Tag: Internet Reactions

Cavs and Magic fans were furious that Game 2 of the playoffs was blacked out locally

Fans had a hard time watching Monday’s Game 2 in Cleveland, which was relegated to NBA TV.

The NBA playoffs are here, and fans are excited to watch their teams try to compete for a championship.

But if you cheer for the Cleveland Cavaliers or Orlando Magic, that was a bit harder to do on Monday night. Unlike the other two postseason games on the slate, that game is only carried on NBA TV, which requires a League Pass subscription to watch.

To make matters worse for fans based out of Cleveland, Orlando or the surrounding areas, the game was also blacked out locally. It was only broadcast by the local Bally Sports networks, which is not included in the packages for YouTube TV and several other carriers.

As you can imagine, not being able to watch a playoff game locally was not particularly well received by fans of both teams, who took to social media to voice their frustrations.

NFL fans all made the same joke about Russell Wilson after the Broncos announced they’re releasing him

Fans didn’t hold back after the Russell Wilson experiment in Denver came to an end.

The Russell Wilson era in Denver came to an end on Monday.

The Broncos announced that they will be releasing the veteran quarterback when the new league year begins next Wednesday after just two seasons with the team.

Doing so will come at a cost. After Denver acquired Wilson from Seattle via trade in 2022, he signed a five-year, $245 million extension that September. In releasing him, the Broncos will incur a record $85 million dead cap hit.

Wilson improved significantly this season after a rough campaign in 2022 in which he led the NFL in sacks taken, but it didn’t translate to overall team success. In two years, Wilson was just 11-19 as the starter in Denver.

A tenure that began with great optimism is ending unceremoniously, and NFL fans on social media were making similar jokes about it.

The Bills’ Khalil Shakir wowed NFL fans with a mystifying game-clinching TD against the Steelers

Still don’t know how he didn’t go down.

Khalil Shakir called game.

With the Buffalo Bills driving to put away the Pittsburgh Steelers in Monday evening’s Wild Card game, Shakir caught what looked like a routine crossing route from quarterback Josh Allen.

But instead of going down on the initial contact from Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, Shakir shrugged off the tackle, acrobatically maintaining his balance and staying on his feet. He juked out or broke away from several other would-be-tacklers en route to a touchdown to put the Bills up 31-17 and clinch a playoff win in the frigid conditions.

Shakir made just three catches for 31 yards in the game, 17 of which came on that touchdown, but it proved to make a difference after Pittsburgh battled back from a 21-0 deficit to make it a game.

NFL fans were amazed that Shakir managed to stay on his feet to find paydirt.

Fans were furious EA Sports didn’t drop rumored trailer for new NCAA Football game during national title matchup

It seems we’ll have to wait for news regarding the revival of the beloved NCAA Football video game series.

Ahead of Monday night’s College Football Playoff national title game between Washington and Michigan, rumors — the source of which remains unclear — began to circulate that EA Sports would announce a major piece of news regarding the upcoming revival of the college football video game series, which has been dormant since its 2013 release.

Some expected an official release date would be announced or perhaps even a gameplay trailer, but halftime came and went, and by the second half, it became clear that we wouldn’t be so lucky.

It shouldn’t exactly be a surprise. Matt Brown of the Extra Points newsletter, who has reported extensively on the game’s development, has said throughout the week that while he thought some minor news might be revealed, he had no reason to believe it would be something as substantive as a gameplay trailer.

It seems this was the case of a rumor spun out of control, but that didn’t stop fans from voicing their disappointment on social media during the game.

Tommy DeVito’s agent looks exactly how you’d expect him to look, and NFL fans had jokes

You just couldn’t make this up.

Though he began the year as a third-string quarterback, Tommy DeVito has quickly made a name for himself since ascending to a starting role with the New York Giants due to injuries to Daniels Jones and Tyrod Taylor.

Whether it’s the fact that he lives at his parents’ home in North Jersey and commutes to MetLife Stadium or the fact that he seems like a walking, talking caricature New Jersey caricature who has earned the nickname “Tommy Cutlets,” he’s become a fan favorite, both among Giants fans and NFL viewers at large.

Shortly before the Giants’ Monday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers, DeVito was spotted on the sidelines chatting with his agent, who looks exactly like you would expect.

I mean, come on. He looks like a character straight out of The Sopranos.

As you would probably expect, NFL fans had a lot of jokes.

NFL fans were disgusted by the Lions and Raiders’ gray uniform combo on MNF

Some football games treat us to aesthetic uniform combinations. Monday night was not one of those occasions.

Sometimes, football fans are treated to a truly aesthetically pleasing combination of uniforms. Monday night’s game between the Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders was not one of those occasions.

While the Raiders donned their typical silver-white-silver road combo, the Lions instead chose to roll out their alternates, featuring a new blue helmet with gray jerseys and pants.

