College Football · Week 3 · Sep 14–20
#10 Alabama
W 50-36 vs Florida State · Sat, Sep 19 · 3-0 overall
Misery Index · Meh · ▼ from 71
Fifty hung on FSU, 3-0, and the room still can't stop staring at the 36 the defense gave back.
The emotional rollercoaster
Alabama fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Alabama won 50-36 over Florida State and moved to 3-0, which should have been enough. Instead the defense became the story: "36 is the most points Alabama has given up at home since giving up 46 to 2019 LSU," one fan noted, and the comparison stuck. The turning point was the moment the scoreboard stopped feeling like a cushion and started feeling like evidence. Even the broadcast conspired, with fans "trying to figure out where the hell the game was being shown." Misery eased to 53. Winning ugly still counts, but Tuscaloosa keeps the receipt.
What fans said
“36 is the most points Alabama has given up at home since giving up 46 to 2019 LSU”
u/redwave2505▲ 1.9kfrustration
“Really the only difference between the two is that one little letter, right?”
u/RollTahoeRoll▲ 1.2kfrustration
“Alabama beat FSU But somehow ESPN beat everybody trying to figure out where the hell the game was being shown”
u/DellFlightSim▲ 1.2kfrustration
“He had to call one more timeout for old times sake”
u/comradewilson▲ 366sarcasm
“They had us in the first 90% of the first half, and then they almost looked like they might have had us again near the end of the second half, not gonna lie.”
u/skoormit▲ 204frustration
“GG FSU you played a hell of a game, whooping our ass to start Maybe next week hate watchers!”
u/comradewilson▲ 77frustration
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