Do Not Taunt West Virginia Fans

Leitch|published: Thu 12th January, 13:30 2006

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We always feel bad for college journalists who stumble across shitstorms; when we worked for our college newspaper, we just wanted to type a bit and then get out in time to drink until dawn. We wanted no trouble.

But Georgia Red & Black columnist Lauren Morgan sleepwalked into a minefield when she wrote about the rude behavior of West Virginia fans during the Sugar Bowl. Well, it actually morphs from criticizing rude fans to calling them "toothless" and "Davy-Crocket (sic) style coon caps."

And, of course, this is the Internet, so you can probably guess what happened: West Virginia fans got a hold of it and, uh, Ms. Morgan has been, as Miguel Cabrera might say, "lambasted" a bit.

• "You are a dumb cow with nothing to contribute to society." • "Get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich." • "I was drunk and sat behind you, but that doesn't mean that you can write about me. You are UGAly."

It gets much, much worse. Message boards scare us.

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