College Football · Week 7 · Oct 12–18
#14 Tennessee
W 26-10 vs #6 Alabama · Sat, Oct 17 · 6-1 overall
Misery Index · Euphoric · ▼ from 71
No track meet, no dogfight, just 26-10, and Tennessee stormed the field like the rankings never mattered.
The emotional rollercoaster
Tennessee fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Seven days after misery sat at 71, Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 and the whole thing flipped. The turning point wasn't a play so much as a realization creeping through Neyland: this one wasn't going to come down to a kick. As one fan put it, "It's the first time in my adult life that Tennessee flat beat Bama" — not 2022's track meet, not 2024's dogfight. The field got rushed, rankings be damned, because "it's what makes college football so special." Six and one, and nobody's apologizing.
What fans said
“It's the first time in my adult life that Tennessee flat beat Bama. 2022 was a track meet where the hottest offense managed to squeak in a FG attempt right at the end and won. 2024 was a dogfight between 2 teams struggling to find an identity. Today... today was the first time”
u/GiovanniElliston▲ 296joy
“Nah fuck that. Rush the field anytime you beat a rival. Don't care what the rankings are. It's what makes college football so special”
u/MyCockSmellsBad▲ 58pride
“I think its better than ever. 2007 was the last time we had this level of insanity.”
u/Penetratorofflanks▲ 55hope
“Our game in 2022 might be the craziest football game I’ve ever seen in my life, even if I wasn’t a UT fan”
u/Jaratii▲ 18joy
“Poindexter and Garner with Knowles dialing it up is filthy”
u/cardeez▲ 16joy
“Guys what is this feeling…im numb…is this hope?”
u/Unlucky-Meringue4813▲ 15hope
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