r/CFB • u/Master_Jackfruit3591 Texas Longhorns • Georgetown Hoyas • Dec 07 '25

Casual Ohio St fans should be ashamed

Over 5,000 hate filled comments have showed up on Ohio St kicker Jayden Fielding’s social media since last night. Fanbase should be ashamed they’re harassing one of their own, it isn’t good for the player, team, or sport. No excuse for it, touch grass. Hope the fanbase can lift up this young man in time for their next game instead of tearing him down even more.

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u/RonnieFromTheBlock Georgia Bulldogs Dec 07 '25

No doubt, but thinking back to 2013, when Cade Foster was run off the internet, I don't think that emotion and vitriol was due to lost bets.

That same emotion exists today with or without gambling.

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u/Gleaguepullup LSU Tigers Dec 07 '25

This is what I remember. Gambling obviously amplified things, but I think when you look at social media (team based sports subs, sports forums, twitter, facebook, etc…) the realization I always come to is that a lot of fans are too immature to interact with the sports they enjoy. I think, perhaps a little too optimistically, most IRL fans are chill and healthy, but the online contingent prone to “crashing out” genuinely can’t handle when their ideal outcome doesn’t occur. At least part of it is not forming a healthy detachment from the sports they watch. As much as I love my team it’s just a game when my livelihood isn’t tied to the result lol