If Worley needs a fan message board for motivation to improve his game or if fan chatter can bring him down then he certainly doesn't deserve support. He's the QB for Tennessee, that position comes with a certain level of scrutiny and pressure, it just does. Always has, always will.
Says the anonymous person behind a keyboard.
I agree that college athletes know they will be scrutinized but with sites like this, Twitter, the 24 hour sports news cycle, blogs, fan sites, facebook, etc, these young men are put under more of a microscope with each passing second.
At some point, you have to understand that they are human and not just some toy for your viewing pleasure.
We are just fans, supposed devotees to an institution (my alma mater).
If you don't understand the effect of message boards, let me point you to Gruden. That was a totally bogus idea that was repeated enough on here, and then radio call in shows, to be picked up by national media.
Fans do get heard, ask Arien Foster. And remember, you won't wake up sore tomorrow from playing a game that others watch and then criticize your every move when you didn't do it exactly how they wanted.