Of course this kind of behavior would happen on behalf of fans at an SEC school. If I told you racist text messages were sent to a current basketball player, which conference would be your first guess? Wouldn’t it be the SEC?
Stereotypes exists, often times, with good reason.
This time, it’s a small portion of Mississippi State fans who are sending back human behavior to the ’50s.
Some loser got Cousins’ digits, spread them around and it’s mission: accomplished on some messageboard out there.
Fans finding a player’s phone number — especially a star player — is still considered to be Holy Grail-esque for heckling and pre-game hype.
It can be in good fun, I guess, but imagine having to delete more than 1,000 text messages. That’s what Cousins received. And there were more than 100 voicemails, too. Fortunately, Cousins is on an unlimited plan. It’s the only way to go in today’s mobile communication-driven society, you know.
And while Cousins admitted some of the calls and texts were non-threatening and humorous in nature, there were a few mouthbreathers who couldn’t help themselves from spitting out “faggot” and The N Word as soon as he picked up the phone.
You know how the Internet can be. Everyone’s 6-8 and 280 pounds behind a keyboard. If Cousins was greeted with that kind of evil voice-to-voice, I’m sure the text messages were brutal. Why not save those texts, hand them over to police and really turn the tables? I wonder if Cousins ever considered that.
But here’s what I love about Cousins’ reaction to all the prank calls and texts: He’s waiting until after the Mississippi State game, which is tonight on ESPN, to change his phone number.
“I want to see what they have to say then,” he said. Absolutely.
Cousins spoke to Kentucky media after practice yesterday about his spike in popularity from the Magnolia State.
Applause from my end to Cousins for handling the situation pretty well. It seems all the harassment didn’t really bother him too much, though on some level it certainly must. The offers to make out must’ve been the best. Trust me, I know how that convo goes!
I know Cousins isn’t sharpest knife in the drawer, but given his history of immaturity, this is quite the welcomed surprise. No doubt he’s going to face some more signs and verbal barbs tonight. Let’s see how he handles himself when the adrenaline is going.
As for Mississippi State fans: I know most of you weren’t involved in this BS, but like West Virginia fans, you’ll be lumped together.
