You send one of ours to the hospital, we send one of yours to the morgue.
Yeah, but he called fouls on our guys and we lost a basketball game.
I saw threats of harm/death against Tony Greene after the JB "jacket" game in Cameron both on here & on Twitter. Every fanbase has their crazies (no pun intended
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We don't send death threats. We physically assault him in public. That is how we roll.I can't see SU fans sending death threats to a ref. To Gottlieb? Sure, and who would argue with that?
And sometimes even an unmailed strongly worded letter. Yeah.
Sorry that was me. Had a really bad day and then Greene and well you know the rest.I saw threats of harm/death against Tony Greene after the JB "jacket" game in Cameron both on here & on Twitter. Every fanbase has their crazies (no pun intended
So any coach who blames a ref is ultimately responsible if their fanbase sends him death threats? If one of our fans threatened Dick Paparo back in 1984, which they most likely did, is JB to blame? I dislike Calipari a great deal but in no way is this pinned on him. These fanatics made their own decisions.
No, the fans escalated it beyond anything that is reasonably acceptable.
In my opinion, his comments were warranted. That game was not officiated fairly. I have an unhealthy dislike for Cal & UK but can still see things objectively. If we were UK, I'd be upset if JB didn't call out those refs.
Spot on. Wander into any game thread while we're losing & you're sure to see at least a few threats, sometimes even against our own players/coaches. There was a thread during a random Duke game earlier this season where a poster stated that they wanted to punch Luke Kennard in the face because they were annoyed by how much he touches his hair. UK has an enormous/rabid fanbase but I'd be shocked if Higgins didn't receive any threats/voicemails/e-mails etc. from SU fans after the 2012 tourney loss to Ohio State. Let's also keep in mind that there's no greater "click-bait" in college basketball than an anti-Calipari/UK story.
Although I do agree with your premise, you do realize that when someone says they want to punch Kennard in the face because he touches his hair too much is not actually serious right? Big difference between that and literally calling someone's home phone/blowing up their business ratings
Matt Jones, ugh! UK homer.
That is amazing.
I'm aware it wasn't serious, just using it as an example. If that poster were to see Kennard in person, they most likely wouldn't punch him, just as these UK fans most likely wouldn't carry out their threat if they saw Higgins. My point is that sports can get people very heated & cause them to say/type/do things they don't mean. I've heard viscous threats shouted at players at many venues, the Dome included. I posted a link to the story of SU fans sending death threats to that CMU LB. I recall seeing public tweets from SU fans that included not only death threats but heinous statements regarding the player's mother & sister. Many on this board were already calling for him to be "cheap shotted" or "taken out" when he returns to the Dome for this year's game & I'm sure it'll be revisited come that week.
