College Football · Week 1 · Aug 31–Sep 6
#22 Iowa
W 40-0 vs Northern Illinois · Sat, Sep 5 · 1-0 overall
Misery Index · Content
A 40-0 shutout, and the room still booked a doctor's appointment, because Iowa fans don't trust good news.
The emotional rollercoaster
Iowa fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Iowa opened with a 40-0 shutout of Northern Illinois and the fanbase sat at a 50 on the misery scale, which tells you everything about Iowa City. A 1-0 start, a scoreless opponent, and still the dominant mood was dread about what comes next. The turning point was the shutout itself — proof the defense travels, and proof nobody trusts it to matter. One fan needed "to see a doctor in about 4 hours." Another asked whether this continues "in perpetuity to an infinite negative?" Forty unanswered points, zero relief.
What fans said
“I'm gonna need to see a doctor in about 4 hours....”
u/LastKnownNormal▲ 193despair
“Unfortunately you guys took our coach that makes people kick good :(”
u/notanamateur▲ 44betrayal
“Continuing in perpetuity to an infinite negative?”
u/CountTakesh1▲ 40despair
“Brian Ferentz will see that number and say 'I can do it better.'”
u/Llama_Leaping_Larry▲ 38frustration
“There were athletes out there but there wasn't much direction. That team needs leaders”
u/tittysprinkles112▲ 24frustration
“We’ve spent so damn long not having a QB that we’ve had 2.5 in the last two seasons.”
u/rubbery_magician▲ 21frustration
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