Overheard on Twitter: When Stalking High School Recruits Goes Overboard
I was struck by a conversation I saw unfold on Twitter last night between Penn State blue chip recruit Christian Hackenberg (@chackenberg1) and about a half dozen or so Penn State fans.
It all started innocently enough:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OH NO HACK DECOMMMITTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI! PENN STATE FOOTBALL IS DOOOOOOMED!
Yeah, no.
Hackenberg, of course, was referring not to the Miami Hurricanes, but Raisin’ Cane’s, a fastfood restaurant known for its chicken fingers.
At what point does this whole game of adult fans tweeting at high school recruits become too much?
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