Welp.
There’s no sugar coating both the disappointing nature of Friday night’s loss as well as the deflated feeling we all have about this football season. In a weird way it’s comforting that in these odd times that Carolina Football will always be Lucy Van Pelt and we will be Charlie Brown. This time, we are SURE she will not pull that football away at the last second.
If you’re reading this on Apple News, look up the Charlie Brown Football GIF if you need a visualization of the end result.
Just about any loss is going to hurt, but one where you had so much hype built into the season, followed by the schedule that isn't going to give you a good chance to rebut that dud until October, it stings even more.