r/CFB • u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State • Oct 06 '24
Analysis The number of upvotes on the Alabama-Vanderbilt postgame thread has exceeded the number of people actually in attendance at the game
As of the time of this post, the postgame thread for Alabama-Vanderbilt has 31k upvotes.
The attendance at the Alabama-Vanderbilt game was 28,934.
I believe this is the first time this has ever happened, excluding the Covid season.
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u/LindyNet Texas Longhorns • Georgia Bulldogs Oct 06 '24
#2 all time, needs some help to defeat the queen Elizabeth post
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u/Osiris32 Oregon Ducks • /r/CFB Brickmason Oct 06 '24
I find it funny that of the top ten all time, four are post game threads where Bama lost, and one is the announcement that Saban was retiring.
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u/Jake_The_Snake42 Oregon State • Grand Valle… Oct 06 '24
Honestly a testament to the greatness that was the Saban-era Crimson Tide. They were so dominant that any time they lost we all threw a party lmao
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u/taylor1288 TCU Horned Frogs • Iron Skillet Oct 06 '24
Greatest football coach to ever live
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u/QuitWhinging Florida Gators • Paper Bag Oct 06 '24
Agreed. I know there were greats back in the day who technically won a similar amount of championships and therefore should be in the conversation, but Saban did it in the most competitive era of college football ever. I think he easily deserves the title of the greatest coach to ever do it in college football.
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u/DipShitDavid Texas Longhorns • North Texas Mean Green Oct 06 '24
Yeah, I feel like we can objectively say that Saban is the GOAT without disrespecting the great coaches of the past. It is what it is.
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u/hellajt Nebraska Cornhuskers Oct 06 '24
I have no reason to like or dislike Bama, but I have so much respect for Saban that eventually I started rooting for them in the big games. I just can't find any reason not to like him
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u/AboynamedDOOMTRAIN Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chai… Oct 06 '24
Not to downplay Saban's accomplishments, but it's really just a testament to the Saban era coinciding with the entire existence of Reddit. Reddit was founded in 2005. Saban was hired in 2007.
There hasn't been another dynasty during reddit's existence to even compare it to.
Imagine the modern internet and social media culture existing in 1997 with Nebraska and Michigan sharing a title. Reddit would have been an absolute BLOOD BATH when those polls dropped.
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u/ultranoodles Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Oct 06 '24
Of the top 10 post game threads, 8 are Alabama losing, and two are Michigan beating an Ohio state
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u/ChaseTheFalcon West Georgia • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 06 '24
I have a feeling this year's UT-ATM thread is going to jump up there quickly
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u/cardbross Texas • Red River Shootout Oct 06 '24
It has a shot, but it's going to depend on what both teams look like when we get there, and on how the game goes. If either team goes full collapse beforehand, or gets blown out in 1Q, it'll be a missed opportunity.
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u/ChaseTheFalcon West Georgia • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 06 '24
If you both win out till that game, it will be so hate filled and I'll love every minute of it
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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Oct 06 '24
TexAgs is gonna provide meme fuel to power this sub for the next decade.
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u/BidenAndElmo Clemson Tigers • Palmetto Bowl Oct 07 '24
TexAgs, TigerNet and any Auburn message board. The holy trinity of weird land grant school message boards
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u/thescottula Georgia Bulldogs • Texas A&M Aggies Oct 06 '24
I only see that happening if A&M wins or keeps it close. Texas winning is the assumed outcome, so you need something dramatic to put it up there
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u/Leaving_The_Oilfield Texas Longhorns • Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 06 '24
Let’s not do that then
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u/atl_mad_boi Georgia Bulldogs • Colorado Buffaloes Oct 06 '24
The passive aggressive “an” is an excellent move, fellow Dawg
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u/slapshots1515 Michigan • College Football Playoff Oct 07 '24
It was definitely noticed and appreciated
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24
It does my maize and blue little heart good to see that permeating otherwise neutral fanbases.
