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I know he could come across as a perk at times, but there are rumors swirling that TN Beat writer Wes Rucker may have passed in a car accident this afternoon.
 
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I'm relieved that the Vol Twitter reaction to Rucker's passing is what it should be. Given his interactions with them over the years I expected far worse, kind of like what occurs when a political figure dies. That is so, so sad.
 
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05_never_again said:
I'm relieved that the Vol Twitter reaction to Rucker's passing is what it should be. Given his interactions with them over the years I expected far worse, kind of like what occurs when a political figure dies. That is so, so sad.
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Wes was a victim of the vocal minority, keyboard warrior crowd. No one who “touches grass” or existed “IRL” could have a problem with him.

This is genuinely sad. He had to be one of my first twitter follows and a top source of Vol news for as long as I knew Vols news existed. I cannot imagine what his wife is and will be going through. I’m mostly just frozen in terror as a father of young children that my life revolves around, that his son will never know him or the immense love he has for him. A hole neither one of them deserve.
 
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TBrown said:
Wes was a victim of the vocal minority, keyboard warrior crowd. No one who “touches grass” or existed “IRL” could have a problem with him.

This is genuinely sad. He had to be one of my first twitter follows and a top source of Vol news for as long as I knew Vols news existed. I cannot imagine what his wife is and will be going through. I’m mostly just frozen in terror as a father of young children that my life revolves around, that his son will never know him or the immense love he has for him. A hole neither one of them deserve.
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Yeah I know, but you know how it goes this day and age. He was particularly unpopular with negavols who thought he pumped sunshine in order to keep his access to the program, while also at the same time there were other folks who thought he was too negative. I think that means he was doing his job. And I'm assuming none of these people knew him in real life. I guess it shows that however toxic sports fanbases can get (and they can get pretty toxic), it is nothing compared to the toxicity of political discourse.

And yes, when you are the father of young children yourself news like this hits you even harder. I didn't know his wife was pregnant until last night.
 
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TBrown said:
Wes was a victim of the vocal minority, keyboard warrior crowd. No one who “touches grass” or existed “IRL” could have a problem with him.

This is genuinely sad. He had to be one of my first twitter follows and a top source of Vol news for as long as I knew Vols news existed. I cannot imagine what his wife is and will be going through. I’m mostly just frozen in terror as a father of young children that my life revolves around, that his son will never know him or the immense love he has for him. A hole neither one of them deserve.
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He was a fresh voice in the Knoxville sports scene (and god it needed it with Adams, Strange and Hooker) when he first came up and did really thorough, excellent work during the Pearl/Martin era for basketball. I didn't realize he had a stroke and had to learn how to walk again. To be successful after going through that and then life ending in a random car accident is cruel.
 
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TBrown said:
Wes was a victim of the vocal minority, keyboard warrior crowd. No one who “touches grass” or existed “IRL” could have a problem with him.

This is genuinely sad. He had to be one of my first twitter follows and a top source of Vol news for as long as I knew Vols news existed. I cannot imagine what his wife is and will be going through. I’m mostly just frozen in terror as a father of young children that my life revolves around, that his son will never know him or the immense love he has for him. A hole neither one of them deserve.
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I was lucky enough to have my dad for 17 years before he passed. I can’t imagine what they’re going to go through. I always respected Wes’s approach. I didn’t agree with him sometimes, but he was always genuine in voicing HIS opinion, and I appreciated that. I’m glad Vol twitter is helping with a gofundme. I’m hoping that there will be enough stories and reminders from Vol fans that their family can still feel a piece of him over time. Very saddened by it.
 
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Wickman said:
I was lucky enough to have my dad for 17 years before he passed. I can’t imagine what they’re going to go through. I always respected Wes’s approach. I didn’t agree with him sometimes, but he was always genuine in voicing HIS opinion, and I appreciated that. I’m glad Vol twitter is helping with a gofundme. I’m hoping that there will be enough stories and reminders from Vol fans that their family can still feel a piece of him over time. Very saddened by it.
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Already raised $35k. Unbelievable
 
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This will sound bad, and I don't intend it to be, but I didn't realize the impact Rucker had and how well-known he apparently was outside of our fanbase. The comments from regional and national media people about him are numerous. Scott Van Pelt gave $5k to the GoFundMe.
 
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