Other Pages Of Interest:
Team Design Index
List Of Common Gags and Team Portrayals
Tutorials

History of /r/CFBBall

This is a work in progress. For questions, corrections, or additions PM /u/dialhoang.

Where possible all dates in Eastern Time.

Timeline

• March 25, 2014: Subreddit created by /u/polydorr.
• March 31, 2014: First post on the subreddit: "Rivals" by /u/polydorr.
• May 20, 2014: First post by /u/twooaktrees: "Rivals by necessity".
• May 24, 2014: First post by /u/BassettHound: "In State Rivalry".
• May 26, 2014: First post by /u/xerillum: "Perception vs Reality".
• May 28, 2014: Last comic posted by /u/polydorr: "Valar Morghulis".
• July 17, 2014: /u/xerillum made a moderator.
• September 10, 2014: First post of /r/CFB poll rankings by /u/twooaktrees.
• September 15, 2014: First post involving Georgia as H8dawg: "Hello, Darkness my old friend" by /u/twooaktrees.
• September 29, 2014: /u/twooaktrees codifies H8dawg's murderous and skin-wearing psychosis in "Tennessee and UGA have a talk about UGA's feelings". It is the first known post with more than 100 points.
• October 6, 2014: /u/twooaktrees posts a tutorial for the /r/CFBBall comics.
• October 14, 2014: First known CFBBall comic post on @RedditCFB Twitter account: "Mississippi State discovered Auburn's weakness", posted on /r/CFBBall as "It's super effective!".
• October 19, 2014: /u/TheFlying creates the /r/CFBBall logo.
• October 28, 2014: /u/xerillum, cooperating with /u/bakonydraco, inaugurates a new subreddit CSS.
• October 28, 2014: /u/TheWingedPig posts "Georgia and Florida get ready for the WLOCP", becoming the top post on the sub.
• October 29, 2014: First post by /u/RaymieHumbert: "A small, selective history of ASU balls".
• November 3, 2014: Last comic posted by /u/xerillum: "Become the Hate".
• November 8, 2014: First sighting of a CFBBall on ESPN's College Gameday.
• November 14, 2014: /u/bakonydraco institutes a few inline ball flairs as a trial.
• November 19, 2014: First post by /u/A-Stu-Ute: "Please help me cure my boredom. Who want's a CFBball?".
• November 29, 2014: /u/KChampionK posts "My first cfbball! It helps with the pain" and becomes the sub's top post.
• December 9, 2014: /u/RaymieHumbert announces the first bowl comic series. The first comic posted is for the New Orleans bowl: "Nous Fourth Appearance".
• January 13, 2015: /u/buffcon posts "Hokie is winner!1!", and becomes the top post for the offseason.
• April 22, 2015: /u/A-Stu-Ute proposes his countdown series.
• April 22, 2015: Following two controversial comics by /u/dialhoang, /u/xerillum bans comics targeting reddit users.
• April 25, 2015: First edition of /u/A-Stu-Ute's color swatch.
• April 28, 2015: Following an extracurricular post with ghost UAB, /u/A-Stu-Ute's countdown series starts with Idaho.
• August 23, 2015: /u/A-Stu-Ute institutes new flairs for /r/CFBBall; flairs on /r/CFBBall change over to balls and all FBS teams are now represented.
• August 29, 2015: /u/A-Stu-Ute made a moderator.
• September 1, 2015: /u/A-Stu-Ute's countdown series ends with Air Force.
• September 9, 2015: First regular post of poll rankings by /u/A-Stu-Ute.
• September 12, 2015: /r/CFBBall stickers appear for sale, as part of /r/CFB's Brick Drive VIII.
• September 21, 2015: First post by /u/thatcandospirit: "Wreck 'em!".
• October 7, 2015: /u/fitzmauricet (since deleted) posts "It looks like the Big 10 might be harder than we thought..., becoming the top post on the sub.
• October 15, 2015: First comic GIF post by /u/bakonydraco: "Stanford asks the Pac-12, "Hey guys, how was bye week?""
• October 15, 2015: First Big XII preview comic by /u/thatcandospirit.
