College Football · Week 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4
#14 Iowa
L 14-31 vs #5 Ohio State · Sat, Oct 3 · 4-1 overall
Misery Index · Miserable · ▲ from 62
Another national spotlight, another Iowa faceplant, with the wave cut to commercial as the final insult.
The emotional rollercoaster
Iowa fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Iowa got its national television window against Ohio State and filled it with a 14-31 loss, dropping to 4-1 and nudging the misery meter from 60 to 65. The turning point was the moment the spotlight arrived, which one fan summarized as the recurring problem: "Every time we get any sort of attention from the country, we fucking explosively." The broadcast then cut the Wave short for a commercial, inspiring a wish that the responsible executive "steps on a lego every day of his life." Small vengeance, available locally.
What fans said
“I fucking hate being an Iowa fan in moments like this It’s no fucking wonder nobody ever treats us with respect and laughs at us like we’re the fucked up kid that’s goofing around when we win games Every time we get any sort of attention from the country, we fucking explosively”
u/Gibbo05▲ 52rage
“That’s an illegal fair catch call. Ask me how I know”
u/mpamosavy▲ 17frustration
“I hope the exec who decided to cut the wave short to go to a commercial steps on a lego every day of his life.”
u/LastKnownNormal▲ 15rage
“Worst possible outcome. Everybody gets hurt, scoreboard is brutal, energy is gone. Man this sucks.”
u/khartz99▲ 15frustration
“If Ryan Day actually cared about those sick kids he’d bench Jeremiah Smith and throw the game so the kids aren’t sad.”
u/HannibalAtCannae▲ 13rage
“I want our punter to punt Liberty Biberty”
u/mnmmatt▲ 13frustration
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