Battleships, ‘Balled Out’ and more from Week 5 CFB giants
With college football conference play in complete swing throughout the country, group social media pages left another round of quality trolls.Editor’s Picks
1 Related After a 5-7 project in 2023, the Navy Midshipmen are off to a hot start this fall, boasting a 4-0 mark after dispatching the UAB Blazers 41-18 on the road.Navy’s social media contrasted the two schools’particular mascots in a graphic after the game, showing a towering battleship looming over a dragon pushing the beach.WWWWin #GoNavy|#RollGoats pic.twitter.com/hSB9KRB9Tw!.?.!— Navy Football(@NavyFB
)September 28, 2024 Here’s a take a look at a few of the best postgame jabs from Week 5 of the college football season.
TCU 38, Kansas 27
The TCU Horned Frogs bounced back from recently’s 66-42 defeat against SMU by getting their very first conference success of the season in a 38-27 decision against the Kansas Jayhawks at Arrowhead Arena. The Horned Frogs amassed over 500 backyards of total offense, with wideout Jack Bech blazing a trail with 10 catches, 131 yards and a set of touchdowns.After the game, TCU
‘s social media group paid homage to Kansas’popular “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk “chant with a witty caption.rocked the jayhawks! #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/WEE9rZYO51!.?.!— TCU Football(
@TCUFootball)September 28, 2024 James Madison 63, Ball State 7 One week after an impressive offensive getaway in a 70-50 high-flying win over North Carolina, James Madison
kept its high-scoring momentum rolling(and included some protective success) in a 63-7 pasting of the Ball State Cardinals. Quarterback Alonza Barnett III tossed for 280 lawns and 5 scores in the victory.The Dukes trolled Ball State with a smart caption following the game’s conclusion.Balled Out. #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/s8dPiLYrKR!.?.!— JMU Football( @JMUFootball )September 28, 2024 UNLV 59, Fresno State 14 Regardless of no shortage of off-field discussion following quarterback Matthew Sluka’s midweek decision
to redshirt, the UNLV Rebels rolled on with a 59-14 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs to remain undefeated.The win was UNLV’s first of the year against a Mountain West enemy, with the Rebels figuring to be a major factor in the conference title race. Currently connected for first place in the Mountain West with a 1-0 conference record, UNLV referenced its standing with a postgame caption.MOUNTAIN BEST pic.twitter.com/4lQ3hLvjAf!.?.!— UNLV Football(@unlvfootball )September 28, 2024 Duke 21, North Carolina 20 Rivalry-game wins are always just a little sweeter, and the Duke Blue Devils picked up a major one, dispatching the North Carolina Tar Heels 21-20. The Blue Devils had to dig deep for the win, tracking the game 20-0 midway through the 3rd quarter before scoring three successive touchdowns to
secure the victory.Duke’s social media team had a jab all set for the competition victory, parodying the movie” Silence of the Lambs”in a recommendation
to UNC’s ram mascot, Rameses. Later,
they pretended to report UNC’s represent impersonating” an excellent football team.”pic.twitter.com/gMCv5FOSQZ!.?.!— Duke Football( @DukeFOOTBALL )September 28, 2024 pic.twitter.com/wxsPOgw7ch!.?.!— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL)September 29, 2024