It doesn’t take a design expert to see that the broadcast was dominated by an overabundance of greyish tones, and viewers did not appreciate it.

NFL fans took to social media to voice their disgust at the Monday Night Football uniform decisions.

Oregon’s eggshell uniforms vs. Washington led to some heated reviews and a lot of jokes

Are these *that* bad?

Oregon football typically makes some pretty loud fashion statements with its game day uniforms.

The Ducks’ Nike uniforms play with color and tradition, but they’re also sometimes super bright and flashy. They’re usually fun and always noticeable, good or bad. Like Saturday for No. 8 Oregon’s road game against No. 7 Washington.

In one of the most highly anticipated games of the 2023 season, the Ducks wore their eggshell uniforms, which are mostly white with metallic dark green numbers and small green specks splattered across them. The look also included silver chrome helmets, which look awesome, regardless of what you think of the uniforms themselves.

And while the Ducks and Huskies put on a spectacular show, fans on Twitter (now X) couldn’t help but comment on the uniforms.

Some fans loved them, others absolutely hated them and some folks in between just had some solid jokes, comparing them with aluminum foil, cookies and cream ice cream, a Jackson Pollock painting and bird poop.

Are these that bad?

(Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

College football world roasted Mario Cristobal for Miami’s disastrous loss to Georgia Tech

WHAT… WHY?! THE GAME WAS OVER.

WHAT DID MIAMI JUST DO?

When you think you’ve seen it all in college football, the sport delivers again with one of the wildest, most unbelievable game endings ever thanks to head coach Mario Cristobal and the No. 17 Miami Hurricanes.

Miami had a 20-17 lead at the end of the fourth quarter, and all the Hurricanes had to do was take a knee to end it. The game was over. There were 33 seconds left. Just take a knee.

But no, Cristobal and the Hurricanes opted to run the ball instead, and not only did they fumble on an unnecessary play, but they also then gave up the game-winning touchdown.

Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King first found Malik Rutherford for a 30-yard gain and then connected with an open Christian Leary for a 44-yard touchdown and ultimately a 23-20 Yellow Jackets victory. It was Leary’s only reception of the day.

Simply unbelievable. This has to be one of the worst gaffes in college football history, but this also has to be one of the best calls ever.

Regardless of what Cristobal was thinking in that moment, the college football world absolutely roasted him.

Fans loved Ole Miss’ hilariously unhinged Twitter response to win over LSU

Hilarious and horrifying all at once.

The Saturday night matchup between No. 13 LSU and No. 20 Ole Miss did not disappoint. It was wild and chaotic and a high-scoring thriller with scarce defense and a total of five punts.

Ole Miss came out on top, 55-49, after surviving the Tigers’ comeback effort. Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for nearly 400 yards and accounted for five total touchdowns, as Ole Miss put up 706 total yards to LSU’s 637 in one of the most exciting games we’ve seen this season.

And while Ole Miss fans rushed the field after the win, the team’s account on X, formerly Twitter, might have had the best reaction. Following the win, the Ole Miss football Twitter account absolutely roasted LSU with an unhinged and remixed video featuring Tigers head coach Brian Kelly, quarterback Walker Howard — who transferred to Ole Miss from LSU after last season — and a bunch of mocking emojis.

Just see for yourself:

It’s hilarious and horrifying all at once, but Ole Miss collected more than one W on Saturday. And college football fans totally loved the reaction.

Brock Bowers’ stunning late takeover in Georgia’s win vs. Auburn left college football fans in awe

Brock Bowers is a huge reason Georgia survived Auburn in Week 5.

Georgia football owes Brock Bowers a big, fat thank you after the star tight end pretty much carried the No. 1 Bulldogs to a narrow 27-20 win on the road against Auburn on Saturday.

Bowers finished with eight catches for 157 yards and one touchdown, averaging 19.6 yards per reception.

But his stat line doesn’t tell the full story because the junior was a major factor in the Bulldogs’ comeback win after taking over and making several incredible catches — along with picking up some serious yardage after the fact. He was practically unstoppable.

With Georgia trailing, 17-10, late in the third quarter, quarterback Carson Beck connected with Bowers for a 29-yard gain, setting up running back Daijun Edwards’ 13-yard game-tying touchdown run on the next play. Then Georgia settled for a field goal on its next drive early in the fourth after Bowers made 37-yard and 28-yard plays.

But the Bulldogs won the game with a go-ahead touchdown catch by Bowers with less than three minutes left on the clock. After Bowers’ 16-yard reception on third-and-12 to advance into Auburn territory, Beck found the 6-foot-4, 240-pound tight end again for a 40-yard touchdown to help secure the victory.

And while this play didn’t count, Bowers still showed off some unbelievable moves: