Dabblin’ With the Cockspur: Fans Like This Guy…
posted by Roger Olivieri, 11/02/2009 08:12:00 AM
Subject: You sorry son of a b****
"u need to worry about catchin d*** passes before u talk about scoring td's. u aint worth a f***!!!!!!!!! you used to be good. when u get good i will apologize!!!!!!"
Please keep in mind; I inserted the asterisks as the original note sent to the player had the real letters in there.
I can’t say his name because, get this, he could sue my boss or me for defamation of character (or something like that), yet he can send a 20 year old this letter with no repercussion.
What the hell is wrong with society???
Idiots like you are the reason players leave early.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not just here at South Carolina – it’s everywhere.
Idiots like you are the reason kids go elsewhere.
Again, don’t get me wrong, not just here – it’s everywhere.
But that doesn’t make it right.
Idiots like this are not the only reason players leave school or never attend their school, but they are definitely a large part of the problem.
Another funny thing about this is the obvious coward behind the note. You sir, would never say these things to the player’s face. If you were to bump into him, I’d imagine the conversation would go something like this…
“Hey, it’s great to meet you! Keep your head up buddy!”
A few more things are obvious – you are either unhappy with yourself or those around you. Maybe your wife packed on the pounds after marriage. Maybe your children don’t live up to your expectations or maybe you don’t live up to your own expectations. Maybe, even worse, you haven’t lived up to the expectations of your father.
Either way, you are a coward. The kid is 20, he’s playing through pain, he’s attending class, he’s got much more things on his plate than just football – yet he’s still out there busting his ass every day. For what? To get letters like this from you…
If you are one of those guys/gals who enjoy sending letters like this to 20 year old kids, you might need to look in the mirror – maybe write a letter like this to yourself and take your own advice – because as a fan, you are a worthless jackass who needs to pull for someone else.
Do you have a right to be upset? Of course you do. Do you have a right to question people, schemes, motives, etc? Of course you do. Do you have the right to curse and complain to a 20 year old kid the way you did? Absolutely not.
I wish I could state your name here, but I can’t.
I have no idea if this guy is a Gamecock Central customer, but I hope not.
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A certain player on the Gamecock football team received this message via Facebook the other day. I thought it was an interesting facet of society to diagnose – the complete jackass of a fan…
Subject: You sorry son of a b****
"u need to worry about catchin d*** passes before u talk about scoring td's. u aint worth a f***!!!!!!!!! you used to be good. when u get good i will apologize!!!!!!"
Please keep in mind; I inserted the asterisks as the original note sent to the player had the real letters in there.
I can’t say his name because, get this, he could sue my boss or me for defamation of character (or something like that), yet he can send a 20 year old this letter with no repercussion.
What the hell is wrong with society???
Idiots like you are the reason players leave early.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not just here at South Carolina – it’s everywhere.
Idiots like you are the reason kids go elsewhere.
Again, don’t get me wrong, not just here – it’s everywhere.
But that doesn’t make it right.
Idiots like this are not the only reason players leave school or never attend their school, but they are definitely a large part of the problem.
Another funny thing about this is the obvious coward behind the note. You sir, would never say these things to the player’s face. If you were to bump into him, I’d imagine the conversation would go something like this…
“Hey, it’s great to meet you! Keep your head up buddy!”
A few more things are obvious – you are either unhappy with yourself or those around you. Maybe your wife packed on the pounds after marriage. Maybe your children don’t live up to your expectations or maybe you don’t live up to your own expectations. Maybe, even worse, you haven’t lived up to the expectations of your father.
Either way, you are a coward. The kid is 20, he’s playing through pain, he’s attending class, he’s got much more things on his plate than just football – yet he’s still out there busting his ass every day. For what? To get letters like this from you…
If you are one of those guys/gals who enjoy sending letters like this to 20 year old kids, you might need to look in the mirror – maybe write a letter like this to yourself and take your own advice – because as a fan, you are a worthless jackass who needs to pull for someone else.
Do you have a right to be upset? Of course you do. Do you have a right to question people, schemes, motives, etc? Of course you do. Do you have the right to curse and complain to a 20 year old kid the way you did? Absolutely not.
I wish I could state your name here, but I can’t.
I have no idea if this guy is a Gamecock Central customer, but I hope not.
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Roger Olivieri. Roger began working with GamecockCentral in December of 2007. He currently serves as the site's chief videographer. He may be reached by email at roger(at)gamecockcentral.com. Replace (at) with @.