My guess is that it has very little to do with the effort or lack thereof and everything to do with the awful life circumstances of these particular fans who did this, and their disgraceful response to take it out on someone else by threatening them.Don't know how any of that = death threats.
I thought the couch burning provided the catharsis they needed to avoid this kind of stuff?
They burn couches when they win, fire off death threats when they lose.
Duh.
Even if someone played badly or someone totally screwed up.It wasn't like ANY of them played badly, or somebody totally screwed up and that's why they lost.
They were borderline getting blown out, and scratched back into it.
Had a shot to win, almost overcame a 9pt deficit in under a minute.
Don't know how any of that = death threats.
Honestly, it wouldn't mattered if they choked. You just don't do something like this. the work of cowards to be sure.That is just stupid.
WVU didn’t choke.
They played pretty well.
We just played better.
This wasn’t a choke and it’s stupid to send anything vile on social media to these kids in a year they pretty much lived in a minimum security prison so we could be entertained.
That is just stupid.
WVU didn’t choke.
They played pretty well.
We just played better.
This wasn’t a choke and it’s stupid to send anything vile on social media to these kids in a year they pretty much lived in a minimum security prison so we could be entertained.
The last time we lost to them in FB/BB was the Greg Paulus football season (2009).It's hard for West Virginia fans to keep losing to Syracuse in everything. Over and over again.
Athletes receiving death threats has been happening WAYYY before social media was around.It's just the social media culture. It is pure poison. I fully expect it to happen to our guys when we lose. Twitter is the nuclear bomb of bullying. Everybody loves it! Yay!
This. It’s a spill over from all the political rancor and culture wars. We haven’t quite yet reached South American soccer craziness where an own goal will get you killed.It's just the social media culture. It is pure poison. I fully expect it to happen to our guys when we lose. Twitter is the nuclear bomb of bullying. Everybody loves it! Yay!