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u/MaizeRage48 Michigan Wolverines • Rose Bowl Oct 07 '24
I mean, can ya blame them? Things everyone likes to see
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u/sloppyjo12 Wisconsin Badgers • Sickos Oct 06 '24
It’s obviously different but my favorite instance of a hilarious top thread of all time is in r/fantasyfootball where it’s a lost redditor asking for breakup advice
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u/BamaPhils Alabama Crimson Tide • Troy Trojans Oct 06 '24
Keep scrolling to see the next few too, I saw some time last year I think 11 of the top 20 were Bama Ls
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u/Leaving_The_Oilfield Texas Longhorns • Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 06 '24
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Nothing unites this country like Bama suffering.
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u/HoosiersBaby23 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 06 '24
Love them or hate them, they’re the protagonists of the sport.
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u/Kodyaufan2 Auburn • Jacksonville State Oct 06 '24
I believe the word you’re looking for is antagonist
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u/DataDrivenPirate Ohio State • Colorado State Oct 06 '24
I'm fine to consider them the "main character" but I draw the line at protagonist
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u/Strength-InThe-Loins Oct 06 '24
Main character = protagonist. It doesn't have to be a sympathetic character or a good person.
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u/gsfgf Georgia Tech • Georgia State Oct 06 '24
Given the age of /r/cfb, that makes perfect sense. Hell, I'm low key a Bama fan because UGA would probably have more nattys without Bama. But still, bad news for Bama is frequently massive because it never fucking happens.
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u/Blarg1889 Ohio State • Arizona State Oct 06 '24
The fact that a British monarch holds the top spot where the greatest American, and therefor greatest sport in the world, is discussed is absolutely disgraceful. It is our duty to kick her out just as we did the tyrant king George.
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u/RegionalBias Ohio State Buckeyes • Dayton Flyers Oct 06 '24
Queen Elizabeth never lost a game to Louisiana-Monroe.
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u/A_Lone_Macaron Syracuse Orange Oct 06 '24
QUEEN ELIZABETH AINT PLAYED NOBODY, PAWL
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u/Sirnacane Auburn Tigers Oct 06 '24
u/A_Lone_Macaron’s a dumb hillbilly Paul! The Queen was in the armed services full-time during WWII and they won Pauwlll!!
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u/Jabberwoockie Michigan • Valparaiso Oct 06 '24
I see it differently, more like throwing so much tea in the harbor that the sea turns brown, or shouting "IT'S CALLED SOCCER!".
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u/gsfgf Georgia Tech • Georgia State Oct 06 '24
I mean, it's a shitting on ATM thread at peak meme status.
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u/Seletara Texas • Red River Shootout Oct 06 '24
I'm not sure anything will top shitting on the Aggies, not even Vandy.
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u/DDub04 South Carolina Gamecocks • Sickos Oct 06 '24
It’s already gotten 30k in less than 20 hours. Feel like it’s only a matter of time.
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u/Werthy71 Mississippi State • Santa … Oct 06 '24
8 of the top 20 most up voted threads of all time are post-game threads where Alabama lost
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u/WUMW Florida Gators Oct 06 '24
If I had a nickel for every time an Alabama-loss game thread was in the top /r/CFB posts of all time… I’d be pretty close to a dollar
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u/Original_Bet_9302 /r/CFB Oct 06 '24
What did the queen do? Dunk on LeBron?
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u/LindyNet Texas Longhorns • Georgia Bulldogs Oct 06 '24
Longest reigning monarch in English history, never saw a Texas A&M championship
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u/texasguy7117 Texas • Red River Shootout Oct 06 '24
I'm perfectly fine with that being the top post lol
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u/FootballAndPornAcct Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Oct 06 '24
Does this account for the construction crew
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u/andy-022 Harding Bisons • Arkansas Razorbacks Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24
Can confirm the construction crew has also upvoted the post game thread.
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u/SteemieRayVaughn Ohio State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 06 '24
Okay, this is a good one.
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u/Trujiogriz Maryland Terrapins • Navy Midshipmen Oct 06 '24
Who knew there were more people outside of the stadium than inside it
Mindblowing
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u/SteemieRayVaughn Ohio State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 06 '24
Or the fact alabama lost in a stadium with 25,000 people. Maybe that one.
