College Football · Week 1 · Aug 31–Sep 6
Michigan State
W 30-20 vs Toledo · Fri, Sep 4 · 1-0 overall
Misery Index · Meh
A 10-point win over Toledo bought Sparty competence, not belief, and the room is still checking receipts.
The emotional rollercoaster
Michigan State fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Michigan State opened 1-0 with a 30-20 win over Toledo, and the fanbase responded by filing it under evidence rather than celebration. The turning point came early, when the offense demonstrated it knew what it was doing — which, for Spartans watching, was both the relief and the ceiling. One fan put it plainly: "Good news: MSU looked like they actually knew what plays were called. Bad news: They look like an average Northwestern team." Another trimmed the headline to a "~~Big~~ win for Sparty tonight!" Competence, it turns out, grades on a curve.
What fans said
“Hey now, the latter will only be said twice this year. so I guess we'll take it.”
u/cfbonly▲ 268sarcasm
“Good news: MSU looked like they actually knew what plays were called. Bad news: They look like an average Northwestern team.”
u/Unsolicited_DM▲ 251frustration
“~~Big~~ win for Sparty tonight!”
u/RheagarTargaryen▲ 110sarcasm
“Seasons over boys we had a good run”
u/swervecity36▲ 15despair
“I wonder what its like to get to enjoy watching your team play”
u/Ambitious-Visual207▲ 11despair
“Toledo saw Brantley get beat like he was Chris Brown's gf and decided to stick with the run...”
u/Guns_57▲ 10rage
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