College Football · Week 2 · Sep 7–13
#15 BYU
W 28-17 vs Arizona · Sat, Sep 12 · 2-0 overall
Misery Index · Euphoric · ▼ from 21
2-0, and the sarcasm has turned affectionate: BYU wins convincingly, just never before halftime.
The emotional rollercoaster
BYU fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
BYU beat Arizona 28-17 and moved to 2-0, and the fanbase celebrated in its native dialect: sarcasm wrapped around genuine relief. The turning point was the defense remembering, after halftime, that tackling is permitted. That pattern drew the week's most honest line, that if BYU "ever figures out how to play defense in the first half the way they usually do in the second half," pretty good becomes really good. Elsewhere, someone insisted the wins are "convincing, no-doubt, solid victories." Nobody believed him. Misery dropped to 25 anyway.
What fans said
“My favorite part of being a BYU fan is that our wins are convincing, no-doubt, solid victories. It's nice knowing that our team plays consistent football and it puts my heart at ease being certain that we have a game in the bag. I have never doubted this BYU team, ever. And I hav”
u/GuestRedditAccount▲ 128pride
“If BYU ever figures out how to play defense in the first half the way they usually do in the second half, we’re gonna be really, really good instead of just pretty good.”
u/MotorSevere4899▲ 113hope
“Noahs a dawg, love watching him play against anyone but us”
u/MobysGreatWhiteDick▲ 61joy
“Shout-out to Kyler Kasper for getting his first 2 BYU career touchdowns this game!”
u/GuestRedditAccount▲ 49joy
“K Pop carrying on the Jay Hill tradition it seems lol”
u/CubsFanHan▲ 34joy
“6 straight against Arizona. I’ll take it”
u/Y2kangz▲ 29pride
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