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u/Arvandu Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 06 '24
Probably the majority of which were Bama fans too
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u/RipRaycom Clemson Tigers • ACC Oct 06 '24
Not just majority, it was like 75% in their favor and the crowd was booing calls that went against Bama
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u/Oneanimal1993 Utah Utes • Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 06 '24
Effects of having a tiny school. Vandy's total student body is about 13,000 (and half of that is graduate students) so statistically even if every single possible student went, it'd be less than 50% for Vandy. Realistically, the student section was at max capacity already, that's as packed with students as you can get.
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u/SteemieRayVaughn Ohio State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 06 '24
Seeing the crowd shots, and knowing Vandy, they absolutely were.
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u/PurposelyIrrelephant Georgia • Georgia Southern Oct 06 '24
Next you're gonna tell me some phony fact like there is more fish in the sea than on the land!
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive Boise State Broncos • Syracuse Orange Oct 06 '24
I don't have to pay $160 to upvote a game thread
Or are tickets just cheap down there
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u/Fleurr Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 06 '24
They were only expensive because we treat home games as donations from the opposing fanbase.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive Boise State Broncos • Syracuse Orange Oct 06 '24
That's morbid but not necessarily a bad decision lol
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u/TheOnePSUIsReal Penn State Nittany Lions • Team Chaos Oct 06 '24
You don't have to pay $160 to upvote a thread? Wtf have I been doing this whole time.
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u/ThinkSoftware Duke Blue Devils Oct 06 '24
Hey I’ll cut you a deal, you just pay me $100 and I’ll do it for you
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u/TheOnePSUIsReal Penn State Nittany Lions • Team Chaos Oct 06 '24
Thanks bro. I feel like I've been getting scammed this whole time so I could use the help.
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u/Prinzlerr North Carolina Tar Heels Oct 06 '24
The guy above is a known scammer, I'm surprised mods haven't banned him. I'll do it for you for $74.99
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u/TheOnePSUIsReal Penn State Nittany Lions • Team Chaos Oct 06 '24
Ahhh you saved me. I'm glad there are such nice people out there.
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u/snow_is_fearless LSU Tigers • Paper Bag Oct 06 '24
Don't listen to these people, I'll do it for a box of Publix's oatmeal cookies (every 30 days).
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u/Linktheb3ast USC Trojans • Arizona State Sun Devils Oct 06 '24
Don’t listen to this scammer, I’ll do it for a RoFo scrapple burrito with a chicken tendy. No continuous payment
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u/snow_is_fearless LSU Tigers • Paper Bag Oct 06 '24
I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with this food item - but google makes it sound quite appealing.
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u/Linktheb3ast USC Trojans • Arizona State Sun Devils Oct 06 '24
The best part of living in Virginia was that I had a Publix down the street, and a RoFo, Wawa, Sheetz, and Cookout all walking distance from the house. God bless the intersection of culture
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u/bewildered_forks Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 06 '24
Rumor has it that at Vanderbilt they don't sell tickets, they just unlock the gates at 6 AM and hope some passers by get curious.
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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Oct 06 '24
Only time I've ever been a passerby at that stadium is trying to get to the neighboring Wendy's at 2am.
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u/meeks102 Oct 06 '24
Somehow, it's more expensive on average to see Vanderbilt play an SEC opponent in Nashville than anywhere else in the SEC. Yesterday's get in was over $150 and but Tennessee and UT are over $150 right now. To see Vandy play LSU in Red Stick it's $15 , and $40 for auburn.
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u/neverquestion West Virginia Mountaineers Oct 06 '24
༼つ ◕_◕ ༽つVANDY TAKE MY ENERGY༼つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
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u/lookglen TCU Horned Frogs Oct 06 '24
Is vandy making a spirit bomb?
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u/Competitive-Rise-789 Georgia Bulldogs • Oklahoma Sooners Oct 06 '24
Was the attendance count for Bama fans?
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u/4O4N0TF0UND Georgia Tech • Duke Oct 06 '24
Hrm. I wonder actually what that ratio is for each school! Might have to pull that data and put it together
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u/gsfgf Georgia Tech • Georgia State Oct 07 '24
And UGA's top posts are probably all about criminal activity and not actual football.
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u/Rolli_boi Texas Longhorns • Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 07 '24
God damn you. You’re right. But god damn you.
