College Football · Week 7 · Oct 12–18
West Virginia
W 45-42 vs Cincinnati · Sat, Oct 17 · 4-3 overall
Misery Index · Miserable · ▼ from 97
A 45-42 win that played like a hostage situation, because the defense never showed up to the building.
The emotional rollercoaster
West Virginia fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
West Virginia won a football game, 45-42 over Cincinnati, and the fanbase emerged looking like it had survived something rather than enjoyed it. The turning point was simply that the scoreboard stopped when it did, with the Mountaineers ahead and 4-3 on the season. One fan who paid to be there reported that "you might think this game was fun to watch live in person. It was not." Another noted the "defense never arrived at West Virginia." Misery fell from 97 to 77, which counts as joy here.
What fans said
“You might think this game was fun to watch live in person. It was not.”
u/pilluwed▲ 209frustration
“Defense never arrived at West Virginia”
u/GeospatialMAD▲ 32despair
“I'll take the win, but can we please dump Zac Alley after this game. Winning games while allowing 40+ points is unsustainable.”
u/meesahdayoh▲ 12frustration
“No chance. We might’ve won but we still gave up 600 yards again”
u/TZ427▲ 12frustration
“Rich Rod confirmed that he’s a complete fucking moron accepting that holding on 3rd down”
u/Fraegtgaortd▲ 7rage
“If your offense can't score on the WVU defense, just dissolve your program and concentrate on basketball.”
u/TriflingHotDogVendor▲ 5rage
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