Being a fan comes with some responsibility for sure. In Knoxville, one Tennessee supporter crossed a line before the Volunteers played Arkansas, mocking the late Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett. The stunt shocked the college football world.

Tailgating is supposed to be about fun, friendship, and football. But this? This was something else.

On Friday, as the Vol Navy filled the Tennessee River for its famous “sailgate,” one boat named Escape Plan became the talk of the docks for all the wrong reasons. A skeleton wearing an Arkansas No. 15 jersey hung from the stern, a chilling image considering Mallett’s tragic drowning a few years back.

No one needed context to see the cruelty. The number. The water. The timing. It all screamed mockery, not misunderstanding.

Outrage Over A Tasteless

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