College Football · Week 2 · Sep 7–13
#10 Texas A&M
W 48-20 vs Arizona State · Sat, Sep 12 · 2-0 overall
Misery Index · Uneasy · ▲ from 30
A 28-point win still felt like a near-miss, with Aggie fans squinting at the first quarter instead of the scoreboard.
The emotional rollercoaster
Texas A&M fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
A&M beat Arizona State 48-20 and moved to 2-0, which on paper reads like a fine Saturday and in the fanbase reads like a warning. The turn came on a muffed punt that handed ASU prime field position, then immediately became a pick six the other way, a swing one fan filed under "peak A&M football." Twenty-eight points of margin could not quite cover the sloppiness. Another wondered aloud what this team might be if it "buttoned shit up" early. Misery climbed from 41 to 61 during a win.
What fans said
“This is one of those wins where I’m really thankful AP voters don’t actually watch the games.”
u/rhinosteveo▲ 512sarcasm
“That sequence of a dropped punt giving ASU great field position turning into a pick six for A&M was peak A&M football”
u/EwwTaxes▲ 458frustration
“This was the most stressful 28 point game I remember...”
u/DarthNobody14▲ 191frustration
“Good teams win, deeply flawed teams cover?”
u/DanFlashesC0up0n▲ 144frustration
“Imagine if we buttoned shit up in the 1st quarter!”
u/I_Hate_IPAs▲ 99frustration
“Neither team wanted to win but holy shit 4th quarter ASU *did not* want to win”
u/Doogitywoogity▲ 96frustration
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