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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
I was responding to fullor's comment about Gordon not wanting attention. If he and his family truly did not want attention, they would not have called a news conference to sign the letter of intent. They would not have spoken to spoken to the media at all. If he truly did not want attention, he would've attended a less-visible school. So, in that respect, I agree with rocky - if you want the attention, you have to be able to take the boos with the cheers.
Absolutely he and his family should never be subjected to obcenities and things thrown at them. The people that did that were idiots. Those were not the average Illinois fans that I know. The ones I know just booed. Should Gordon and his family not expect to get booed, given the circumstances and how they played out? Nope; too bad for them they don't get love everywhere they go. But, you're right in that there is a line that should never be crossed.
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You're also assuming along with RR that he and his family called the press conference. Indiana is one crazy basketball state and any time anyone of the magnitude of an Eric Gordon announces that he's going to Mecca of basketball schools in the state, it's big news. I'll bet a shiny new quarter that the media outlets called for the press conference, after all it's what they do. I'm sure they were also drooling over the fact that he opted out of his oral agreement with the Illini, again a big story on a national level. Let's not forget that Indiana lost Greg Oden, another homey a year before to Ohio State, so they were estatic that he was staying put.
I agree, you can boo him all you want for reneging on Illinois, I'm sure he expected that, but not the other stuff.