first off, IU fans are great. If anything they have been too supportive over the years, too patient. I haven’t seen boycotts at AH over the years. I haven’t seen paper bags over people’s heads. Maybe people have tried, and they were just confiscated. But, even looking at away or neutral venues, our fans are great,
To the money thing, yes, that is the new reality. Not to mention the portal. This isn’t the Brian Evans era where we can watch a player be redshirted and then play four years. You might see that at some schools, but not at IU. Money (and players playing for 3 schools in 4 years) does make it harder to root for them. But, it shouldn’t make anyone “hate” that player.
I think it’s also a bleed over from people being too emotional in their feelings toward Woodson.