College Football · Week 7 · Oct 12–18
#2 Notre Dame
L 24-28 at #8 BYU · Sat, Oct 17 · 6-1 overall
Misery Index · Miserable · ▲ from 23
Four points short in Provo, and the room saw it coming a quarter early — blame the refs, blame the script.
The emotional rollercoaster
Notre Dame fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Notre Dame went to Provo at 6-0 and left at 6-1, dropping it 24-28 to BYU, and the fanbase saw it coming long before the clock did. The turning point wasn't a snap so much as a recognition, the moment one fan typed that this "has all the telltale signs of a heartbreaking ND loss" and everyone nodded along. The officiating became the preferred culprit, BYU "bailed out so hard by the refs." Misery jumped from 23 to 72. Familiar scenery, familiar dread.
What fans said
“I had not made peace with being double rat-fucked by the officials on the last play of the game.”
u/arstin▲ 26frustration
“BYU got bailed out so hard by the refs tonight too lmao”
u/FreeSpeechIsDeadge▲ 25frustration
“This has all the telltale signs of a heartbreaking ND loss.”
u/sebsasour▲ 16despair
“I don't understand why we weren't allowed to opt out of this game”
u/TheLizard12▲ 14frustration
“Defense is playing so freaking clueless. What the hell.”
u/ndgeek▲ 13rage
“Losing Boubacar was a gut punch.”
u/Enough_Wallaby7064▲ 13despair
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