Usually, you hear about this kind of idiocy in South American soccer countries. It's happened in MLB, most notably when Hank Aaron was closing in on Babe Ruth's records. This is not at all meant to single out Tennessee. These lunatics exist everywhere. I'm not a Tennessee fan although I've always respected their program. This year I'm definitely a Jonathon Crompton fan. Jonathon Crompton Received Death Threats in 2008
It's usually kickers who get the death threats and hate mail on both the college and pro level. It's always a shame when you read about how somw idiots make the rest of any fan group look bad. I can't remember the ND kickers name, It was at the end of the Holtz Era begining of the Davie era but he was erratic and missed some critical kicks and I believe he had to change his phone number because he got so many death threats.