LOOK: Dejected shirtless Florida State fan opens up an appropriate book during Clemson beatdown
Saturday afternoon turned out to be the perfect time to read for this fella
Clemson's football team had to be pretty good to enter Saturday ranked No. 2 in the nation.
But let's not kid ourselves. Even with the Tigers coming into this weekend 7-0 on the year, we're not sure anyone could've foreseen what's unfolded at Doak Campbell Stadium this afternoon. Up 28-0 at halftime against the host Florida State Seminoles (4-3), Dabo Swinney's group didn't stop there, waxing FSU for another 24 points in the third quarter to take a 52-3 lead entering the fourth.
That's a downright embarrassment.
And no one acknowledged it more than a certain Florida State fan whose obvious apathy has made him a viral sensation.
When your team is down 49 points at home and threatening to give up more than ever before in school history (the Seminoles' biggest slip-up came in September 2016, when they surrendered 63 points to Louisville), well, it's hard to stay enthused about the game. And Saturday's most talked-about fan of the game, a gray-haired man, proved just that by shedding his shirt and turning his eyes away from the Clemson beat-down and onto ... a book.
We're officially at the "I'd Rather Read a Book" stage for Florida State fans. pic.twitter.com/Y4r4Z48BW9
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 27, 2018
That's right. This guy just straight up started reading from the stands. Nothing says "my favorite football team is a disgrace" like paging through a novel during a game you're attending, right?
IMPORTANT UPDATE pic.twitter.com/k8kyYHp84Z
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) October 27, 2018
And guess what? It gets even better. Some Twitter sleuthing and picture zooming makes it pretty clear that this fan's book is as appropriate as can be. By all indications, the novel in his hands is Gillian Flynn's "Dark Places." Either this guy knew a dark, dark Saturday afternoon of football was upon him and planned accordingly, or that's one magical coincidence.
looks pretty clear the book being read here is Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (thanks to @ShehanJeyarajah for dropping it in my mentions)
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 27, 2018
Losing 52-3.
Reading "Dark Places."
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