There are sad fans, and then there are fans who cause a sad scene. Worse than sad, really.

There was about a 20-minute delay in Saturday’s Mississippi at Tennessee game in Knoxville because so much junk was thrown onto the field, especially at the Ole Miss bench, after officials ruled that the Vols were short on a 4th-down play with less than a minute left in the game.

Spectators — we won’t even call them “fans” in this case — chucked everything from water bottles and beer cans to a bottle of mustard and, most dangerous, a golf ball that landed near Rebels coach Lane Kiffin.

It was a disgraceful moment that ruined what had been a charged, loud atmosphere on Rocky Top:

Even Tennessee’s own cheerleaders and marching band members were not safe from flying debris:

The people who threw the objects were roundly condemned on social media:

It was a thoughtless display, as one observer pointed out:

The game finally resumed after the delay, but the ugly scene will be a lasting memory from an otherwise exciting game:

Not only American social media accounts took note, either. This story had legs around the world:

Even outlets thousands of miles away shared the news:

This post has it right: The people who endangered players, cheerleaders and other spectators really should have a major rethink:

Blech. Let’s move on to more conventional sad fans, shall we? Kentucky took its first loss of the season in Athens as Georgia extended its winning streak vs. the Wildcats to 12:

UK is still having a great season, but dreams of an SEC East title have certainly grown dimmer:

As we suspected last week after Alabama lost, it was a focused bunch of Crimson Tide that showed up in Starkville, making for a long night among Mississippi State fans:

And Arkansas fans struck a fine #SurrenderCobra as their team lost for the 3rd straight game:

Outside the SEC, Texas fans had a hard time taking another loss, this time to Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have beaten the Longhorns in 6 of the past 7 meetings in Austin:

https://twitter.com/nicolenorthcutt/status/1449458549315223559?s=20

Folks, please recycle your water bottles and keep your golf balls in the bag and at the driving range, is that cool? Thanks.