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Study Shows IU Fans Have The Dirtiest Mouths

You can cheer on the Hoosiers, just watch your language.

As IU begins what their fans hope will be a deep run through the NCAA men's basketball tournament, one survey company says they do so with a dubious honor. According to a company called Travelmath, Indiana basketball fans use the dirtiest language on social media sites such as Twitter.

A report from Travelmath says that nearly twenty percent of tweets about IU basketball include vulgarity.