From the Misery Loves Company Department

[Bulldogg31]

Which fan base feels the worst this week?

Mississippi State (last-second loss to LSU)

Auburn (last-second win vs. JXNVL ST)

Arkansas (last-second loss to Toledo)

Tennessee (Double OT loss to OK)

South Carolina (lost at home to KY)

Virginia (last-second loss to Notre Dame)


I think maybe Arkansas, but what say the Pack?

 

[MaroonNation]

I would have say currently Arkansas based on their disappearance from the SECrant. But I will be really pissed about our loss to LSU if Ole Miss beats Bama this weekend.

 

[kired]

I'd go with Tennessee and Arkansas. I know nothing about the Tennessee game other than the box score - but they had a 17-0 lead at one point, and 17-3 lead going into the 4th quarter. They were shutout the entire second half, and got beat in double OT. That's gotta hurt.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I see the Misery Index like this maybe:

Mississippi State - 6 (good second half gives hope)

Auburn - 8 (bad win, bad QB, and LSU on the road)

Arkansas - 10 (bad loss, plus embarrassing comments by coach)

Tennessee - 6 (tough loss to good team, but from where they've been still an improvement)

South Carolina - 8 (clock ticking on the head ball coach)

Virginia - 6 (tough loss but most of their alumni are rich so 17 it)

 

[Seinfeld]

I may be alone here, but as much as I hated to lose like we did on Saturday night, it was nowhere near as painful to me as a lot of our prior losses. Considering our atrocious first half offense, our special teams miscues(mainly punts), our inability to contain Fournette, and the inexplicable abandonment of the Dak read, I just didn't feel like we had any business even being in that game. Diaz and a lot of the players deserve all the credit in the world for getting back into it, but it just wasn't quite the gut punch that I'm used to feeling.

If I had to pick one, I guess I'd have to go with Arkansas. When you play in the SEC West, you simply cannot lose a non-conference game to an opponent like Toledo. I mean, that's Croomesque right there

 

[MaroonNation]

Considering LSU has historically skull17'd us much to Miles' amusement on the sidelines I'll take that loss Saturday night and let it go. But wooh be to Jesus if OM wins this Saturday. I may have to quit my job. My incessant **** talking last year will come back to bite me hard.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I think they are headed to Atlanta. It's gonna royally suck.

 

[BossDawg78]

I think they are headed to Atlanta. It's gonna royally suck.

Yup, it's will be unbearable (no pun intended). UMiss hasn't accomplished very much at all since the 60s and their fans still act like they are among the college football elite, so I can't even begin to imagine how they will act when they actually do something of note (other than recruiting).

 

[Sandman.sixpack]

I can't even begin to imagine how they will act when they actually do something of note (other than recruiting).

BossDawg.... actually according to Scout we out-recruited them four years ago (this year's seniors) and again this year after we flipped Leo. Plus Dak is the preseason All-SEC QB, a Heisman Trophy candidate. We have more talent and our recruiting has been every bit as good or better than Ole Miss' over past four years.

 

[Sandman.sixpack]

1. Arkansas
2. Auburn (almost lost to Jax State... enough said)
3. SC Has Kentucky really passed them?
4. UT They thought they'd turned the corner.

 

[BossDawg78]

BossDawg.... actually according to Scout we out-recruited them four years ago (this year's seniors) and again this year after we flipped Leo. Plus Dak is the preseason All-SEC QB, a Heisman Trophy candidate. We have more talent and our recruiting has been every bit as good or better than Ole Miss' over past four years.

Try telling that to a UMiss fan. They will fight you to the death before admitting that.

 

[johnson86-1]

I may be alone here, but as much as I hated to lose like we did on Saturday night, it was nowhere near as painful to me as a lot of our prior losses.

The loss Saturday night was so painful because it confirmed we have wasted an incredible opportunity, which you just can't afford to do if you're one of the have nots of the SEC. We have what should be the best QB in the league, we have a ton experience coming back and really only have three holes to fill: (1) a rb, (2) a safety, (3) a LT, and (4) pass rush threat. Between a new DC and a good LB corp and Jefferson and Brown improving and Chris Jones demanding a double team, we should have number 4 covered. Issues #1 and #2 are probably the two easiest holes to fill from JUCO or from MS recruits. LT was the only real problem. But we sat with our thumbs up our *** rather than addressing need #1. The jury is still out on #2, but we did at least get some true freshman, so we tried to fill that need (although they better be sitting b/c they're inadequate and not because they're freshmen). Although it hasn't looked great so far, I think we actually will be adequate at LT. So we were actually lucky enough to have a good enough LT available, could still be ok at safety, but basically threw away our season by not addressing our needs at RB, the one position where we almost always have good talent available to us. Incredibly frustrating.

 

[RebelBruiser]

You should be least miserable in my opinion.

South Carolina's loss looks like the beginning of Spurrier's retirement tour. Considering where that program was before he arrived historically, and their likelihood to reach the 11 win level again after he leaves, that should be a miserable feeling for SC fans.

Auburn had national title dreams, and while they're technically still in play, I think it's pretty clear that this Auburn team is going to do well to reach 8-4 now. That's an early season wake up call.

Arkansas was supposed to have a big breakout year this year. That crashed and burned in a hurry.

