Neg Tweeting. Don't.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:27 PM
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AA2Denver
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Neg Tweeting. Don't.

Here is another classless example of fans going off on teenagers when they don't pick their school. I've been following Shelton Gibson because I wanted Michigan to recruit him, but I don't think we did. Here are some comments from the kid, obviously OSU fans attacked him on Twitter and he exchanged Tweets with them. Neither are good ideas, but...he's a kid.

"The problem came about when I committed to one school, and some people got all mad I didn't pick their school and they came at me on Twitter and on the internet"

"I have a lot of people saying I'm too dumb to play college football, and that Ohio State dropped me because I will never qualify academically."

"For the Ohio State fans, there was never anything bad about their school at all. I just felt real comfortable with West Virginia."

"It's just best for me to get away from home and grow into a man. I hope people understand."

link: http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1260575.html

I don't need to say it, but I will. For the love of God and all that is holy, please don't Tweet at recruits. 

 

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:30 PM | But but but (Score:5 Normal)
ThWard
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What if they deserve it by not picking the school that I root for?

 

/s

January 24th, 2013 at 1:30 PM | In the caste system of life, (Score:5 Normal)
State Street
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In the caste system of life, those who tweet to recruits share a lonely level with Ronaiah Tuiasasopo.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:38 PM | Don't feel bad for (Score:5 Normal)
WolvinLA2
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Don't feel bad for Tuiasasopo, he was just doing what he was told. He'll get his pay shortly after draft day.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:32 PM | I'm all for it (Score:4 Normal)
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I'm all for Negative tweeting.....when Ohio fans do it. Because then their negative image will get that much worse.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:35 PM | And to think... (Score:5 Normal)
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And to think, I didn't think Ohio fans could sink any lower than pooping in coolers.  Yet here we are.....

 

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:40 PM | Not trying to defend Ohio at (Score:5 Normal)
robbyt003
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Not trying to defend Ohio at all, BUT Michigan fans do the same thing.  How many people ON THIS BLOG were trashing Dawson when he decommitted?  There are disrespectful idiots everywhere and you can't control that. 

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

January 24th, 2013 at 1:43 PM | There's a large difference (Score:3 Normal)
ryebreadboy
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There's a large difference between stating disapproval in a public forum such as this, and tweeting those opinions directly at him. He probably doesn't read this blog; he definitely reads his tweets.

Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:47 PM | Definitely agree with this. (Score:2 Normal)
Dustinlo
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Definitely agree with this.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:47 PM | Don't fool yourself, there (Score:5 Normal)
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Don't fool yourself, there are plenty of AWFUL Michigan fans on twitter, just as there is for any program with a passionate fan base.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:56 PM | 100% true (Score:5 Normal)
ThWard
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I sarcastically called a "Michigan" guy out on twitter for ripping on Dawson a few months ago -- something like, "yes, definitely rip on a high school kid.  Do that. Makes sense."

 

His response was that he himself was only in college and to tell me to f*ck myself.  Um... Go blue?

January 24th, 2013 at 1:51 PM | You shut your mouth with that (Score:5 Normal)
robbyt003
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You shut your mouth with that talk.  Everyone reads this blog!

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

January 24th, 2013 at 1:53 PM | There are definitely Michigan (Score:5 Normal)
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There are definitely Michigan fans that express their opinions directly at recruits via Twitter; some nice and friendly, others not.

I just think that, in general, it is a bad idea to tweet at recruits.  It's creepy (imo), and just not good etiquette at best.

HAIL.

January 24th, 2013 at 2:02 PM | the thing is its on the net (Score:0 Trolling)
January 24th, 2013 at 2:05 PM | Does it matter who they are?  (Score:3 Normal)
Soulfire21
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Does it matter who they are?  I don't think it does, if someone -- be it a "real" Michigan fan or a troll -- is using twitter to communicate with recruits, I think it's creepy.  It's not even just the negative communication, it is communication in general.  This is just my opinion.

That said, I think it's naive to suggest that no Michigan fan has ever said something negative to a recruit via Twitter before.  Dawson's decommit being an obvious example.

HAIL.

January 24th, 2013 at 2:36 PM | Please explain. Tweeting to (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 24th, 2013 at 2:52 PM | If you really don't see the (Score:5 Normal)
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If you really don't see the difference I'm worried about your mental capacity.

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January 24th, 2013 at 4:23 PM | Have a different opinion? (Score:-1 Normal)
January 24th, 2013 at 7:19 PM | It sucks that negging and (Score:2 Normal)
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It sucks that negging and MGoPoints mean so much then right?

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January 24th, 2013 at 3:16 PM | If you can't see the (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 24th, 2013 at 7:55 PM | You're watching the team, not the individual kid. (Score:2 Normal)
M-Wolverine
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Denard is graduating, but Michigan will still have 100,000 next year. It's the personal connection and bother that is the problem.

Going to see all of Angelina Jolie's movies because you dig her: Not creepy*.

Tweeting her because you think she wants to be your friend: creepy.

*Assuming your pants are on.**

**Same goes for tweeting high school kids.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

January 25th, 2013 at 2:54 AM | HUGE degree of separation (Score:3 Normal)
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HUGE degree of separation there. When watching the game, you are watching what the player does as part of a team playing a sport. You're caring about what he does during the game and then go home to discuss what happened during that game and wonder what that means for the next one and that's where your involvement ends. You don't have that separation on twitter and can interact directly with someone you have no good reason to interact with. Thus twitter = creepy. Leave High School kids alone.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:56 PM | It's still my least favorite thing I read here. (Score:0 Flamebait)
January 24th, 2013 at 7:02 PM | Please (Score:1)
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Please tell me your secret to making sensible, objective comments without getting severely moderated.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:35 PM | Perhaps I should change the (Score:2 Normal)
AA2Denver
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Perhaps I should change the title to "Neg Tweeting. Don't. Unless you're an Ohio fan because we want a good laugh"?

