In the closing seconds of Saturday's Michigan-Michigan State contest, Wolverines punter Blake O'Neill mishandled the snap and one of the most disastrous plays we've ever seen occurred, ending with the Spartans scoring the game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock.
Naturally, Twitter had the worst response, calling out the punter and even posing some death threats:
https://twitter.com/HabhabNassib/status/655528194456571904
Don't go to school on Monday @blakewoneill
— logan wiest (@LoganWiest) October 17, 2015
@blakewoneill kill yourself you just cost us the game and any chance at a national title go back to austrailia and play soccer you bum!!
— Brandon (@Giantzfan24) October 17, 2015
@blakewoneill you had one job and ... pic.twitter.com/c6sZVKsQWk
— Chris Benoit (@Krispenwha) October 17, 2015
Quit playing football @blakewoneill
— Mitch (@rudyswallows) October 17, 2015
@blakewoneill way to go, kid. pic.twitter.com/ioYXa587YR
— Christian McComas (@christianMACC) October 17, 2015
@blakewoneill you had one job hahahahahaha pic.twitter.com/badFNQ9Tsg
— Oshay Sathe (@HeyManOshay) October 17, 2015
O'Neill's mentions weren't all negative though, as some of the notes sent were positive as well:
Former U-M punter Will Hagerup via his Facebook: pic.twitter.com/kTQ095eBzZ
— Josh Henschke (@HenschkeScout) October 18, 2015
We stand united by our motto The team, The team, The team. No one play defines us but it certainly fuels us! We believe! We own it. Move on!
— John Baxter (@CoachJohnBaxter) October 18, 2015
Keep your head up young man @blakewoneill
— Jason Pinkston (@JasonPinkstonOL) October 18, 2015
It was a disaster of an ending, but there's no room in any forum to make threats and slam people following something this unfortunate. It's tough enough that this is an incident that probably won't go away anytime soon.
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