College Football · Week 4 · Sep 21–27
#5 Indiana
W 29-23 vs Northwestern · Fri, Sep 25 · 4-0 overall
Misery Index · Meh · = from 44
4-0 and still griping: the secondary misses D'Angelo Ponds, and so does anyone watching Northwestern throw.
The emotional rollercoaster
Indiana fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Indiana went to 4-0 with a 29-23 win over Northwestern, and somehow the mood barely moved, 51 to 53, misery holding steady through an undefeated September. The turning point was watching the secondary get picked apart all afternoon, which had the fanbase mourning an absent cornerback: "God our secondary is terrible, really missed me some D'Angelo Ponds today." Even the timeout usage drew fire, one fan noting a burned stoppage on third and 19 before a playcall best summarized as "Hey Charlie, run really fast." Four wins, zero trust.
What fans said
“God our secondary is terrible, really missed me some D’Angelo Ponds today”
u/Leegend124▲ 399despair
“This bizarre ass game + Turbo ascending then immediately suffering a potentially devastating injury is triggering some IU fandom feelings I have not felt in some time but are ohhh so familiar”
u/Username--Password▲ 13gallows humor
“IU wasting a TO on a 3rd and 19 when the playcall is just going to be 'Hey Charlie, run really fast' is really something”
u/MySabonerRunsOladipo▲ 10frustration
“I don’t think you actually watched games last year during the regular season.”
u/Chuck_Roast1993▲ 9frustration
“Can’t believe he’s putting that on Marsh.”
u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe▲ 7frustration
“hoover cannot keep missing wide open guys. pressure or not”
u/hoosier-94▲ 6frustration
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