College Football · Week 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4
South Carolina
L 34-35 vs #24 Kentucky · Sat, Oct 3 · 2-3 overall
Misery Index · Despair · = from 98
A one-point loss to Kentucky has Gamecock fans calling Shane Beamer a football terrorist, and meaning it.
The emotional rollercoaster
South Carolina fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
South Carolina lost 34-35 to Kentucky, and the Gamecocks fell to 2-3. The turning point was a catch that officials decided was not a catch, a ruling so baffling that Columbia found itself arguing on Kentucky's behalf. "What the fuck is a catch then?! I'm honestly mad for Kentucky," one fan wrote, which is a strange place for a fanbase to end up. Misery sat at 100, where it has been trending. Another called Shane Beamer's accumulated theft of joy "football terrorist level." Hyperbole, sure. But nobody laughed.
What fans said
“The amount of ranked wins and joy that Shane Beamer has stolen from us as fans is literally football terrorist level.”
u/multiple4▲ 20rage
“What the fuck is a catch then?! I'm honestly mad for Kentucky”
u/hreigle▲ 20rage
“100% chance Shane’s fucking dumbass loses this game”
u/thehildabeast▲ 13rage
“Officiating in this sport needs major fucking help.”
u/venom21685▲ 13rage
“Kentucky TD Halftime Kentucky gets ball back at 2nd half Kentucky TD and blown 17pt lead Ballgame. Its like fucking routine”
u/someUSCfan▲ 12rage
“They should make Beamer take one of those ungodly slow Columbia trains out of town”
u/ben3345▲ 11rage
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