Twitter ban? Yes or no.

Twitter ban? Who cares.

I would ban all tweets related to the football team/program.  You can talk about other stuff (what you had for dinner last night) but nothing that has to do with your team.

Twitter pretty much brought down the UNC program because of tweets regarding trips to Florida (where agents were involved).  Less talk is better.

We don't have to worry about our athletes making fools of themselves on a national stage.

...I would have a talk with the team about it.  I would say, among other things, that I would ban Twitter for the whole team if even one guy becomes a problem.

Id like Shane Morris to keep recruiting via tweet once he's here. I don't actually have a twitters or twittagra or whatever it is called... But I do enjoy the posts here from his tweetosphere stream.

I have a hard time saying that they cant have but Twitter does have this nifty feature where your account is private so I would say yes, they can have it but you better have it set to private and only friends/family can follow you---ie not internet stalkers and opposing fans because your correct nothing good happens after 1AM. 

I'm all for not telling anyone what to do with their time/life.

Restrictions? Yes. Ban? No. 

Agree with restrictions. How is Twitter a "life skill" or am I missing sarcasm?

No, just teach them not to be dumbasses. When one inevitably messes up, use it as a lesson. Hiding dumbassery doesn't make it go away, even though OSU used that strategy fairly successfully the past 8 years.

Let 'em tweet. I don't understand the fascination many have with following the players' tweets as there rarely is anything of substance, but I don't see the big deal with letting them do it.

I'd also point out that Urban Meyer is in a different situation and needs to somehow try to limit his players' contact with those outside the program. 

totally unenforceable, unless you're going make kids run stairs over it.  It's like alcohol, you're not gonna keep 100+ kids from having a beer, but you want to educated them and make sure they never get a d.u.i.

 I'd probably have a few meetings at the start of the year, and maybe even mention during the recruiting process about what you should and shouldn't be posting to twitter/facebook/(mgoblog) because there are legitimately good ways for these things to be used, but you want to fill their heads with horror stories and cautionary tales so that they don't go and do something stupid. 

I would let the players use Twitter on a case by case basis if they can effectively explain why they need/want to do so.

I think this policy would have the same effect as a Twitter ban.

No way, man. Thats like banning facebook. Make them keep their profiles private if youre paranoid.

Many professional teams have twitter bans. The ones that do allow it set very strict groundrules and have employees that monitor all of the players' accounts. I imagine coach Hoke has some rules in place or has at least spoken to the team about it.

...players & coaches actually write their own tweets?  I'd have assumed that AD Brandon has a PR specialist ghost writing all of this stuff.

So this means we don't get to hear about Tyler Moeller whining about the opponent every time they lose?

While players have standards to which they must adhere, it really isn't fair to expect them to give up their first amendment rights just to play football.  

If it was my call, I would have a social media seminar as part of orientation.  It would include horror stories with examples of really bad tweets and FB posts.  Then, I would explain to them that, even though it isn't fair, everyone is watching what they say, looking for an excuse to create controversy.

I would also tell them that, just like they have to up their game on the field, they now have to up their game off of the field.  Then, I would give them guidelines for what is kosher and what isn't.  This would be similar to what most workplaces call "professional behavior," and designed to help them present themselves and the University in the best possible light.

Then, I would institute some kind of three strike rule with a warning, a week-long suspension from using the media, and finally an "indefinite suspension."  Players on "indefinite suspension" could earn back their rights at any time by demonstrating that they are mature enough to handle freedom.  

There may be a 1st Amendment issue here.  State and federal government bodies are very limited in the types of restrictions they can put on speech.  That applies to schools (Michigan, OSU) putting restrictions on players (e.g. Twitter ban).

One rule of thumb is that a "content-based" restriction (e.g. "no tweeting about politics is allowed") is per se unconstitutional.  In this instance, it's the medium that is banned (Twitter), not a particular subject or viewpoint.  So it might be fine.

Another rule of thumb is that the restriction on speech cannot be overly broad.  To ban tweeting completely, wherever it happens (such as from the student's home) and whenever (in the off-season?) would probably be unconstitutional.

A ban on tweeting while on football facilities or during practice hours would probably be fine.  Anything else would trigger legal questions.

These players are grown ass men. Let them do what they want and have them suffer the consequences. That, or do a better job of policing your own players so that they don't commit any crimes.

Absolutely not. I'm sure there is a Twitter policy already and you have to trust your players to make good decisions within a set of guidelines. I use Twitter to keep up with hobbies (bicycle racing), work and it's a great way to find out about new technologies and stay in touch with friends.  Not everybody is a stereotype Twitter user i.e. "I bought shoes".

Local radio in Cbus is hailing this story as an indication that Meyer is going to run a tight ship.  To me, he just set himself up to look like a huge hypocrite when he doesn't discipline certain players for breaking this new rule.  One thing I've learned from parenting is that rules don't carry much weight if you don't enforce them.

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@DhaniJones @DesmondHoward Banning Twitter is like not teaching kids how to cook because stove gets hot. Teach em how to use it effectively.