I don't want to make too much of this, but when the older white parts of the alumni (not student!) sections -- in several southern state college stadiums start a chant of "F*** Joe Biden", well. . . that seems beyond the pale. [I suppose the last time it was close to this bad, was when college football first integrated, among the races -- 70 years ago now.]
Moreover, at the worst of Tangerine time (2019), the most that happened was some sporatic booing -- when he attended the Army / Navy game live (one that should have been a slam dunk for him). No, this is. . . different, in tenor and tone. Mr. Biden is not there, but the MAGAts chant. . . impotently (mostly). Until yesterday. The fans at Tennessee likely had reason to complain about the calls on the field -- but what happened after that. . . was in a word, deplorable. You may read about it, here (pre-game) -- and here, post game.
. . .Lane Kiffin was ready for just about anything Saturday night in his first return to Neyland Stadium as a head coach.
But dodging an endless sea of bottles, both plastic and glass, along with an assortment of other projectiles, including a golf ball, in what was an ugly ending to Ole Miss' 31-26 victory over Tennessee wasn't on his play sheet.
"It's an emotional game and fans are emotional, but you never expect something like that, to see all that stuff come flying out of the stands," Kiffin told ESPN. "I got hit with a golf ball, but at least whoever threw it was smart enough to throw a dirty range ball. . . ."
I do wonder why -- the obvious thuggery. . . seems to be most wide-spread, in the 30- to 40-something year old white males, in Ruby Red state stadium jurisdictions this particular college football season. Why? [Hint: we know why.] Out.
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