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Plenty of adjectives can be thrown out to describe the 2021 college football season. Wildly entertaining, exhilarating, hectic. Maybe one could even say historic?
Those are all viable options, but these two words could also summarize this year on the college gridiron: Terrifically trolled.
Playful (and sometimes personal) jabs thrown at opposing teams have become a mainstay in college football. Many universities flex their social media muscles with memes, GIFs and creative graphics to antagonize their foes.
Even the College Football Playoff National Championship had some social media action.
Big Al’s pregame post for the Alabama Crimson Tide didn’t age as expected, and Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper took advantage of being a neutral party.
Let’s relive some of the more memorable instances of trolling from the 2021 season.
Mascot madness
This season’s chapter of Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin’s well-documented relationship was not short on entertaining antics. However, most of the interesting action occurred off the field as Bama’s decisive 41-21 win over the Rebels was far from a nail-biter.
On the Crimson Tide’s sideline, Big Al, dressed as a Loki variant, marveled at the scoreboard.
The mascot’s next costume was a direct response to Kiffin’s pregame interview. Kiffin later apologized for saying “Get your popcorn ready,” but not before Big Al made another bold fashion statement.
Big Al also brought his popcorn just for Lane pic.twitter.com/fGkzKU5Uuq
— Laura Goldman (@GOODasGOLDman) October 2, 2021
After battling Brutus the Buckeye earlier in the season, the Oregon Duck, one of college football’s most beloved mascots, took internet trolling to another level at the expense of Washington’s mascot, Harry the Husky.
The Duck heckled Harry all week, starting with the Oregon mascot impersonating Harry’s Twitter account. While pretending to be the Husky, the Duck posted plenty of tweets praising his school, and even posted a photo of Washington’s mascot…
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Source : espn
