College Football · Week 7 · Oct 12–18
Florida State
L 35-43 at #3 Miami · Sat, Oct 17 · 3-4 overall
Misery Index · Despair · = from 95
Another Miami loss, another refs-did-it theory, and a fanbase threatening to quit the sport entirely.
The emotional rollercoaster
Florida State fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Florida State went to Miami and left 43-35 lighter, a loss that dropped the Seminoles to 3-4 and turned a fanbase's simmering frustration into something closer to resignation. The turning point, as the board saw it, was not a snap but a whistle: "the refs bailed Miami out for the conference to have representation in the playoff," one fan wrote, conceding in the same breath that "we suck ass." Another called it "the straw that breaks the camels back" on watching college football at all. Misery held at 98, which is its own kind of mercy.
What fans said
“Two bad calls. How does the defender have possession when both his arms are flailing around???”
u/sayeeeeed▲ 170frustration
“This might legit be the straw that breaks the camels back on me actually still watching any college football.”
u/Professor_Pajamas▲ 56despair
“The fix was in. We suck ass. No doubt. But the refs bailed Miami out for the conference to have representation in the playoff.”
u/357MAG-NOLE▲ 49betrayal
“Wow what a bullshit end to the game. That looked like simultaneous possession if I’ve ever seen it.”
u/FloridaMan_Again▲ 24frustration
“Every FSU fan can tell you in any game where the hope was lost. That punch out was it for us.”
u/glassclouds1894▲ 21despair
“Ready for Norvell to rip my heart out again Zero confidence we hold on”
u/cha0ss0ldier▲ 11despair
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