Kerry's shock All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Armagh has left many in the Kingdom feeling that they have left another Sam Maguire cup behind them.
A misfiring Kerry attack allowed a late Armagh resurgence to force extra-time and once the Orchard County hit their stride there was no stopping them.
It was a remarkable victory for Kieran McGeeney's side, and the atmosphere created by Armagh fans in Croke Park on Saturday was utterly electric.
A sea of orange took over many parts of the stadium, most notably on Hill 16, on a day which had even the county's most decorated ex-players emotional.
The impact of the fervent Armagh support has been pinpointed as a factor in their dramatic victory, including by Kerry manager Jack O'Connor.
Post-match in Croker, O'Connor said he felt that the late Armagh goal in normal time had reinvigorated their support, who "outnumbered" Kerry's dramatically.
Though there was no denying that Armagh did outnumber Kerry, Mayo legend Lee Keegan was surprised to hear Jack O'Connor highlight the split in his post-match reflection.
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Lee Keegan not having Jack O'Connor's semi-final excuse
Writing in his weekly column for RTÉ Sport, Lee Keegan said that he found O'Connor's remarks "strange," and that he could not believe Kerry would have been taken by surprise by the number of Armagh fans present.
Furthermore, Keegan suggested that poor road support was "part of the tradition and identity" of Kerry football, drawing further attention to his confusion with O'Connor's remarks.
It was strange to hear Jack O'Connor dwelling so much on the impact of the crowd in his post-match comments.
It's not as if this is anything new with Kerry. It's part of their tradition and identity, almost, that they don't travel until the All-Ireland final.
They'd surely have assumed beforehand, given the fanaticism of the Armagh support, that the breakdown would have been roughly as it was.
I'm not saying the crowd isn't a help and there are times you can feed off that energy. And Armagh did seem to derive great momentum off that in the closing stages.
This is the second time in four years that Kerry will feel they have left a brilliant shot at Sam Maguire behind them too early.
In 2021, they were unable to capitalise on Dublin's semi-final defeat to Mayo, as they themselves fell to a contentious loss at the same stage to Tyrone.
This year's quarter-final exit for the Dubs had the race for Sam Maguire looking wide open, with Kerry seemingly the biggest hitter left. Their toppling means that one of Galway (2001) or their vainquers Armagh (2002) will end their long wait for an all-Ireland title on Sunday week.
There is certainly a long winter of reflection ahead for Jack O'Connor and Kerry.
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