College Football · Week 2 · Sep 7–13
Kentucky
L 17-45 vs #12 Alabama · Sat, Sep 12 · 1-1 overall
Misery Index · Uneasy · ▲ from 8
Led for 40 minutes, lost by 28: Commonwealth rocked right up until Alabama remembered it was Alabama.
The emotional rollercoaster
Kentucky fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Kentucky hosted Alabama and, for a half, Commonwealth believed. Then the third quarter arrived and took everything with it, the turning point being less a single play than the slow realization that the lead was a loan, not a gift. Final: 17-45, dropping the Wildcats to 1-1. One fan marveled that "the fact that we led for 40 minutes but still lost by 28 is a wild stat," while another mourned "such a disappointing second half." Misery jumped from 15 to 57. Hope, it turns out, charges interest.
What fans said
“The fact that we led for 40 minutes but still lost by 28 is a wild stat”
u/sleepytime489▲ 80frustration
“After such a magical and awesome first half with Commonwealth rocking, that was such a disappointing second half.”
u/walterdog12▲ 73frustration
“I am really glad that the broadcast is doing a great job of letting me know exactly what Will Stein looks like at a given moment”
u/ToupeFiasco▲ 22sarcasm
“This game feels like a knife fight in the dark right now.”
u/Honest-Manner3729▲ 13frustration
“Can we please drop the Kentucky only cares about basketball thing now?”
u/crappysandwich▲ 11frustration
“Y’all do know you can score 6 points in one drive, right?”
u/kyrev21▲ 9frustration
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