College Football · Week 3 · Sep 14–20
Wisconsin
W 54-10 vs Eastern Michigan · Sat, Sep 19 · 2-1 overall
Misery Index · Meh · ▼ from 77
A 44-point dismantling of Eastern Michigan bought Fickell nothing but another week of fans drinking.
Limited dataabout 249 Wisconsin fan comments in the r/CFB game thread.
What happened
Wisconsin beat Eastern Michigan 54-10, which is exactly what should happen to Eastern Michigan, and the fanbase treated it accordingly. Misery dropped from 74 to 55, less a celebration than a brief exhale between appointments. The turning point was the moment the scoreboard stopped mattering and the schedule ahead started to, somewhere in the second half, when attention wandered toward October. At 2-1, the top sentiment was "The same thing we do every day, Pinky. Drink," and another voice wanted NIL money redirected to basketball. A win nobody trusts is still a win.
What fans said
“The same thing we do every day, Pinky. Drink”
u/lilyeister▲ 206gallows humor
“I need every single dollar of NIL funds moved to our basketball team until Fickell is fired”
u/Imaginary-Fame▲ 10rage
“As a Badgers/Packers fan it used to be almost a guarantee at least one team would win each week. This new reality sucks.😐”
u/Lazy_Dayze▲ 9despair
“I need Fickell fired at halftime please”
u/Imaginary-Fame▲ 7rage
“It’s over. Give him the rest of the year of you want, but it’s time to hire Eck”
u/scootermypooper▲ 6frustration
“Or there isn't a reason to randomly hate in the fourth quarter of a blowout? We didn't show up until the second quarter, let's not act like this isn't far from the Middle Tennessee blowout last season.”
u/historys_geschichte▲ 6frustration
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