College Football · Week 8 · Oct 19–25
#16 USC
L 7-24 at Wisconsin · Sat, Oct 24 · 6-2 overall
Misery Index · Despair
Seven points in Madison, and the fanbase has already pencilled in five more losses and a rankings eviction.
The emotional rollercoaster
USC fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Seven points in Madison. That's the whole story of USC's week — a 24-7 loss at Wisconsin that dropped the Trojans to 6-2 and detonated whatever optimism survived October. The turning point was never a play so much as a pattern: blitzes arriving unblocked, drives dying short, one fan howling "How do we not know how to pickup a fucking blitz Omg a field goal." Another had already moved to forecasting, promising USC "should leave the rankings and they will not be back. 5 losses incoming." Six wins has rarely felt so joyless.
What fans said
“They should leave the rankings and they will not be back. 5 losses incoming.”
u/braundiggity▲ 75despair
“In the time it took to post this post-game thread we could have built a new tarmac for Lincoln Riley”
u/jsilv0▲ 23frustration
“How do we not know how to pickup a fucking blitz Omg a field goal.”
u/Jhwelsh▲ 10rage
“I hope they leave him in Wisco”
u/Hot-Response-6452▲ 10rage
“Fuck LR. Another loss on the offense and special teams.”
u/Beautiful_Fig9410▲ 9rage
“I’m sick of watching stupid, unnecessary penalties. This team has absolutely no culture or discipline.”
u/tomatoboy76▲ 8rage
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