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Screw Lance.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:38 PM | What if we insult their (Score:5 Normal)
Magnus
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What if we insult their girlfriends and families instead of the players themselves?

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:43 PM | Well, then that's ok! (Score:0 Trolling)
January 24th, 2013 at 7:56 PM | Tweet (Score:2)
M-Wolverine
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Your Mama jokes.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:39 PM | The funny part to me (Score:-1 Normal)
January 24th, 2013 at 2:05 PM | M >>> OSU >>>>>>> WVU   (Score:3 Normal)
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M >>> OSU >>>>>>> WVU

 

CoE Class of 2007

January 24th, 2013 at 2:12 PM | I doubt you could find one meaningful metric... (Score:4 Normal)
justingoblue
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that ranks WVU ahead of OSU in any university-wide academic category. OSU gets ripped here because it's "only" a second tier public university, but WVU is one of the worst flagship institutions in the country, academically speaking.

OSU is more or less indistinguishable from any good flagship school after a short list at the top (probably only Cal, UVa, UNC, Michian, Texas); WVU would be about 46th or 47th on that list.

Go Blue!

January 24th, 2013 at 11:27 PM | Although I have to disagree that WVa is a worse school (Score:-1 Flamebait)
January 25th, 2013 at 8:34 AM | LOL rural medicine? Also, OSU (Score:2)
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LOL rural medicine?

Also, OSU is actually a good public university.  Good, not great.  Michigan is a big step ahead, but ignoring all the jokes, Gordon Gee has actually raised the bar in terms of academics, and quite significantly.

Hail.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:39 PM | How moronic do you have to be (Score:1)
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How moronic do you have to be as an adult to chastise a kid about his choice of schools in the very public format of Twitter?

"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"

January 24th, 2013 at 1:40 PM | Can I still take shots at (Score:4 Normal)
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Can I still take shots at Gary Bettman? Please?

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January 24th, 2013 at 2:15 PM | Isnt that why twitter was (Score:3 Normal)
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Isnt that why twitter was invented? to take shots at gary bettman?

January 24th, 2013 at 3:33 PM | Yes (Score:2)
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but only because Bettman acts like a child, but he isn't one.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:41 PM | "I've been following Shelton (Score:4 Normal)
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"I've been following Shelton Gibson because I wanted Michigan to recruit him, but I don't think we did."

If you're a teenager like Shelton then that's cool.  You guys can talk all you want about teenagery things of interest.

But if you're a grown up like me then I think that's kinda wierd itself.  

 

 

January 24th, 2013 at 1:45 PM | I've been following Kate (Score:5 Funny)
Magnus
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I've been following Kate Upton.

Right now she's waiting to cross the street.

Now she's turning down a back alley. I think she's lost.

Now's my chance... BRB

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:52 PM | Never mind. Next time I'll (Score:3 Funny)
Magnus
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Never mind.

Next time I'll have to offer her something better than Werther's Originals.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:56 PM | You should have told her what (Score:3 Funny)
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You should have told her what time it was.

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January 24th, 2013 at 2:16 PM | Magnus, I have always (Score:2 Normal)
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Magnus, I have always considered you a realist and from my own personal experiences the world doesn't always like a realist. Yes at times I've pictured you as an old man waving his cane from his lawn. Yet, there are times when you say something very cynical that I find absolutely hilarious.

January 24th, 2013 at 2:46 PM | Nope... (Score:1)
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Mangus is actually Brandon Graham!

January 24th, 2013 at 7:58 PM | Werther's Originals (Score:3 Funny)
M-Wolverine
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Is that what you're calling it now?

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

January 24th, 2013 at 1:51 PM | Jesus dude, you make it sound (Score:1 Normal)
AA2Denver
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Jesus dude, you make it sound like I own a van and live down by the river.

Here's what following means to me: seeing a player at a particular position of need on 247 Sports.  I then think to myself, he would be a good fit.

BTW, who's that girl in your avatar, creeper?

 

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Screw Lance.

January 24th, 2013 at 1:53 PM | insult fail (Score:5 Normal)
Magnus
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That's his wife.

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January 24th, 2013 at 2:56 PM | is she? have you met her in (Score:1 Overrated)
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is she? have you met her in person? sure she has a website and mgrowold has posted pics of his family, but how do WE know she's real?

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January 24th, 2013 at 5:13 PM | Damn.  My fake wife ruse has (Score:4 Normal)
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Damn.  My fake wife ruse has been foiled by "Deadspin" Hurricane.

Next stop - Katie Couric.

 

 

 

January 24th, 2013 at 8:00 PM | Greg Mattison is going to be (Score:2 Normal)
M-Wolverine
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Greg Mattison is going to be so disappointed.

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January 24th, 2013 at 1:54 PM | You must be new here. (Score:5 Normal)
robbyt003
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You must be new here.

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January 24th, 2013 at 2:56 PM | The thing is your post is all (Score:3 Normal)
Raoul
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The thing is your post is all about Twitter and you said you were following someone. It seems to me only natural for someone reading your post to think you were one of this recruit's Twitter followers. That's certainly the way I read it.

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