College Football · Week 6 · Oct 5–11
#20 Iowa
W 41-24 at Washington · Fri, Oct 9 · 5-1 overall
Misery Index · Uneasy · ▼ from 67
Even a 41-24 road romp leaves Iowa squinting at the opponent, sure Washington was a mirage in the corn.
The emotional rollercoaster
Iowa fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Iowa went to Seattle and came home with a 41-24 win, which moved the record to 5-1 and dropped the misery number from 67 to 62, a reading best described as cautiously miserable. The turning point was the Washington trip itself, the one game circled as a potential derailment, and it never arrived. Fans responded by praising the opponent instead: "To be fair, they looked like a make a wish team." Elsewhere, "The Quadrangle of Hate is stirring in the corn fields." Winning has not made anyone comfortable.
What fans said
“To be fair, they looked like a make a wish team.”
u/bigbluethunder▲ 129sarcasm
“The Quadrangle of Hate is stirring in the corn fields”
u/TKHawk▲ 95frustration
“Honestly we shouldn’t throw again today”
u/hawksnest_prez▲ 19frustration
“I'm what world is that not a penalty? And now he's hurt. These refs need to be investigated at least.”
u/gludwig0105▲ 17frustration
“Should’ve been 15 yards on #7. He didn’t even arrive until after the whistle had blown and forward progress had super obviously been stopped.”
u/elgenie▲ 17frustration
“That was absolutely pathetic and I respect you less now.”
u/OrangMan14▲ 12frustration
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