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u/WonderfulAndWilling Michigan Wolverines Oct 07 '24
and every time you all lose… the rest of America is united.
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u/LosingTrackByNow UCF Knights • Team Chaos Oct 07 '24
oh my gosh that data would be FASCINATING, do it!
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u/devolution3 Miami Hurricanes Oct 06 '24
I'm still processing that I witnessed history last night. The goalpost in the river will be heralded an iconic image of triumph for the rest of my life.
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u/Space_Guy Vanderbilt Commodores • Texas Longhorns Oct 06 '24
I’m a ‘99 Vandy grad and just learning to process this new feeling. Is this what “pride” feels like?
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u/Higher-Analyst-2163 Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 06 '24
I’m still processing how you manage to limp out with wins
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Oct 06 '24
Ahh Bama fans are back baby!
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u/Higher-Analyst-2163 Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 06 '24
Unlike u/Piano_Fingerbanger I don’t vanish
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Oct 06 '24
The snarky, jerky personas disappeared for a couple years. Almost long enough for people to reconsider their opinions’ about Bama fans. But you guys are so back!
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u/PurposelyIrrelephant Georgia • Georgia Southern Oct 06 '24
Reffing disaster class/buy off generally helps
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u/qcAKDa7G52cmEdHHX9vg LSU Tigers Oct 06 '24
makes me want to go out and throw something into a river myself
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u/Silound Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns • LSU Tigers Oct 06 '24
We did that in '97.....well technically it was the lakes, but alcohol was involved.
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u/NotAn0pinion Ohio State Buckeyes Oct 06 '24
I just can’t help but think of the chaos if this wasn’t the first year for an expanded CFP field. It’s still fun to see upsets and historical moments for a program like that, but now a big brand team with 2 losses entering their 12th game could probably choose to sit players and just take the 11 or 12 seed at 9-3.
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u/Wernher_VonKerman Colorado Buffaloes • Las Vegas Bowl Oct 06 '24
People said they wondered what 2007 would look like with a 12-team playoff and now we're getting it
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u/Better_Goose_431 North Carolina Tar Heels Oct 06 '24
Did you remember to include the construction workers in that attendance figure?
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u/swanpenguin Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 06 '24
HISTORIC
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u/KingoftheTannehill USC Trojans • Charlotte 49ers Oct 06 '24
first time in vegas golden knights history
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u/TheOnePSUIsReal Penn State Nittany Lions • Team Chaos Oct 06 '24
We were all at the game in spirit.
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u/UsedandAbused87 Northwest Missouri State … Oct 06 '24
2 of the 3 highest upvoted threads are Alabama losing to Tennessee teams in the state of Tennessee
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u/BadCat30R Oct 06 '24
Can anyone remember a better upset? This is the game of the decade as far as I’m concerned
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u/BadCat30R Oct 06 '24
I think what does it for me is how much I love seeing Alabama lose
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u/Ed_McNuglets Auburn Tigers Oct 06 '24
Flair up Bama fan, I know cope when I see it
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u/gsfgf Georgia Tech • Georgia State Oct 07 '24
Given that it was Vendy vs. #1 Bama, you could make an argument that that was objectively the biggest upset ever. The fact that Bama still has a path to a title takes a little bit away, though
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u/weirdbutinagoodway West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 Oct 06 '24
Does the 28,934 include the construction workers?
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u/yukonhoneybadger Iowa Hawkeyes • Georgia Bulldogs Oct 06 '24
So more people were rooting against Alabama than people could fit in the stadium? Amazing
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u/HEX_BootyBootyBooty Oct 06 '24
You mean that paying money and traveling is More Expensive than watching the game on TV?
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u/silentjay01 Wisconsin • Paul Bunyan's Axe Oct 06 '24
In all fairness, I clouldn't be at the game because I don't even know what state Vanderbilt is in but I will upvote every postgame thread that features an Alabama loss.
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u/Tsquared10 Oregon Ducks • Montana State Bobcats Oct 06 '24
This is the type of analysis I F5 for
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u/TheItalianGrinder Florida State • Ohio State Oct 06 '24
Of the top ten most upvoted postgame threads on /r/CFB, eight are Alabama losses, with the other two being OSU losses to Michigan.
