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The best SEC matchup on Saturday, Auburn vs. LSU, turned out to be no match at all.
Auburn blew out the SEC West Division’s other Tigers, 48-11. That sound you just heard was every DVD player in Louisiana firing up that highlight disc from the 2019 national championship season because this one is becoming painful to watch on the bayous.
This is just neaux fun for them.
Still an LSU fan. ???
But oh I miss the golden squad, BURROW, EDWARDS-HELAIRE, CHAISSON, JEFFERSON, QUEEN, Lewis, Delpit, Charles, Sullivan, Lawrence, Fulton, Moss. And of course – Joe Brady and Dave Aranda.
— Michal De Marco (@MarcoMichal98) November 1, 2020
When you have to break out the thesaurus to describe how bad you feel, that’s when you know the season is not going well.
https://twitter.com/thebootent/status/1322706905769410560?s=20
Oh yeah, and the game against Alabama looms in two weeks:
https://twitter.com/Jarrett_tdr/status/1322728838300897286?s=20
Results elsewhere in the SEC held true to expected form, so let’s take a look around the country. Oklahoma State fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with an overtime loss at home to Texas:
#surrendercobra sighting pic.twitter.com/2FFGU4ZHrG
— Matthew Hoffmeyer (@matthoffmeyer) October 31, 2020
Yes, it’s the good old Surrender Cobra. Want another one from Stillwater? Coming right up:
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) October 31, 2020
Also, is it possible that the Big Ten’s setup for a shortened season was a work of genius from the league’s commissioner? Seems unlikely, but there’s a visual to support every theory:
Kevin Warren is operating 5 moves ahead of everyone: all 4 teams that are 2-0 in the Big Ten after week 2 are close enough to the Big Ten Championship site at Lucas Oil Stadium to bubble if needed. pic.twitter.com/nD28lZ9mlO
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 1, 2020
The B1G’s top matchup this weekend saw No. 3 Ohio State visit No. 18 Penn State. The Buckeyes had to fight off a game opponent; 2 missed field goals (by two kickers) did not help:
Kicker #SurrenderCobra pic.twitter.com/Xhc4uyjo1z
— Surrender Cobra (@SurrenderCobra) November 1, 2020
However, the Buckeyes held on for a 38-25 victory, leaving downbeat Penn State fans to break out a trusty meme…
https://twitter.com/KrampusGamingg/status/1322752095439695873?s=20
…Or maybe to break up with their program altogether:
Thats it. That seals the deal. Im no longer a Penn State fan. I’ve been a fan since 2007 and a season ticket holder. I will no longer watch on TV or renew my season ticket. I’m going to support Ohio State where they actually know how to run a team. And play good football, Goodbye
— MJ Kujo ? ☀️ (@dissectedmarimo) November 1, 2020
One College Football Playoff contender had a much scarier Halloween than Ohio State, and that’s Clemson. The Tigers trailed visiting Boston College 28-10 at one point before rallying. Their perilous state produced a flock of Surrender Cobras. (Is the plural of Surrender Cobras a flock? Or should it be a gaggle? A pack? A den? We’ll take suggestions.)
@SurrenderCobra is showing up early in #DeathValley. #CLEMvsBC pic.twitter.com/MJkvhYeBgK
— Keith Hill ?? (@RealCaptKeith) October 31, 2020
Clemson avoided further stress with a second-half comeback, but not before one more cobra:
Boston College score is currently social distancing from Clemson. #BCvsCLEM #surrendercobra pic.twitter.com/X7kGoUT2Uf
— Refurbished Churro (@CollinCreek19) October 31, 2020
Finally, with Saturday being Halloween, there were some creative costumes worn by the small number of fans who could get into games, such as the two Vanderbilt fans dressed as unicorns at the top. So what could be more 2020 than a group of folks at the TCU-Baylor game wearing panda costumes and masks?
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 31, 2020
We can only hope that their efforts were rewarded with lots of candy and as little sadness as possible.
Longtime newspaper veteran Jim Tomlin is a copy editor and writer with SaturdayDownSouth.com.
