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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
Thread Replies (29)
Interesting article on online harassment of…
-- Jackie VT
May 17, 2024 at 06:06 PM ET
Jackie VT
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05/17/24 06:06 PM ET
This is so ridiculous on so many levels. First, why does Bacot receive DMs
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-- Scream_On_D
May 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM ET
Scream_On_D
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05/21/24 10:31 PM ET
I'm sorry but if you have ever sent an angry tweet, message, email,
-- hokiehill1117
May 20, 2024 at 12:12 PM ET
hokiehill1117
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05/20/24 12:12 PM ET
Absolutely, And many likely affected by gambling addiction **
-- VT825
May 21, 2024 at 09:12 PM ET
VT825
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05/21/24 09:12 PM ET
NIL has turned college players into professionals and raised expectations
-- VT72
May 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM ET
VT72
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05/18/24 10:21 AM ET
I don't see how NIL is connected to gamblers harassing college athletes
-- vtbball80
May 18, 2024 at 11:04 AM ET
vtbball80
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05/18/24 11:04 AM ET
Because it is easier to blame someone if they are paid to win
-- hokietom87
May 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM ET
hokietom87
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05/18/24 12:47 PM ET
People are going to get upset weather they are paid a million or 10 cents
-- HokiesACC2004
May 19, 2024 at 03:42 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/19/24 03:42 AM ET
Exactly my point. And it doesn't have to have anything to do with gambling
-- VT72
May 18, 2024 at 02:19 PM ET
VT72
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05/18/24 02:19 PM ET
Some truth in that, but still seems less important than other factors….
-- vtbball80
May 18, 2024 at 01:18 PM ET
vtbball80
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05/18/24 01:18 PM ET
I struggle to find any good aspect of gambling.
-- GCHokieof91
May 18, 2024 at 09:43 AM ET
GCHokieof91
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05/18/24 09:43 AM ET
Only James Bond makes gambling look cool.
-- Maroon Baboon
May 21, 2024 at 04:22 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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05/21/24 04:22 AM ET
The state and local govts. back it 100% cause they can tax it to death to
-- 39hokies
May 19, 2024 at 07:09 AM ET
39hokies
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05/19/24 07:09 AM ET
What's sad is that they can never tax it enough to pay for the problems...
-- vtbball80
May 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM ET
vtbball80
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05/19/24 12:26 PM ET
Agreed, gambling is great example of where you can say.....
-- vtbball80
May 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM ET
vtbball80
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05/18/24 11:37 AM ET
Im afraid we havent seen the worst of legalized gambling yet. Not even
-- HboroughHokie
May 18, 2024 at 10:54 AM ET
HboroughHokie
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05/18/24 10:54 AM ET
Will replace extended car warranty for nuisance value TIC
-- TomTurkey
May 20, 2024 at 07:36 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/20/24 07:36 PM ET
People get desperate or want to get rich quick
-- HokiesACC2004
May 18, 2024 at 01:00 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/18/24 01:00 AM ET
I think it feeds into people's desire to prove themselves right.
-- Maroon Baboon
May 21, 2024 at 04:28 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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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
May 18, 2024 at 05:49 PM ET
Jackie VT
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05/18/24 05:49 PM ET
I hope that did not happen to Pedulla!! Oh wait,
-- VTMONEY94
May 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM ET
VTMONEY94
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05/17/24 11:53 PM ET
In my decade of coaching not a single player was ever threatened with death
-- GCHokie34
May 18, 2024 at 11:12 PM ET
GCHokie34
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05/18/24 11:12 PM ET
Yep. Virginia Tech fans are uniquely terrible people. **
-- Pride_and_Joy
May 20, 2024 at 08:30 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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05/20/24 08:30 AM ET
Not sticking up for whoever did it here but it happens everywhere **
-- HokiesACC2004
May 18, 2024 at 01:00 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/18/24 01:00 AM ET
Lord I hope Bacot doesn't transfer**
-- WildTurkE
May 17, 2024 at 06:47 PM ET
WildTurkE
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05/17/24 06:47 PM ET