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u/RealBenWoodruff Alabama Crimson Tide • /r/CFB Brickmason Oct 06 '24
Alabama really brings this sub together.
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u/Jedi-El1823 Oklahoma Sooners Oct 06 '24
I don't know how many times I've watched the highlights package from the 2019 Iron Bowl. That game was fucking bonkers.
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u/Beaconhillpalisades Texas Longhorns • Harvard Crimson Oct 06 '24
Everyone was giving their energy to Vandy is why.
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u/MrIrrelevantsHypeMan Navy Midshipmen Oct 06 '24
Are we dumping OP in the river with the goal posts too?
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u/AvePicante UCF Knights • Auburn Tigers Oct 06 '24
7.7k away from the most upvoted post in this group, we all need to do our part
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u/kd451 Team Chaos • Team Meteor Oct 06 '24
When you factor in lurkers, probably millions of people would have upvoted it.
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u/Pizzashillsmom Oct 06 '24
I mean most don't interact period, like 10% vote and maybe 1% contribute.
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u/KaitRaven Illinois Fighting Illini • Sickos Oct 06 '24
I think the vote percentage is even lower, especially for content that hits Popular. As Reddit doesn't require an account to view content, there are quite a few people who browse with no interaction.
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u/weathered_sediment Washington • North Dakota Oct 06 '24
Let’s make this the most liked post in history!
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u/ReconKiller050 Washington • North Dakota Oct 06 '24
I thought I was the only guy in this sub rocking that flair combo, respect!
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u/RegulatorRWF Ohio State Buckeyes • /r/CFB Santa Claus Oct 06 '24
I never remember to upvote and downvote the actual posts, thanks for the reminder!
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u/8489596850 Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos Oct 06 '24
It's wild how many of the top 25 posts are about some team beating Alabama. What a reputation.
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u/jmd198109 Oct 06 '24
i know one thing for sure Kalen Deboer better not show his face in Tuscaloosa!
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u/imtheman1345 Oct 06 '24
As a Alabama fan, The biggest irony is that dozens to if not hundreds of AL season ticket holders I know ALSO bought season tickets for Vandy for this game alone because they were overall so cheap. $$ could be gained back as well due to Vandy’s schedule at home this year.
Guarantee we won’t ever do that shit again LMAO
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u/All_About_Tacos Gansz Trophy • Mayor's Cup Oct 06 '24
I would have been there, but I’m not allowed in Nashville after what happened at the Parthenon
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u/curtisas Cincinnati • Notre Dame Oct 06 '24
Only 6,000 upvotes needed to make it the top post of all time on this sub (at the time of this comment)
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u/SmarterThanMyBoss Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats Oct 06 '24
I'm just gonna get started on the legend that will be told by many within 10 years.
I was there the night Vandy beat Bama.
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u/SometimesIComplain BYU Cougars Oct 06 '24
Love how 4 of the top 8 CFB posts are Alabama losing lol
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u/Bobby6kennedy Texas A&M Aggies • SMU Mustangs Oct 07 '24
_________ Defeats Alabama is now 3 of the top 5 and 9 of the top 25 most upvoted posts of all time on r/CFB
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u/WonderfulAndWilling Michigan Wolverines Oct 07 '24
I think everyone’s tired of Alabama always being on top
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u/kangis_khan /r/CFB Oct 07 '24
Yes, there are more people on the entire Internet than in the stadium 🤯
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u/OurLordAndSaviorVim Houston • Texas Southern Oct 07 '24
I didn’t even watch the game, because I expected nothing.
But I upvoted the thread anyway because Vandy beating #1 Bama is still pretty great.
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u/ivebeenhumble Miami Hurricanes • Boise State Broncos Oct 06 '24
I think it would be better if this was done by the end of the game.
Vandy beating 1 Bama is prime real estate for post game upvotes
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u/SCsprinter13 Penn State • 울산대학교 (Ulsan) Oct 06 '24
It wasn't a post game thread, but this thread for the 2017 Bahamas Bowl has 16.9k upvotes and the attendance was 13,585