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Blake O’Neill was on cloud nine in the first half.
He boomed an 80-yard punt to the Michigan State 1-yard line. It was arguably the greatest punt of all time. The punt was two short of the 82-yard record. It doesn’t get better for the punter.
Then, the worst possible thing of all time happened to O’Neill. All he had to do was punt the ball away in the final 10 seconds and Michigan pulls off a monumental win against Michigan State. But he fumbled the snap and Michigan State scored on a play that will live in infamy in Ann Arbor.
Naturally, the trolls came out and ripped O’Neill.
@blakewoneill What were you thinking dude. Might go down as the worst play in College Football History
— Cameron Sanders (@TheRealCamSand) October 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/BizarreFratstar/status/655531182881308672
https://twitter.com/jaaake_f1/status/655531156948037632
https://twitter.com/HabhabNassib/status/655528194456571904
https://twitter.com/rudyswallows/status/655525446063403009
https://twitter.com/Trujay_/status/655541919242690560
Honestly @blakewoneill dude be ready for anything that happens to you… Just stay in the dorm and go to class nothing more💀😂😂
— FuTre (@treshona4) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/kelseyyfrankss/status/655539895746736128
https://twitter.com/smelliot333_yun/status/655547241789308928
https://twitter.com/crumdog_MILL/status/655535384508674048
https://twitter.com/HaverOfOpinions/status/655543794130141184
For the record, while there were tons and tons of people that ripped apart the Michigan punter, there were also plenty that came to his side.
@blakewoneill this will be one of the most trying times of your life.. But in the end.. It's a game. Keep your head up.
— Colin (@ColinCMac) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/CJAzubuine/status/655544217129852928
If you want to see more of the social media attention O’Neill has been getting, check out all of his mentions.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.