Zoom deleted his Instagram

[*Fox2Monk*]

https://people.com/basketball-player-rj-luis-jr-deletes-instagram-reportedly-due-to-harassment-11703734

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-star-receives-racist-171738456.html

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USC linebacker Desman Stephens II deactivated his Instagram account after a wave of online abuse followed his targeting hit on Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and video of him celebrating while Moore...

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I bet that only took like 5 seconds to find as well. I’ve seen a ton of pro athletes who have done it over the years as well.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

All I will say is I bet you the page that posted this knows nothing more than you or I do.

I think Zoom just deactivated it and people are trying to piece together why

I don’t think they do either, but I also don’t think they should frame it that way. That was my main issue, they make the fanbase look worse without knowing what caused it at all.

 

[RunninRichie]

I bet that only took like 5 seconds to find as well. I’ve seen a ton of pro athletes who have done it over the years as well.

Ran it through an AI search, yeah about 5-10 seconds, lol.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

No doubt. His way of handling the scrutiny is by growing a beard and trying to learn a tough guy pose. This delusional fanbase needs an alpha and a leader, someone that knows how to run the ship with comprehension.

I don't know if Jai Lucas is that. He has all the presence of Irkel. I can see him imploding. Not an SEC coach.

You know who I think the guy is. I would get this guy wrapped up before any other big seats open up.

He certainly has shown the ability to recruit so far, if he can do that at Providence then he certainly could here easy.

 

[chroix]

Yeah this whole feel good campaign seems so jacked. There’s a reason fans are pissed. Telling them they are wrong when they are clearly correct in their assessment but not their approach is not going to end in a kumbaya moment. More like a Kumite moment.

 

[bigblueinsanity (the real)]

Don’t talk to players. You wanna decompress your frustrations on the internet, that’s fine. We all do it. But leave the players and coaches alone. Let the AD figure this stuff out at the end of the season.

This. If you tag a player in something negative you are an incredibly awful pos. Its that simple. No doubt there are many trolls posing as uk fans (just read this board then multiply that by a huge factor) but no doubt there are at least some UK fans doing it.

Lets talk about an uncomfortable truth - legalized sports gambling made this infinitely worse.

Final point - zoom needs thicker skin. It doesn't excuse the pos behavior by people, but their words only have power if you let them. If hes this fragile, major college basketball probably just isnt for him.

 

[chroix]

The whole campaign feels like more Cope for Pope. Pathetic and will only result in more half assed results.

 

[BookofMormon]

Moving the goalposts is a logical fallacy and you just lost the argument.

Your logic of reasoning that it's "normal" and "regular" for a fanbase to chase a kid off IG, impeccable.

It's symptomatic of the outside view of the UK fanbase being heathens and why it then becomes that much more challenging to land a great coach or bring great recruits in. Do you think player X is going to want to come to UK when they know the fanbase throws a knipshit over an exhibition game and stalks/threatens on IG?

What "established" coach in today's NIL era, which has completely stripped down the need for brand to recruit, wants to deal with a fanbase that ran a HOF out of town and is chasing kids off social media over an exhibition game? Cal seems as happy as a pig in S in Arkansas.

There are so few great coaches today, it may get to a point where top coaches say F that place if fans can't control themselves over an exhibition game.

 

[Damage_inc]

You just making up some stuff so you can talk **** and act high and mighty here? Sure looks like it. Very noble.

What did I make up? I asked a question. You know the internet exists outside of this message board right? There are a lot of folks on social media claiming that Zoom was bood. I asked if it happened. What is your problem?

 

[Damage_inc]

I want to see actual evidence he was threatened first. It’s stupid to go yell at him on social media at all but I hate the narrative that he was threatened over an exhibition game without proof. Just because he deleted it doesn’t mean he was threatened.

Do you have a twitter account? Or do you know how it works? People posted critical things about Zoom and/or hateful things and what they do is they tag his account so he will see it. I did not read all of them but I know that this has happened. It happens everyday. No one can speak to what his inbox looked like but I can surmise that scumbags made an impression. Sometimes one just has to put 2 and 2 together and use common sense. Okkams razor usually wins out.

 

[Damage_inc]

I’m with you. Feels soft as hell.

It feels soft to you? I'll tell you what's soft. It's soft when folks can't handle seeing fan criticism at all because they feel personally attacked by proxy. That's happening too. Oh God forbid anyone raise their voice against the righteous BBN.

 

[chroix]

It feels soft to you? I'll tell you what's soft. It's soft when folks can't handle seeing fan criticism at all because they feel personally attacked by proxy. That's happening too. Oh God forbid anyone raise their voice against the righteous BBN.

You sound soft

 

[Damage_inc]

You sound like a *****

you wanna talk about it?

 

[chroix]

What did I make up? I asked a question. You know the internet exists outside of this message board right? There are a lot of folks on social media claiming that Zoom was bood. I asked if it happened. What is your problem?

You strawmanned that ****. Asked a question and then proceeded to answer itself yourself and attack your made up “people”. GTFO

 

[chroix]

you wanna talk about it?

Not really.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

“ran a HOF out of town”

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Anyone else notice @BookofMormon is an expert on ALL things non UK and loves to run down UK fans? This is far from the only time.

Also, there’s no reason for any fan to go on a player’s social media accounts but you’re nothing short of a moron if you think it’s unique to UK.

 

[Damage_inc]

Not really.

You soft

 

[BookofMormon]

Anyone else notice @BookofMormon is an expert on ALL things non UK and loves to run down UK fans? This is far from the only time.

Also, there’s no reason for any fan to go on a player’s social media accounts but you’re nothing short of a moron if you think it’s unique to UK.

Running a brand new starting PG off Social Media because of an exhibition game that doesn't matter is something special. It's effen embarrassing. I feel terrible for the kid. You don't think that kid is trying? It's basically practice. 6 assists to 2 TO's, so he shot poorly. You don't attack an effen kid over it.

 

[Damage_inc]

You strawmanned that ****. Asked a question and then proceeded to answer itself yourself and attack your made up “people”. GTFO

What are your thoughts on booing our players in an exhibition game? Not saying it happened but it's been highly speculated. I'd like to know.

 

[MonsterMash79]

Public beatings for fans who complain, huh?

You should move to Cuba or

Complaining or threatening? Even if it’s complaining, that’s sad too.. Sounds a lot like somebody hiding behind a keyboard

 

[chroix]

You soft

You’re boring.

 

[chroix]

What are your thoughts on booing our players in an exhibition game? Not saying it happened but it's been highly speculated. I'd like to know.

I do not approve of booing our players ever. Now show me where it happened and not just “internet rumors” and I’ll even condemn the people doing it. But the response to all of this only makes the program and fanbase look bad and from where I’m sitting you are helping do that.

 

[Damage_inc]

I do not approve of booing our players ever. Now show me where it happened and not just “internet rumors” and I’ll even condemn the people doing it. But the response to all of this only makes the program and fanbase look bad and from where I’m sitting you are helping do that.

Well my time machine is broken so I cannot go back in time and buy a ticket to attend the game to see for myself. Hence why I asked if anyone attending the game can attest to it. I assumed that was clear but I guess not.

As far as how to respond to it I suppose you prefer to just stick your head in the sand and pretend it didn't happen. Good approach. Oh, and btw a response to poor fan behavior doesn't make the program look bad but it does make the fanbase look bad and that's ok because I believe in accountability.