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Come Fan with UsWednesday, June 24, 2026

The GIF Bracket: No. 1 ‘Mortified Michigan Punter’ Vs. No. 9 ‘The Falsest Start Ever’

This week, our quest to determine the greatest animated sports GIF of all time continues. Vote, and help us determine the winner.

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WEST REGION -- SECOND ROUND

(1) MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER
vs.
(9) THE FALSEST START EVER

Click here to view and vote on the rest of the West Region.

(1) Hello again. My name is MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER.

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I last defeated ELATED NETS FAN in a rather one-sided contest, winning by 2,502 votes to 930. This match-up was a source of controversy, however, as many felt ELATED NETS FAN deserved better than a 16-seed.

Looking forward, it seems likely that I’ll meet another GIF behemoth, HOCKEY MASSACRE, in the regional final. From valued commenter jhitts08:

And, honestly, I’m still not sure that Mortified Michigan Punter is my No. 1. Hockey Massacre just has so much going on. It’s going to be a battle to win this region.

This future match-up has me nervous, because everything has me nervous, because I am stuck in this looping GIF until the end of time. I shouldn’t look past today’s competition, however:

(9) Hi, my name is THE FALSEST START EVER.

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I defeated ASHAMED BULLS FAN last week, 1,813 to 1,134. As is typical of 9-seeds, I am probably going to lose in this here second round, so I went ahead and skipped forward to the fourth round already. Cool? Is that cool?

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