College Football · Week 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1
#7 UCLA
W 27-0 vs Nevada · Sat, Oct 31 · 8-0 overall
Misery Index · Euphoric · ▼ from 41
Bob Chesney has UCLA fans so spoiled at 8-0 that blanking Nevada 27-0 felt a touch disappointing.
Limited dataabout 175 UCLA fan comments in the r/CFB game thread.
The emotional rollercoaster
UCLA fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
UCLA blanked Nevada 27-0 on Halloween to reach 8-0, and the misery index fell from 41 to 15. The turning point was less the scoreline than the mood after it: one fan called a shutout "a little disappointing," crediting Bob Chesney with rewiring his expectations. Others asked whether any program had "come back from the dead," and celebrated going "8-0 AGAINST THE SPREAD." Still, dread lingers about next week, because a fanbase this unaccustomed to joy knows exactly how fragile it is.
What fans said
“Has any other program come back from the dead this season?”
u/Doc_JC▲ 150pride
“But 8-0 is 8-0!!! Huge game next week!”
u/BatManatee▲ 123pride
“we are now 8-0 AGAINST THE SPREAD!!!!”
u/Dapianoman▲ 82joy
“This shutout was a little disappointing. My God. Bob Chesney has completely changed me in so little time.”
u/versusChou▲ 39hope
“Next week terrifies me but WE’RE 8-0 HOLY CRAP”
u/KCKC_1515▲ 28hope
“How he made the catch in bounds and maintained control was unbelievable.”
u/rwilfong86▲ 15joy
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