Per Under Armour All-Americans, Michigan Fans Annoying and Supportive
Per Jeremy Crabtree at ESPN Recruiting Nation, Under Armour All-Americans were asked three questions regarding team fan bases and how they impacted their recruiting.
Here are the three questions and results:
1. Have fans on social media influenced your recruiting process?
74/90 All-Americans said No.
2. Which fan base did the best job of recruiting you on social media?
Results:
Georgia - 9
Michigan - 7
Penn State - 6
Alabama, LSU, and Oklahoma - 5
3. Which fan base was the most annoying on social media?
Results:
Tennessee - 9
Texas - 8
Alabama - 6
Michigan - 5
Florida, Miami (YTM), Nebraska, and Texas A&M - 4
I don't know how to embed his tweets, but I'll try in the comments below.
Morale of the story; Don't tweet at recruits or their parents and coaches, and don't be a jerk on social media if you can't follow rule #1. But please, follow rule #1.
Thanks and Go Blue!
December 27th, 2016 at 8:33 PM ^
Texas was listed by eight Under Armour All-Americans as most annoying fan base on social media, followed by Alabama (6), Michigan (5).
— Jeremy Crabtree (@jeremycrabtree) December 28, 2016
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Seven Under Armour All-Americans said Michigan fans did the best job, followed by Penn State at six and Alabama, LSU and Oklahoma at five.
— Jeremy Crabtree (@jeremycrabtree) December 28, 2016
December 28th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:35 PM ^
But it is still somewhat concerning that 18 percent of the respondents said they have been influenced by social interaction with fans.
— Jeremy Crabtree (@jeremycrabtree) December 28, 2016
December 27th, 2016 at 8:43 PM ^
I absolutely agree that this is concerning that it has an influence.
Between this blog and twitter, the amount of Buckeyes and Spartans I've seen that pose as UM fans just to troll is ridiculous. We have enough bad apples in the fan base as it is, and don't need any help from rivals on that front.
December 27th, 2016 at 11:51 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:36 PM ^
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:41 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:52 PM ^
Which is so annoying...Mods should just ban them RCMB level posters.
Maybe it'll cause fewer 503 errors with less people? Wishful thinking.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:02 PM ^
LIke I say periodically, I always invite people to report the ones that don't get caught right away, either in the Mod Sticky or people who follow me on Twitter can send links there.
I only read a statistically significant sample of the blog, so if I miss it, I miss it - there's where the rest of the readership comes in. At the very least, if an RCMB-level person is suspected, report it for evaluation if nothing else. I don't want people assuming the mods actually read the whole damn blog.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:33 PM ^
I want my $5 gift card to Tim Horton back then if you don't read the whole damn blog. I'm truly sickened you would admit that publicly.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:45 PM ^
I can give you the gift card back - it has about $0.74 left on it though.
The sausage, egg and cheese English muffin was delicious incidentally.
All the same, it shall be in the mail tomorrow.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:52 PM ^
I'm sure you'll send it postage due upon receipt. I feel so dirty.
December 28th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:55 PM ^
Yes, but a lot of the really bad posts get downvoted to hell. I think this site does a fairly good job of getting rid of truly stupid posts. Some controversial ones are still out there but it's still miles ahead of RCMB.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:24 PM ^
December 28th, 2016 at 7:38 AM ^
it's THE PARTY ROOM! All caps apparently makes the room more partier than lower case.
December 27th, 2016 at 8:43 PM ^
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December 28th, 2016 at 9:49 AM ^
Until you get in an argument with a subset of the MGoBlog community that thinks "it's a new world, you just don't understand social media, why shouldn't you tweet at recruits?"
What these stats tell me is that recruitniks think social media matters, but recruits don't. You do the math.
December 27th, 2016 at 8:39 PM ^
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:56 PM ^
well not according to WD, he thinks its ok because Brad Hawkins and him have the same birthday.
December 27th, 2016 at 10:24 PM ^
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December 28th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Kunta Kinte
December 27th, 2016 at 8:41 PM ^
December 28th, 2016 at 12:33 AM ^
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December 28th, 2016 at 9:49 AM ^
I would bet that the vast, vast majority of "Michigan fans" who harass recruits and their parents on Twitter did not go to MICHIGAN ...are not graduates of MICHIGAN, nor could get into MICHIGAN.
right, WD?
December 28th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
That must hurt you inside.
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December 28th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
December 28th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
Bandwagon. Didn't miss a game during the 2008-2014 stretch.
Find another term to attempt to insult me with that actually makes sense.
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December 28th, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^
December 28th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
Didn't go to Michigan, is he allowed to be a fan? Or should I throw all his gear away? What about my daughter? She's 17 and was just accepted, but she's not a student or alum yet.
Does your degree make you better than my kids?
December 28th, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^
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December 28th, 2016 at 6:57 PM ^
December 28th, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^
That will win you support on here.
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December 28th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
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December 28th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:45 PM ^
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:54 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:46 PM ^
Sounds about right to me.
December 27th, 2016 at 8:53 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:56 PM ^
How were you able to see this thread in the first place though? Inquiring minds want to know
December 27th, 2016 at 9:23 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
Ugh.
Lesson 127 in the "Please Don't Tweet at Recruits" instruction manual: Definitely do not cite an unsubstantiated rumor that makes recruit and his coaches look bad and then tweet it at him like, "Hey is this true?"
December 27th, 2016 at 8:56 PM ^
December 27th, 2016 at 8:59 PM ^
We need to take punitive actions the idiots to the best of our ability
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December 27th, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^
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