They have a sense of showmanship and a sense of humor, and they were mocking a snake of a human being who bolted after agreeing to an extension at Rice. If I was a Rice fan, I would make fun of that jerk, too, and I probably would have been a lot less sportsmanship.
In all honesty, if they file a complaint over anything, it should be over having to live in Tulsa or at at the very least for having an athletic director named "Bubba."
The Tulsa fans really need to give it a rest. If it was in bad taste, let it die. It's over. It's not like the MOB is performing this at high noon on a daily basis. It's done!
Apparently the big issue was that they called him a "[deleted]".
According to Tulsa AD "Bubba" Cunningham, "we would have accepted 'scum bucket', 'dil-hole', or 'butt wipe', but '[deleted]' is completely over the line. The M.O.B. must pay a heavy price for their folly."
If this was just a bunch of us guys sitting around smoking cigars and drinking scotch, that'd be one thing. But I take my young children and aged relatives to games with me and I can guarantee you that they'd be shocked out of their wits by such public conversation. Civility has absolutely slipped its leash. These guys ought to be sent to jail for public lewdness.