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- Cincinnati tagged Texas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell in a postgame 'shushing' tweet after its 37-24 upset win, turning a standard score update into a pointed jab.
- UCF defeated No. 2-ranked BYU one week after their rise in the AP Poll and captioned the victory 'BEAT THE NUMBER TWO OUT OF BYU,' leveraging a dual-meaning phrase for maximum taunt effect.
- Texas declared 'shark week's over' in a post referencing Ole Miss’s 'landshark' hand signal, marking the end of the Rebels’ comeback attempt in a 34-27 loss.
- Wisconsin altered USC’s 'Fight On' slogan to 'F̶I̶G̶H̶T̶ ON, WISCONSIN!' after defeating the No. 16 Trojans 24-7, playing on both schools’ similar fight song lyrics.
- South Carolina posted 'Déjà vu?' with a clip of Tennessee coach Josh Heupel downplaying road losses to the Gamecocks ahead of their 27-24 upset, echoing a 2022 result.
- Duke edited Virginia’s 'V' logo into an 'L' on social media following a last-minute trick-play touchdown that secured a 19-16 win in Charlottesville.
- Liberty posted an eagle staring down an owl with the caption 'clipped their wings' after defeating Kennesaw State 34-6, mocking the opponent’s owl mascot.
Why it matters: These coordinated social media responses turn athletic wins into cultural moments, giving programs with strong digital engagement outsized influence in fan-driven narratives. The speed and specificity of the jabs—like targeting boosters or reviving past quotes—shift postgame discourse from stats to storytelling, where viral reach now amplifies competitive prestige.
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