All Hokie, All the Time. Period. Presented by First Bank & Trust Company

S
Joined: 01/01/2005
Posts: 1,638
Likes: 1,351

This is so ridiculous on so many levels. First, why does Bacot receive DMs

from strangers? Maybe Bacot should have gotten off social media and just focused on the basketball tournament and not worry about strangers sending him messages, or better yet not give out his contact info to the public. Maybe UNC would have gone further if he wasn't worrying about his social media accounts. Twitter (if that's what it was) is so stupid. Second, I've been reading online here on TSL for the past few months that SP and GA were harassed and/or threatened; however, none of the posts here that I'm aware of have provided any actual hard evidence. Even if GA alluded to it verbally, that wasn't evidence that it was actually a "Hokie" that made a threat. If SP or GA were threatened, let's see the post, DM, or hear the VM and provide it to the authorities so those individuals making threats can be arrested. I'm not saying I don't believe she got mean messages after she announced her poor decision to skip going pro, or that SP got nasty messages during the season, but what I'm saying is how does anyone know they were actually Hokies?" Maybe they were Hoos that wanted SP and GA to leave VT. Nobody apparently knows who did what, so we should stop speculating that it was an actual "Hokie" making threats. My guess is if there were threats, that they either (1) were NOT Hokies, or (2) they were unaligned gamblers that bet and lost. The people I know that bet seriously on sports - don't bet on their own teams - they bet on all teams, in multiple sports, and they don't play fan favorites when they are betting. No real Hokie would threaten a VT athlete. And I love the POTD earlier on TSL today that wrote: "anyone that sends a message to a college athlete is a loser". That's dead on! ** Edited by Scream_On_D at 5/21/2024, 10:39:21 PM
Posted: 05/21/2024 at 10:31 PM ET
(In response to this post by Jackie VT)

Thread Replies (29)

Full Thread →
Interesting article on online harassment of…
Jackie VT 05/17/24 06:06 PM ET
This is so ridiculous on so many levels. First, why does Bacot receive DMs
Scream_On_D 05/21/24 10:31 PM ET
I'm sorry but if you have ever sent an angry tweet, message, email,
hokiehill1117 05/20/24 12:12 PM ET
Absolutely, And many likely affected by gambling addiction **
VT825 05/21/24 09:12 PM ET
Amen!**
RJHokie 05/20/24 07:37 PM ET
POTD**
TomTurkey 05/20/24 07:33 PM ET
True story**
WildTurkE 05/20/24 01:29 PM ET
NIL has turned college players into professionals and raised expectations
VT72 05/18/24 10:21 AM ET
I don't see how NIL is connected to gamblers harassing college athletes
vtbball80 05/18/24 11:04 AM ET
It isnt connected**
GCHokie34 05/18/24 11:09 PM ET
Because it is easier to blame someone if they are paid to win
hokietom87 05/18/24 12:47 PM ET
People are going to get upset weather they are paid a million or 10 cents
HokiesACC2004 05/19/24 03:42 AM ET
Exactly my point. And it doesn't have to have anything to do with gambling
VT72 05/18/24 02:19 PM ET
Some truth in that, but still seems less important than other factors….
vtbball80 05/18/24 01:18 PM ET
I struggle to find any good aspect of gambling.
GCHokieof91 05/18/24 09:43 AM ET
Only James Bond makes gambling look cool.
Maroon Baboon 05/21/24 04:22 AM ET
It is a total cop out
Vippie1 05/19/24 09:04 AM ET
The state and local govts. back it 100% cause they can tax it to death to
39hokies 05/19/24 07:09 AM ET
What's sad is that they can never tax it enough to pay for the problems...
vtbball80 05/19/24 12:26 PM ET
Agreed, gambling is great example of where you can say.....
vtbball80 05/18/24 11:37 AM ET
Im afraid we havent seen the worst of legalized gambling yet. Not even
HboroughHokie 05/18/24 10:54 AM ET
Will replace extended car warranty for nuisance value TIC
TomTurkey 05/20/24 07:36 PM ET
People get desperate or want to get rich quick
HokiesACC2004 05/18/24 01:00 AM ET
I think it feeds into people's desire to prove themselves right.
Maroon Baboon 05/21/24 04:28 AM ET
I do it a little, like $1/bet. It’s easy to see how people can get addic.**
Jackie VT 05/18/24 05:49 PM ET
I hope that did not happen to Pedulla!! Oh wait,
VTMONEY94 05/17/24 11:53 PM ET
In my decade of coaching not a single player was ever threatened with death
GCHokie34 05/18/24 11:12 PM ET
Yep. Virginia Tech fans are uniquely terrible people. **
Pride_and_Joy 05/20/24 08:30 AM ET
Not sticking up for whoever did it here but it happens everywhere **
HokiesACC2004 05/18/24 01:00 AM ET
Lord I hope Bacot doesn't transfer**
WildTurkE 05/17/24 06:47 PM ET