Tennessee was the same deal, and while they lost to a better opponent, blowing a 17-0 lead to lose in a game that you think may be an early statement game for your program is extra painful.

UVA, I don't feel to bad about. Their fans haven't seen winning football in so long. I'm sure that loss hurt the way it went down, but they've got to be a little numb about it.

Your loss was tough, but you were a slight underdog, and you had to come from behind, so I doubt it was as painful as most of those others.

Personally, I think UT or Arkansas, probably Arkansas, has the most misery.

 

[MaroonNation]

Serious question. What is the ReBear obsession with UVA?

 

[Seinfeld]

Oh, don't get me wrong. It sucked big time, and it still hurts three days later. I guess I'm just comparing it to games like last year, though. Last year in Baton Rouge, we dominated from the get go and while Dak may not have taken off until the second half, it was like we had an answer for everything that LSU tried to do from the first snap. Then, as everyone here well knows, we proceed to very nearly piss the entire game away due to some inexplicably bad decisions on Mullen's part towards the end of the game, and LSU ended up coming within one long pass of winning the damn thing.

If we had lost that game, THAT would have been devastating. Last Saturday night, on the other hand, really sucked... but I just don't put it on the same level as some of the crushing losses that we've had in years past. That's just me, though

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Depends on this weeks outcomes.

If LSU wins and Ole Miss loses, then I don't feel so bad, and I'm hoping we pick off Alabama at home and they take down LSU. Still optimistic
If LSU loses and Ole Miss wins, then they have the inside track to Atlanta, and those miscues in the last minute of the LSU game are eating my guts out from the inside.

I really don't know how good LSU was based on last week. They looked like world beaters that first half, and we pretty much shut them down in the second. Does that mean we're that good, or that they are coached that poorly. Who knows, if Les opens up the playbook maybe it turns out that quarterback is pretty good and they continue to boat race us, or maybe it means we get two interceptions and are back in it a lot sooner.

As someone who lives in East TN, their fanbase is probably in a similar state to where we are right now.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I think they are headed to Atlanta. It's gonna royally suck.

I don't see it. Are they talented? Yes. But we know these people. We've seen this before.

I have complete faith that at some point this year they will whip out their little pecker and step right on it...which makes it even more gut-wrenching for them...which makes it even sweeter for me. It's gonna be epic.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I hope you are right. They went all in for this moment. They have the horses.

 

[patdog]

Par for the course for them would be to beat Alabama then lose to Vandy or Florida.

 

[FormerlyHighLifeRebel]

^^THIS^^ Win or lose against Bama, it's still gonna hurt when we lose to Florida.

 

[tatedog]

Florida is a dumpster fire supreme. If you beat Bama, which I think is a 50/50 proposition at worst, even WAOM isn't strong enough juju to frick it up.

 

[patdog]

I know it's been going on a few years, but it's just shocking how little talent UF has on offense. And it's early, but so far their current coach is looking like an even bigger psycho than their last one was.

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

we didn't make week 2 edition on roll bama roll meltdown....

id have to say its ark vs aub this week....

Aub wins hands down, and they won their game....


'...shove a tiny sparkler up my dickhole...'.....au fan...

 

[RocketDawg]

To me, our loss to LSU wasn't too painful. After the first few minutes I was fully expecting a blowout, but it didn't happen. And we knew that LSU had revenge on their minds after last year. It would have been nice to win, but I didn't really go in expecting to. Nice second half, and without the north wind and the delay of game, we might have won.

The worst I see as almost as a tie, but Arkansas being the worst ... Arkansas losing to Toledo and South Carolina losing to Kentucky. But perhaps SC isn't as good as we thought (they had trouble the first week) and UK could be better than usual. But Arkansas losing to Toledo was embarrassing for the entire conference.

 

[Resolved]

Arkansas, no question. Those toothless inbreds actually believed the pre-season hype about their ****** team and their clueless coach. They embarrassed the conference Sat.

 

[Junction John]

You are.

Try telling that to a UMiss fan. They will fight you to the death before admitting that.

Someone needs to put a label on the Rebel trolls so everyone can keep up.

 

[#ShowOff]

Ole Miss is all in this season...all in. They're out for blood this year. Am I the only one who thinks that LSU is not going to have a good season this year?? We let one get away.

I think AU is going to be focused and pissed this weekend. Fast paced on Offense and wins this weekend. I also think LSU loses at BAMA and at Ole Miss.

I really wasn't too hurt by the loss on Saturday but after reading some things on here this evening I feel like I should be more pissed.

AU beats LSU...book it.

 

[RickyWadePhilpotDVM]

UVA

Which fan base feels the worst this week?

Mississippi State (last-second loss to LSU)

Auburn (last-second win vs. JXNVL ST)

Arkansas (last-second loss to Toledo)

Tennessee (Double OT loss to OK)

South Carolina (lost at home to KY)

Virginia (last-second loss to Notre Dame)


I think maybe Arkansas, but what say the Pack?

as someone on SBNation said, that last ND td was "a straight dick-kicking"

 

[Bulldogg31]

It was epic indeed.

 

[Palos verdes]

Virginia fans were like..aw darn..aw shoot, oh well, I could go for a bagel right now, who wants to join?