Do not tweet at recruits

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windywave wrote:
Sophandros wrote:Example of what happens when fanbases don't police their own:

https://bustedcoverage.com/2017/12/20/c ... leg-tweet/
That's from two years ago
He posted that two years ago. Apparently it was just discovered by 70s man
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Sophandros wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:34 pm Example of what happens when fanbases don't police their own:

https://bustedcoverage.com/2017/12/20/c ... leg-tweet/
Funny now Cade has requested, and received transfer from UG back to UT. NCAA granted waiver for him to play immediately, but SEC didn't. He needs to sit out. But he's now a Vol.
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I turned on the radio just in time to lsu blowhard Matt Mascona encouraging fans to “bombard” recruits’ social media accounts and “shower them with praise” to let them know how much they are wanted in Baton Rouge. Said it’s the only way to turn the program around.
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waverider wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:02 pm I turned on the radio just in time to lsu blowhard Matt Mascona encouraging fans to “bombard” recruits’ social media accounts and “shower them with praise” to let them know how much they are wanted in Baton Rouge. Said it’s the only way to turn the program around.
Hell they might as well offer them money on twitter, LSU has done far worse and gotten away with it.

(shoots sideways glance at Odell Beckham)
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Obverse side of coin is harassing those who don't go to LSU or worse flip their commitment. There is a reason "Respect my decision" became popular boilerplate for the latter.
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PeteRasche wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:21 pm
waverider wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:02 pm I turned on the radio just in time to lsu blowhard Matt Mascona encouraging fans to “bombard” recruits’ social media accounts and “shower them with praise” to let them know how much they are wanted in Baton Rouge. Said it’s the only way to turn the program around.
Hell they might as well offer them money on twitter, LSU has done far worse and gotten away with it.

(shoots sideways glance at Odell Beckham)
The Odell Beckham incident was elementary compared to what they routinely get away with.
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I'm truly curious how this image comp will work. If this were last year perhaps we would have seen, " Come drive Baton Rouge Huckster Brothers Presidential Limousines, the official ride of Joe Burrow." With a shot of our Heisman Trophy winner behind the wheel! (Warning to you literal readers: that's a joke.)

It used to be phantom jobs for the athlete and/or family members was one widely used payoff mechanism. With the image rules, I guess we will see more than enough ways for the big boosters to take care of the stars directly and above board.
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I could see LSU players as spokes-models for criminal defense attorneys. "When I faced sexual assault allegations, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe harassed my accuser until she dropped charges. Go with the pros, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe."
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waverider wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:46 pm
PeteRasche wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:21 pm
waverider wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:02 pm I turned on the radio just in time to lsu blowhard Matt Mascona encouraging fans to “bombard” recruits’ social media accounts and “shower them with praise” to let them know how much they are wanted in Baton Rouge. Said it’s the only way to turn the program around.
Hell they might as well offer them money on twitter, LSU has done far worse and gotten away with it.

(shoots sideways glance at Odell Beckham)
The Odell Beckham incident was elementary compared to what they routinely get away with.
That's a strong-ass accusation, rider.
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randymc wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:43 am I could see LSU players as spokes-models for criminal defense attorneys. "When I faced sexual assault allegations, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe harassed my accuser until she dropped charges. Go with the pros, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe."
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Well, this policy sure has paid dividends
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In the age of NIL fan base excitement on social media is very important. After receiving an offer recruits ‘measure’ the fans tweets, likes and follows of fans. Positive Social media engagement of fans on social media is a must
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NolaChic wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:57 am In the age of NIL fan base excitement on social media is very important. After receiving an offer recruits ‘measure’ the fans tweets, likes and follows of fans. Positive Social media engagement of fans on social media is a must
This is a good point. Most folks here (from a completely non-scientific measure of "what people generally have said in the past") are not on Twitter, but for those who are, or who might join, they probably should understand that hitting the "like" (heart) button on a tweet is not the same as "tweeting at" a recruit. If you follow any of the Tulane staff or any Tulane athletics feeds and they share or comment on a recruit's tweet or post something about a recruit and that shows up in your Twitter feed, there's no reason to not hit the little heart on that.
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PeteRasche wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:17 am
NolaChic wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:57 am In the age of NIL fan base excitement on social media is very important. After receiving an offer recruits ‘measure’ the fans tweets, likes and follows of fans. Positive Social media engagement of fans on social media is a must
This is a good point. Most folks here (from a completely non-scientific measure of "what people generally have said in the past") are not on Twitter, but for those who are, or who might join, they probably should understand that hitting the "like" (heart) button on a tweet is not the same as "tweeting at" a recruit. If you follow any of the Tulane staff or any Tulane athletics feeds and they share or comment on a recruit's tweet or post something about a recruit and that shows up in your Twitter feed, there's no reason to not hit the little heart on that.
Wait…are you saying I can’t send death threats to a kid who commits to a rival like fans at Big State U do? :?

On a serious note, yes, you can like a tweet from Tulane related accounts but keep in mind, booster rules governed by the NCAA dictate how much interaction we can have with unsigned players.
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If a Tulane account likes or comments on some recruit then technically what is showing up in your feed is the Tulane tweet so liking that tweet is perfectly legal. These are the ones that we probably should be be showering with likes as suggested above. I suspect lots of folks here don't necessarily understand the difference there. None of us should likely be directly following the recruits' accounts themselves.
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Guys, there is absolutely nothing wrong with tweeting positive things at recruits. In fact, recruits love it. NEVER EVER tweet anything negative, but these kids LOVE the attention. When a kid gets an offer, they want to see hundreds of tweets congratulating them. I don't follow recruits (they are kids), but if FTW or someone else retweets it, I will always tweet a Roll Wave or a Tulane gif.
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They had a kid from South Florida earlier in the process requesting some love from Tulane. Hope that wasn’t his basis for going somewhere else, but if it was, good riddance.
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