Sports fans taking things way too seriously: an updated thread

2024
April: After Iowa's Final Four game against UConn ended on a controversial foul, the Iowa player that was fouled- in a totally mature and adult move- received enough hateful comments that she deleted her social media. I wonder why people aren't this ticked off at the ref who made the call.

January: It was revealed that the director of the CFP selection committee had to bring the FBI into the mix due to some threats they received. 

2023
December: The day before Texas faced Oklahoma State in the Big 12 title game, a dead longhorn (Texas' mascot) was found outside an Oklahoma State frat house. 
Also this month: first the Florida governor announced $1 million in the budget to sue the NCAA over omitting FSU from the CFP (if this comes when they're also going to eliminate a couple thousand jobs, they have their priorities backwards), then the AG of the state announced that she's suing the NCAA. Why don't adults act like adults more often? 
Another update: a Georgia state lawmaker is now demanding that the Georgia-Florida State game be added to the CFP (like UGA didn't release their 2024 schedule literally the same day). 
A second update: an Oklahoma offensive lineman transferred to Missouri, so some Oklahoma "fans" gave his dad's business one-star reviews on Google. Guys... sports aren't serious enough to want to wreck people's careers. 

September: Death threats against a Colorado State DB (and his family) after a late hit on Colorado's Travis Hunter. Published online were the DB's cellphone number and his campus and home address.
*Also September: Packers fans watching Aaron Rodgers' Jets debut cheered when he injured his Achilles. 

April: DeMar DeRozan's daughter went viral for her screams distracting Raptors' free throw attempts. Toronto went 18-of-36 from the line in the play-in loss. She was escorted from the arena by security that night after being targeted by online threats. 

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