College Football · Week 8 · Oct 19–25
#13 Alabama
W 31-20 vs Texas A&M · Sat, Oct 24 · 6-2 overall
Misery Index · Miserable · ▼ from 89
A win over Texas A&M, and the room still spent it litigating the most cowardly punt anyone had seen.
The emotional rollercoaster
Alabama fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Alabama beat Texas A&M 31-20 and moved to 6-2, which in most places would qualify as a good Saturday. Here it registered a 79 on the misery index, an improvement only in the sense that 89 was worse. The turning point wasn't a snap at all; it was the decision not to take one, a fourth-down punt one fan called "one of the most cowardly punts I've seen." Elsewhere, talk of hexes drew a flat "we know he ain't doing that." Winning has rarely felt so much like a formality.
What fans said
“Sorry, there’s a loss backlog from last year”
u/whatifevery1wascalm▲ 237frustration
“One of the most cowardly punts I’ve seen.”
u/RedElephant28▲ 163rage
“I'm getting really tired of Alabama 'fixing' other teams.”
u/gilias▲ 57frustration
“Oh no not another dog shit curse. We know he ain't doing that.”
u/DougieFreshRTR▲ 46rage
“Not only does he conduct himself in an unsportsmanlike manner, he also steals things from the other team.”
u/skoormit▲ 29rage
“Okay, glad I'm not the only one who thought that was basically giving up to try to protect the scoreboard or something. Real coward shit.”
u/bUrNtCoRn_▲ 28rage
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