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The Angry Texas Fan or Sad Texas Fan refers to a University of Texas at Austin student named Grant Walther who went viral in October 2024 when a screencap of him at a Texas Longhorns college football game went viral on social media in which he looked angry and sad. The Texas Fan meme predominantly centered on Walther's hair which was big and unusually shaped, according to internet users, similar to the Zoomer Perm or the hair of Conway Twitty. After going viral on Twitter / X and TikTok as a reaction image and meme, Walther was interviewed by news outlets like the Daily Mail.

Origin

On October 19th, 2024, the Texas Longhorns played the Georgia Bulldogs in college football.[1] At one moment during the broadcast, a Texas Longhorns fan was shown in the crowd, seemingly angry or upset with the game's score. The first known upload of the fan's likeness was shared by the X[2] account @nocontextcfb at around 11:21 pm EST on October 19th, gaining over 8,800 likes in five days (shown below).

5 GEORGIA 5-1 30 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 15 1 TEXAS 6-0

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Within minutes of the aforementioned post, others shared their own screencaps of the Texas Fan. For instance, later on October 19th, X[3] user @PeteBlackburn tweeted a square-cropped version, captioned, "Just insane aura," amassing over 125,000 likes in five days (shown below).

Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA BIG TEN Wisconsin 5-1 2ND & 7 30 4TH 25 3:01 15 6-0 3 | Final 23 | Northwestern WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 11:25 PM Oct 19, 2024 30.7M Views ... 1 TEX SUNDA

In the following days, many quote retweeted the abovementioned post and went viral. For instance, on October 20th, X[4] user @sentient_dorito posted a QRT, joking, "republican dna is real," gaining over 220,000 likes in four days (shown below).

rat bastard noah @sentient dorito republican dna is real Pete Blackburn Just insane aura @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 ... 1 TEX 15 6-0 5 GEORGIA C 5-1 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 12:08 PM Oct 20, 2024 5.5M Views SUNDA

On October 23rd, 2024, TikToker[5] @longhornnation_ut posted a video of the Texas Fan realizing he'd gone viral while at the game. The video was reportedly from his friend's Instagram account.[6][7] When reposted to TikTok, it received roughly 1.7 million plays and 209,700 likes in a day (shown below).

@longhornnation_ut Imagine being this dude 😭 #texaslonghorns #utaustin #texasfootball #ut #hookem #texasvsgeorgia #collegefootball #collegelife ♬ original sound – Longhorn Nation

On October 23rd, the Texas Fan, aka Grant Walther, posted to his Instagram[8] @grant.waltha about his virality, gaining over 3,500 likes in a day.

Interview

On October 23rd, 2024, the Daily Mail shared a clip of their interview with Grant Walther to TikTok,[9] gaining over 1.2 million plays and 129,200 likes in a day (shown below).

@dailymail Speaking exclusively with Daily Mail, Grant Walther, the college football fan who went viral for his unique appearance, revealed he wants to collaborate with Matthew McConaughey. Walther hopes he can use his viral fame for a good cause, and suggested McCounaughey cut his hair on the field for cancer awareness. He also expressed interest in being featured on the Talk Tuah podcast. #viral #football #meme #matthewmcconaughey ♬ original sound – Daily Mail

Various Examples

Basil @LinkofSunshine ... One of the worst parts of the social media era is how some random guy, minding his own business, doing nothing but watching a game in the 34th row, can get blown up into tens of millions of people making fun of his appearance Pete Blackburn Just insane aura @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 (૫૫) 5 GEORGIA BIG TEN Wisconsin 5-1 = 30 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final 15 6-0 WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 1 TEX SUNDA 11:47 AM Oct 21, 2024 9.7M Views
Chase Steely ❤ @Chase_Steely · Oct 20 Pete Blackburn G30 2015 CONWAY TWITTY @PeteBlackburn · Oct 19 • Just insane aura ...
David Ruff @dcarterruff Oh man there's a pledge class out there that's in big trouble O Pete Blackburn Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA G BIG TEN Wisconsin @PeteBlackburn · Oct 19 5-1 30 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEX 15 6-0 23 | Northwestern 3 | Final WIS 3rd straight win Hosts (3)Penn State next week 11:33 PM Oct 19, 2024 1.4M Views SUNDA
kate moss @slutforlana7 this is how all americans look to me Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn ⚫ Oct 19 Just insane aura 15 = 6-0 5 GEORGIA 5-1 = 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 12:41 PM Oct 21, 2024 3.9M Views ... 1 TEX SUNDA
Gordon Gecko @Gibson_Greeting ⚫ Oct 20 ... For every 10 likes I will make his hair bigger 5 GEORGIA C 120 17263 30 23K 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 15 ili 1.4M Gordon Gecko @Gibson Greeting We have reached the limits of my technology • 5 GEORGIA G30 5-1 12:08 PM Oct 20, 2024 125.4K Views 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEXAS 6-0 1 TEXAS 15 6-0 ☐ 1
x_c4tb0yTHOTI3_x ... @vampiric_shirin guy who's about to go to battle and asks the potion seller for his strongest potions: Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA G 5-1 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEX 15 6-0 23 | Northwestern 3 Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3)Penn State next week 2:46 PM Oct 21, 2024 12.4K Views SUNDA

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About

The Angry Texas Fan or Sad Texas Fan refers to a University of Texas at Austin student named Grant Walther who went viral in October 2024 when a screencap of him at a Texas Longhorns college football game went viral on social media in which he looked angry and sad. The Texas Fan meme predominantly centered on Walther's hair which was big and unusually shaped, according to internet users, similar to the Zoomer Perm or the hair of Conway Twitty. After going viral on Twitter / X and TikTok as a reaction image and meme, Walther was interviewed by news outlets like the Daily Mail.