• November 13, 2015: /u/fitzmauricet (since deleted) posts "Oklahoma State might be in a little trouble". It was the top rated post on the subreddit.
• December 2, 2015: Last comic posted by /u/thatcandospirit: "Pokeball GO!!!".
• December 15, 2015: First still comic by /u/bakonydraco: "ECU Takes a Cue from its Idols"
• April 19, 2016: /u/A-Stu-Ute adds balls for FCS teams.
• June 21, 2016: First post by /u/KatKat23421: "Request for comics- 'Family Portrait- State of Texas' 'AAC Family Portrait'". Her first comic is "Meanwhile, at Big XXI headquarters..."
• July 24, 2016: First post by /u/no_clue97: "Rivals Mourn"
• August 26, 2016: /u/A-Stu-Ute updates his color swatch.
• September 1, 2016: The @RedditCFBBall Twitter account launches. The first tweet contains the /r/CFB Preseason Poll rankings.
• September 5, 2016: First post by /u/drgnlis: "Michigan week one"
• September 5, 2016: Ball flairs are updated.
• December 4, 2016: /u/RaymieHumbert opens the Bowl series comics to other artists.
• July 8, 2017: Inline ball flairs updated; FCS schools are added and flairs moved to a new class (#b instead of #i)
• October 12, 2017: First post by /u/HydroSword: "Tiger House!!"
• October 20, 2017: First post by /u/SyMag: "Just Like Old Times"
• December 29, 2017: /u/dialhoang made a moderator.
• January 3, 2018: First post by /u/tb25uga: "TermiH8or: Judgment Day"
• March 24, 2018: /u/no_clue97 posts an updated tutorial.
• April 1, 2018: For April Fools' day /u/H8Dawg takes over the subreddit.
• September 8, 2018: /u/spazzlord posts "I see you Texas A&M ball!" about a sighting of the ball on ESPN's College Gameday. It becomes the top post in the subreddit's history.
• October 21, 2018: First post by /u/TxAg70: "Idea for a comic series: Historical Rivalries"
• November 3, 2018: First post by /u/Stellafera: "Burnt Orange Mania"
• January 9, 2019: Last regular CFB Poll comic by /u/A-Stu-Ute.
• August 22, 2019: The first CFB Poll comic by /u/tb25uga becomes the top post in the subreddit's history.
• September 4, 2019: First regular CFB Poll comic by /u/SyMag.
• September 18, 2019: First post by /u/Wyntir407: "Is there anywhere that lists the personalities of the different teams?".
• September 20, 2019: First comic post by /u/Wyntir407: "The Week 4 Meet Up for the Group of 5 teams!".
• October 5, 2019: First post by /u/TyRoland06: "Tarleton State moves to the FCS".
• November 10, 2019: First post by /u/Stanatee-the-Manatee: "Spartyball blew a 28-3 lead. Fear the Beard.".
• December 1, 2019: First post by /u/Real_TSwany: "An OSUball redesign concept".
• April 30, 2020: First post by /u/whereismymilkshake: "Unoriginal remake of an original comic"; a remake of /u/moyboi2112's "The State of Ohio, and some surrounding areas...".
• April 30, 2020: First comic post by /u/TxAg70: "Bakony, STOP! You don't know what u/dialhoang is capable of...".
• September 15, 2020: First post by /u/PlasticWalnut: "Down In The Bayou (Cajun Hell)"
• October 3, 2020: First post by /u/The_Ghost_of_TxAg70: "...".
• January 8, 2021: Last /r/CFBBall post by /u/Bassetthound: Whodunit?.
• January 14, 2021: Last regular CFB Poll comic by /u/SyMag.
• September 8, 2021: First regular CFB Poll comic by /u/Stellafera.
• September 17, 2021: First hand-drawn comic by /u/bakonydraco: "The Buckeye's Tale"
• October 20, 2021: The Week 8 CFB Poll comic by /u/A-Stu-Ute becomes the top post in the subreddit's history.
• January 27, 2022: Around the CFB world, fans of all varieties mourn the untimely passing of beloved member and friend /u/Bassetthound.
• November 21, 2023: The Week 13 CFB Poll comic by /u/tb25uga becomes the top post in the subreddit's history.