjW5uB3k
— Rivers Hughey (@RivsHughey) September 28, 2019
Perhaps the most interesting game of the day was in Chapel Hill, where North Carolina ran neck-and-neck with defending national champion Clemson all day:
#SurrenderCobra or #ShadeCobra? pic.twitter.com/PqdujpVr6J
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 28, 2019
And a #SurrenderStefon for good measure! pic.twitter.com/e7w1gcgxy1
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 28, 2019
The Tar Heels went for a two-point conversion and the win at the end, but Clemson denied them:
The 2 pt conversion is NO GOOD. Clemson will receive with 1:17 left and no UNC timeouts pic.twitter.com/L1TxagaFVH
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 28, 2019
Ole Miss lost by 28 at Alabama, but we will only pick on the Rebels briefly because few thought they would win anyway:
It got out of hand quickly in Tuscaloosa #sadSECfans pic.twitter.com/MXyNvIFD1J
— sadSECfans (@sadSECfans) September 28, 2019
Ditto for Nebraska, where the hype of a GameDay appearance and hope of an upset against Ohio State turned into a rout for the Buckeyes:
When you have low expectations but are still disappointed pic.twitter.com/Y7vAV7nMB2
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 29, 2019
Western Michigan had an oddly specific social media burn ready for rival Central Michigan before their game (which WMU won 31-15):
While the @WMU_Football game doesn't kick off until noon, we already know who won in the aviation department ? Go Broncos! Beat the Chips! #WMUAviation pic.twitter.com/5YvfgxGn1V
— WMU Aviation (@WMUCoA) September 28, 2019
And finally, one Oregon State fan makes peace with permanent sadness:
An Oregon State fan explains visually how he's made peace with his fandom. pic.twitter.com/HpPD4WmtTJ
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 29, 2019
After all, even dumpster fires give off warmth, right?
Longtime newspaper veteran Jim Tomlin is a copy editor and writer with SaturdayDownSouth.com.
