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Topic: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Topic: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

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100%Cat
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Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 1:31:43 PM

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/07/tom.../

Because it can backfire. Some PG responses there. His Twitter page has the non-PG...which border from hilarious to obscene, but all make IU fans sound very upset.

The Optimist
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 1:48:09 PM

Seems to me the problem here isnt a coach having Twitter but rather a bad coach having Twitter.

Any time a coach who isnt well liked by the fanbase puts himself out in public, he risks getting a negative reaction.

Can Tom Crean tweeting backfire? Sure. Tom Crean walking into a local gas station in Indiana could also backfire. The expectations there are ridiculous and he isn't performing.

If done correctly, a coach can use Twitter to promote a positive face for the program.

I've seen crazier things happen.

That one crazy fan
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 1:59:51 PM

Are we seriously going to continue debating on whether or not our coach should have a twitter?

The opposing team sucks!

100%Cat
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 2:14:14 PM

The Optimist wrote:

Seems to me the problem here isnt a coach having Twitter but rather a bad coach having Twitter.

Any time a coach who isnt well liked by the fanbase puts himself out in public, he risks getting a negative reaction.

Can Tom Crean tweeting backfire? Sure. Tom Crean walking into a local gas station in Indiana could also backfire. The expectations there are ridiculous and he isn't performing.

If done correctly, a coach can use Twitter to promote a positive face for the program.

So...winning cures all. If he was winning the negativity wouldn't be there, right?

I didn't post this to debate, I just thought it was funny in the wake of the whole "Christian wasn't an Ohio guy because he didn't have an OU twitter page" nonsense. Here's a case where having a twitter page is a public opportunity for fans to vent and display their hostilities towards a coach who isn't doing enough in the eyes of lots of fans. Isn't that what this site is for?

Last Edited: 4/7/2014 2:14:55 PM by 100%Cat

OUVan
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 2:16:02 PM

That one crazy fan wrote:

Are we seriously going to continue debating on whether or not our coach should have a twitter?

Absolutely because everything is a sign of the coming apocalypse...if we want it to be.

Piney
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 3:28:22 PM

That one crazy fan wrote:

Are we seriously going to continue debating on whether or not our coach should have a twitter?

Really all I care about is whether recruits care if the coach has twitter. Technology moves so fast, I just hope whatever medium the players prefer to keep in touch with their coach, is what he has. Who cares if the public is aware.

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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 5:36:59 PM

I bet someone one day thought hell I'm the Head Coach I dont need a danggum cellphone!!

RSBobcat
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RE: Exhibit A for why coaches don't need Twitter accounts

Posted: 4/7/2014 11:02:53 PM

Bobcatzblitz wrote:

I bet someone one day thought hell I'm the Head Coach I dont need a danggum cellphone!!

I wonder if he would answer on a Ouija board?

RS Bobcat

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