College Football · Week 8 · Oct 19–25
Wisconsin
W 24-7 vs #16 USC · Sat, Oct 24 · 5-2 overall
Misery Index · Content · ▼ from 94
A 24-7 win over USC, and the loudest grievance left is the ref who threw a shoulder and then a flag.
The emotional rollercoaster
Wisconsin fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Wisconsin beat USC 24-7, which moved the record to 5-2 and dropped the misery index from last week's 94 to a nearly unrecognizable 33. The turning point wasn't a snap at all: it was an official who, by the fanbase's account, "lowered his shoulder what da fk" into a Wisconsin coach and then flagged Wisconsin fifteen yards for the trouble. The board raged about it anyway, happily, at length. That is what contentment looks like in Madison — a comfortable win and a grudge worth keeping.
What fans said
“I haven’t looked at the stats for Minnesota-Iowa but I’m sure they were a thing of beauty.”
u/pumpkinspruce▲ 97sarcasm
“He forgot to just go down instead of trying to extend the play....EVERY SINGLE TIME.”
u/SickoBadgers▲ 35frustration
“If we had a good qb this team would be unstoppable.”
u/hippieman58▲ 35frustration
“Ref lowered his shoulder what da fk”
u/MidwestRodgers▲ 23rage
“Lmao ref deliberately runs into a Wisconsin coach (even shoulder checks him) then calls 15 yard foul against us”
u/RedDryMango▲ 22rage
“One win from the natty 7-8 years ago to rushing the field when beating #16.”
u/RB_7▲ 13despair
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