College Football · Week 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Illinois
L 17-24 vs Purdue · Sat, Oct 3 · 2-3 overall
Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 76
Losing to Purdue turned the group chat into a basketball podcast by halftime, and nobody kicked a field goal.
Limited dataabout 287 Illinois fan comments in the r/CFB game thread.
The emotional rollercoaster
Illinois fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Purdue came to town and left with it, 24-17, which drops Illinois to 2-3 and pushes the misery needle from 71 to 79. The turning point wasn't a turnover or a trick play; it was the decision to wave off the field goal unit, a choice that produced the week's loudest howl, "WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING THE POINTS." The fanbase checked out early. One fan noted his "group chat switched to basketball chatter about halftime." October in Champaign now belongs to a sport that hasn't started.
What fans said
“If he keeps this up he can go back to the G League where he was found”
u/Upthemeds▲ 10frustration
“Then why the fuck didn’t you trust him to make a 40 yard FG earlier Bret?!”
u/doyouevenIift▲ 10frustration
“My group chat switched to basketball chatter about halftime”
u/enjoytheshow▲ 9despair
“WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING THE POINTS”
u/doyouevenIift▲ 9frustration
“This is shaping up to be a lost season.”
u/TheStudyofWumbo24▲ 7despair
“This is the biggest display of incompetence I’ve ever seen on a football field”
u/doyouevenIift▲ 4rage
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