College Football · Week 3 · Sep 14–20
Illinois
W 48-10 vs Southern Illinois · Sat, Sep 19 · 2-1 overall
Misery Index · Uneasy · ▼ from 83
A 38-point romp past Southern Illinois barely dents 30 years of scar tissue, and Ohio State looms.
Limited dataabout 159 Illinois fan comments in the r/CFB game thread.
What happened
Illinois beat Southern Illinois 48-10 and the fanbase barely glanced up. The turning point wasn't anything that happened Saturday; it was the moment the schedule flipped and Ohio State came into view, which turned a 38-point win into a rounding error. At 2-1, the bar has already been relocated: one fan will "consider it a success if we somehow score 20 on Ohio State and keep them under 50." Another diagnosed it plainly as "generational trauma from 30 years of losing." Misery eased to 59. Nobody called it joy.
What fans said
“I'll consider it a success if we somehow score 20 on Ohio State and keep them under 50.”
u/royallex▲ 50despair
“Generational trauma from 30 years of losing.”
u/royallex▲ 29despair
“How can we allow 10 points and the defense still feels like a sieve?”
u/Ranger_Nietzsche▲ 7frustration
“Jeremiah Smith could take a week off when we play OSU and they still probably get 5 scores in the first half.”
u/bullpupper▲ 6frustration
“Bout to call my friend the attorney to see if you can sue a coach over his trash ass defense”
u/Signal_Tip_7428▲ 2rage
“Bobby, you retired once. Retire again, bitch.”
u/Signal_Tip_7428▲ 2rage
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