Sad Fans Are Sad: Week 10
Sad fan fandom has reached a point where somebody becomes viral every week. Shirtless FSU guy is … well, so last week.
Step right up, #LSUgirl:
#LSUGirl "I could have been back in my dorm studying trigonometry and had a better time…" pic.twitter.com/gTulKSpYFn
— John Ogg (@oggman) November 4, 2018
It became a thing — actually, it became a meme — even before the LSU-Alabama game ended on Saturday in Baton Rouge:
When girls night out doesn’t go as planned #LSUGirl pic.twitter.com/8kz02UBAXV
— Bonnie McCauley (@BonMcCauley) November 4, 2018
Compared to her, this poor kid seems joyful:
Ugly night for this little guy #sadSECfans #BAMAvsLSU pic.twitter.com/kDum2GuLiU
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 4, 2018
Yes, there was a pall cast over Death Valley:
…and the shutout is alive after a pick in the end zone #sadSECfans #BAMAvsLSU pic.twitter.com/Dn5XOUt8Ww
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 4, 2018
It was a time for contemplation:
Night night time for LSU #sadSECfans #BAMAvsLSU pic.twitter.com/kqiy26e1iZ
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 4, 2018
A lot of contemplation:
Yikes…no targeting, but Bama leads 6-0 #sadSECfans #BAMAvsLSU pic.twitter.com/v1wvUtHT1R
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 4, 2018
Earlier in the day, in Lexington, Kentucky’s dreams of a Cinderella run to the SEC Championship Game ended sadly against Georgia:
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 3, 2018
A long wait for a game of this magnitude for Kentucky felt even longer:
Reply with a quote for what this guy is thinking. #sadSECfans #UGAvsUK pic.twitter.com/RfvggEKaRO
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 3, 2018
It was a bummer of a day for blue-clad fans:
31-10 UGA. Kentucky fans starting to think about b-ball schedule #sadSECfans #UGAvsUK pic.twitter.com/nWyrc2FWS4
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 3, 2018
But at least their Surrender Cobra game was strong:
The 2nd half did not start well for Kentucky #sadSECfans #UGAvsUK pic.twitter.com/ub0xIA0XOh
— SadSECfans (@sadSECfans) November 3, 2018
And there was a round of synchronized Surrender Cobras for Texas fans when their team lost late against West Virginia:
DOUBLE SURRENDER COBRA @SurrenderCobra pic.twitter.com/0XfyFTtFBj
— Ray Stevens (@RayStevensNot) November 3, 2018
Florida, which got blown out at home against Missouri, once had a guy named Will Grier at QB:
Florida fans watching Grier at WVU pic.twitter.com/wt9egqEWdT
— joshua snead (@josnead) November 3, 2018
And the Homecoming game did not sell out (to be fair, the final crowd count was about 80,000):
#Gators crowd shot, 10 minutes away from homecoming kickoff pic.twitter.com/p6z4PRcZGb
— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 3, 2018
There were enough empty seats for Gators coach Dan Mullen to notice:
Mullen: "When we sell out the stadium, we’ll win a championship. It doesn’t go the other way."
Of note: Homecoming crowd today wasn't great#Gators— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 4, 2018
Finally, let’s give a cheer for two teams whose long, sad losing streaks came to an end.
First, bid farewell to the longest skid in the FBS after UTEP defeated Rice to end a 20-game nightmare:
FINAL | UTEP 34, Rice 26 pic.twitter.com/w3CObeJ1Dx
— UTEP Football (@UTEPFB) November 4, 2018
And perennial FCS doormat VMI had lost 25 in a row before defeating Division II Tusculum:
The streak is over! VMI ends 25-game losing streak with a 20-11 win over D2 Tusculum. pic.twitter.com/8vv6UHzKJT
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 3, 2018
That was just a little perspective for any fans overly sad about the prospect of a 9-3 or 10-2 season.