With the Rose Bowl (corporate and other official names omitted on purpose) fast approaching, some of our nation’s finest sports media people have decided to have a little fun with #FSUTwitter. Toying with that particular fan base is akin to sticking your finger in a snapping turtle’s mouth. It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
So when former ESPN columnist Molly Knight tweeted support for the Oregon Ducks yesterday, it was very likely things would spiral out of control.
We, as a nation, might disagree on politics and Love Actually– but we can all agree Oregon needs to clobber Florida State.
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) December 29, 2014
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FYI this is just a tiny taste of what female sportswriters deal with: (cc: @d_cochran) pic.twitter.com/UOYhMFSJa2 — Molly Knight (@molly_knight) December 29, 2014
OK, so an over exuberant and misogynistic idiot took a sports opinion too seriously. Happens all the time. But what came next is certainly uncharted territory. Another guy helpfully pointed out the angry tweeter is a registered sex offender. That’s when American treasure Michelle Beadle decided to jump in and provide the mic drop of the year.
#FSUTwitter RT @AdamHerman_BSB: @molly_knight @bruce_arthur @d_cochran FYI this guy is a registered sex offender. http://t.co/vrLbcUv6Hq
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 29, 2014
Hey @d_cochran….less time worrying about boys playing football, and more time not being a molester. http://t.co/vrLbcUv6Hq#FSUTwitter
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 29, 2014
Dear God. Stop the fight. This one is over.
The user then mysteriously disappeared from Twitter. He won’t be missed.