--- title: Sugar Bowl 2017: Clemson Fan Becomes Viral Surprised Meme description: A Clemson football fan is going viral after her shocked reaction during the game resonated with sports enthusiasts on the Internet. canonical: https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-02T19:19:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:28.651Z og:title: Clemson Fan's Shocked Face Is Internet's New Favorite Meme og:description: Big mood og:url: https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b99528aa7d6988/6988f6ce8fd2eebade35a2e2/gettyimages-900524662.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 01 Sugar Bowl - CFP Semifinal - Alabama v Clemson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Clemson Fan's Shocked Face Is Internet's New Favorite Meme twitter:description: Big mood twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b99528aa7d6988/6988f6ce8fd2eebade35a2e2/gettyimages-900524662.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Football Fan's Shocked Reaction Is the Internet's New Favorite Way to Express Disbelief  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 2, 2018 7:19 PM UTC  NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Alabama Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough (9) looks for running room to the outside as Clemson Tigers linebacker Dorian O'Daniel (6) defends during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers on January 1, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Alabama Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough (9) looks for running room to the outside as Clemson Tigers linebacker Dorian O'Daniel (6) defends during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers on January 1, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 2, 2018 7:19 PM UTC Alabama’s crushing 24-6 win over Clemson University in this year’s[ Sugar Bowl game](http://time.com/money/5076097/how-to-watch-college-football-playoffs-new-years-day-2018/) set the Internet ablaze with hot takes, but not all of them were about what happened on the field. Thanks to an especially emotive Clemson fan, there’s now [a new meme culled from the game](http://time.com/4706528/march-madness-2017-crying-northwestern-kid-meme/) that’s quickly becoming the web’s favorite way to express shock. The fan, a young woman who appeared to react to a pick six by Alabama’s Mack Wilson, was captured on video reacting to the moment with a mixture of disbelief and horror that instantly became a viral hit and is likely to be seen online throughout 2018. > [](https://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/948045086260113408) Sports outlets like [_The Spun_](http://thespun.com/acc/clemson/clemson-fan-girl-viral-sugar-bowl) were quick to pick up on the viral visual, with _The Undefeated_ even going so far as to query whether it was the first meme of 2018 (we beg to differ, however, as ultimate diva Mariah Carey already claimed that honor with this [meme-worthy moment](http://time.com/5084034/mariah-carey-hot-tea-meme-nye-2018/) during her New Year’s Eve performance.) > [](https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/948046696927375360) > [](https://twitter.com/SInow/status/948045696795660288) > [](https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/948045136839131136) Sports fans also had jokes when it came to the Clemson fan’s relatable reaction. > [](https://twitter.com/kylebooneCBS/status/948045257345814528) > [](https://twitter.com/FlemESPN/status/948053015805743104) > [](https://twitter.com/AminESPN/status/948056002049425408) > [](https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/948045152412631041) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/"},"headline":"This Football Fan's Shocked Reaction Is the Internet's New Favorite Way to Express Disbelief","datePublished":"2018-01-02T19:19:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:28.651Z","description":"Big mood","url":"https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b99528aa7d6988/6988f6ce8fd2eebade35a2e2/gettyimages-900524662.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4b99528aa7d6988/6988f6ce8fd2eebade35a2e2/gettyimages-900524662.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 01 Sugar Bowl - CFP Semifinal - Alabama v Clemson","caption":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 01 Sugar Bowl - CFP Semifinal - Alabama v Clemson","creditText":"Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5084368/clemson-fan-shocked-meme-sugar-bowl-2018/","name":"This Football Fan's Shocked Reaction Is the Internet's New Favorite Way to Express Disbelief"}}]}] ```