Origin

On October 19th, 2024, the Texas Longhorns played the Georgia Bulldogs in college football.[1] At one moment during the broadcast, a Texas Longhorns fan was shown in the crowd, seemingly angry or upset with the game's score. The first known upload of the fan's likeness was shared by the X[2] account @nocontextcfb at around 11:21 pm EST on October 19th, gaining over 8,800 likes in five days (shown below).


5 GEORGIA 5-1 30 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 15 1 TEXAS 6-0

Spread

Within minutes of the aforementioned post, others shared their own screencaps of the Texas Fan. For instance, later on October 19th, X[3] user @PeteBlackburn tweeted a square-cropped version, captioned, "Just insane aura," amassing over 125,000 likes in five days (shown below).


Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA BIG TEN Wisconsin 5-1 2ND & 7 30 4TH 25 3:01 15 6-0 3 | Final 23 | Northwestern WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 11:25 PM Oct 19, 2024 30.7M Views ... 1 TEX SUNDA

In the following days, many quote retweeted the abovementioned post and went viral. For instance, on October 20th, X[4] user @sentient_dorito posted a QRT, joking, "republican dna is real," gaining over 220,000 likes in four days (shown below).


rat bastard noah @sentient dorito republican dna is real Pete Blackburn Just insane aura @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 ... 1 TEX 15 6-0 5 GEORGIA C 5-1 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 12:08 PM Oct 20, 2024 5.5M Views SUNDA

On October 23rd, 2024, TikToker[5] @longhornnation_ut posted a video of the Texas Fan realizing he'd gone viral while at the game. The video was reportedly from his friend's Instagram account.[6][7] When reposted to TikTok, it received roughly 1.7 million plays and 209,700 likes in a day (shown below).

@longhornnation_ut Imagine being this dude 😭 #texaslonghorns #utaustin #texasfootball #ut #hookem #texasvsgeorgia #collegefootball #collegelife ♬ original sound – Longhorn Nation

On October 23rd, the Texas Fan, aka Grant Walther, posted to his Instagram[8] @grant.waltha about his virality, gaining over 3,500 likes in a day.

Interview

On October 23rd, 2024, the Daily Mail shared a clip of their interview with Grant Walther to TikTok,[9] gaining over 1.2 million plays and 129,200 likes in a day (shown below).

@dailymail Speaking exclusively with Daily Mail, Grant Walther, the college football fan who went viral for his unique appearance, revealed he wants to collaborate with Matthew McConaughey. Walther hopes he can use his viral fame for a good cause, and suggested McCounaughey cut his hair on the field for cancer awareness. He also expressed interest in being featured on the Talk Tuah podcast. #viral #football #meme #matthewmcconaughey ♬ original sound – Daily Mail

Various Examples


Basil @LinkofSunshine ... One of the worst parts of the social media era is how some random guy, minding his own business, doing nothing but watching a game in the 34th row, can get blown up into tens of millions of people making fun of his appearance Pete Blackburn Just insane aura @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 (૫૫) 5 GEORGIA BIG TEN Wisconsin 5-1 = 30 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final 15 6-0 WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 1 TEX SUNDA 11:47 AM Oct 21, 2024 9.7M Views Chase Steely ❤ @Chase_Steely · Oct 20 Pete Blackburn G30 2015 CONWAY TWITTY @PeteBlackburn · Oct 19 • Just insane aura ... David Ruff @dcarterruff Oh man there's a pledge class out there that's in big trouble O Pete Blackburn Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA G BIG TEN Wisconsin @PeteBlackburn · Oct 19 5-1 30 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEX 15 6-0 23 | Northwestern 3 | Final WIS 3rd straight win Hosts (3)Penn State next week 11:33 PM Oct 19, 2024 1.4M Views SUNDA kate moss @slutforlana7 this is how all americans look to me Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn ⚫ Oct 19 Just insane aura 15 = 6-0 5 GEORGIA 5-1 = 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 23 | Northwestern 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 3 | Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3) Penn State next week 12:41 PM Oct 21, 2024 3.9M Views ... 1 TEX SUNDA Gordon Gecko @Gibson_Greeting ⚫ Oct 20 ... For every 10 likes I will make his hair bigger 5 GEORGIA C 120 17263 30 23K 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 15 ili 1.4M Gordon Gecko @Gibson Greeting We have reached the limits of my technology • 5 GEORGIA G30 5-1 12:08 PM Oct 20, 2024 125.4K Views 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEXAS 6-0 1 TEXAS 15 6-0 ☐ 1 x_c4tb0yTHOTI3_x ... @vampiric_shirin guy who's about to go to battle and asks the potion seller for his strongest potions: Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn • Oct 19 Just insane aura 5 GEORGIA G 5-1 30 BIG TEN Wisconsin 2ND & 7 3:01 4TH 25 1 TEX 15 6-0 23 | Northwestern 3 Final WIS > 3rd straight win Hosts (3)Penn State next week 2:46 PM Oct 21, 2024 12.4K Views SUNDA

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