College Football · Week 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1
USC
W 30-18 vs #2 Ohio State · Sat, Oct 31 · 7-2 overall
Misery Index · Content · ▼ from 97
USC beats Ohio State by 12, and the room still spends the night cursing screens and Riley's clock habits.
The emotional rollercoaster
USC fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
USC beat Ohio State 30-18 to reach 7-2, and the misery index dropped from 97 to 42, roughly as close to joy as this fanbase allows. The flashpoint was a disputed call that went unchallenged: "you had 20 fucking minutes to challenge it yourself or call a timeout or something." Even while winning, fans braced for "the Riley coaching malpractice." The top take skipped USC entirely: "Iowa is like 90 points better than Ohio State." A win, received like a diagnosis.
What fans said
“This means that Iowa is like 90 points better than Ohio State.”
u/RisingToMediocrity▲ 262sarcasm
“Too bad we shat the bed against Cassius Marsh a couple weeks later”
u/TimmyTimeify▲ 43frustration
“Say what you want about the refs but you had 20 fucking minutes to challenge it yourself or call a timeout or something”
u/CuddyTG▲ 11rage
“I genuinely feel like it isn’t on Ohio st’s freshman QB. He missed a TD but like penalties, bad play calls, the defense, and mental mistakes are all above him on the list of fuck ups”
u/turkeyfam▲ 10frustration
“Imagine if we hadnt wasted 30 secs jerking off on that drive. That said in astounded ohio state didn't get a td there”
u/Rebelgecko▲ 9frustration
“I don't fucking care who governs Ohio”
u/CrispyChickenSkin▲ 7rage
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