College Football · Week 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Iowa State
W 51-49 vs #24 Oklahoma State · Sat, Oct 31 · 4-4 overall
Misery Index · Euphoric · ▼ from 74
A 51-49 survival flipped the mood, even if the room spent the night asking how nobody spotted bright orange.
The emotional rollercoaster
Iowa State fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Iowa State survived Oklahoma State 51-49, a shootout that pulled the Cyclones back to 4-4 and dropped the misery index from 74 to 26. Fans screamed at a secondary losing track of receivers "in bright orange," and at a dual-threat quarterback who threw when he should have run. The turning point was the matchup itself: an offense that stalls against good defenses finally drew one that let it score "for fun." One fan wished to be "a neutral," the one seat where 51-49 plays as entertainment.
What fans said
“ISU vs top 20 defenses can’t move it, vs an average or worse D ISU scores for fun.”
u/martybad▲ 23frustration
“Shit dog we missed 10 fucking minutes of the game already.”
u/CTeam19▲ 18frustration
“Naw, that's Iowa. You guys just seem to play like shit against us.”
u/FranciumGoesBoom▲ 16frustration
“THEYRE LITERALLY IN BRIGHT ORANGE HOW DO YOU NOT SEE THEM”
u/flying_porygon▲ 15rage
“I didn't think there was a defense capable of giving up 50 to Raynor and co”
u/Baseball_man_1729▲ 13frustration
“Yeah our offense has looked like ass against Iowa (for half the game), Utah, BYU, and Arizona. That’s pretty tough competition. We have poured points on against mid (or worse) defenses”
u/dien4382▲ 10frustration
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