College Football · Week 4 · Sep 21–27
California
L 10-24 vs Clemson · Fri, Sep 25 · 2-2 overall
Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 49
Cal found a glimmer of hope, then punted it into the bay against Clemson, and the room is done pretending.
The emotional rollercoaster
California fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Cal hosted Clemson on Thursday night with a 2-1 record and the faint sense that something might be building. It lost 10-24, and the building stopped. The turning point was the decision to hold a primetime showcase at all, which handed the fanbase a national audience for its deflation. One fan summed up the rhythm of it: "whenever there is a glimmer of hope for the team, they come out and drop an absolute stinker." Another called the program "truly awful." At 2-2, misery jumped from 53 to 79, which is what happens when hope keeps getting scheduled.
What fans said
“If you or a loved one watched this entire football game, you may to be entitled to financial compensation.”
u/doublegoldendragon▲ 1.1kgallows humor
“whenever there is a glimmer of hope for the team, they come out and drop an absolute stinker”
u/BallMeBlazer22▲ 535frustration
“It's so disheartening to see Cal just become a truly awful football school.”
u/birdlawyer86▲ 47despair
“Not sure why we kept throwing it towards Hampton's side - that guy is lights out”
u/cppadam▲ 24frustration
“Wtf are these playcalls?! Honestly”
u/atallatallatall▲ 11frustration
“Did they forget how to tackle? It’s like they’re playing 2 hand touch”
u/TenMegaFarads▲ 6frustration
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