Semi-OT: Who to follow on Twitter for recruiting?
For the longest time, I have resisted anything related to Twitter. The idea of communicating in 140 characters or less seemed silly to me. What seemed even more silly was the idea that people would care a lick about what I was saying in 140 characters or less.
The latter still seems silly (I am not nearly that interesting), but it has become clear that Twitter is THE place to go if you have an insatiable desire for Michigan recruiting information. While I have not utilized Twitter directly in the past, I am constantly reading tweets on this Board. Therefore, cutting out the middle man to an extent makes sense to me.
With that in mind, who do people recommend following for Michigan recruiting purposes? I've got some of the usual suspects down (SamWebb, Tom VH, JUB) and have gone through the list of sources that MGoBlog follows, but if anybody has further recommendations, it would be much appreciated.
tl;dr version - who do I follow for Michigan recruiting news?
January 20th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
I'd say Steve Lorenz and MGoFish as well..
January 20th, 2015 at 9:51 AM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 1:11 PM ^
to the best sports bar in america
January 20th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
the official Michigan Football account - @umichfootball
January 20th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
The official account is useless for recruiting news, but still worth a follow for some stuff they link to on MGoBlue.com.
January 20th, 2015 at 9:58 AM ^
Recruiting news not the best place, but when someone does sign its a good place for info. Even if they aren't the quickest to post, they are the best source for Office of the Official Officiality Office-type information.
January 20th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
Either my sarcasm meter is off...or you think a teenager who steals info from others is super legit.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:11 AM ^
Your sarcasm meter needs some recalibrating.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^
Currently under calibration and maybe a total reboot.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^
i think the giveaway here is the use of the word "super"
January 20th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
What I think is funny is how he tried to run with the Harbaugh contract rumor as his own, and that "sources from the AD" were telling him. It was complete bunk, but he still has that tweet pinned to his profile.
January 20th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
but on the same recruiting topic, anyone heard the latest WRT Weber? (Not that Webber).
January 20th, 2015 at 10:06 AM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:04 AM ^
+infinity
January 20th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^
I have noticed a number of recruits with tweets along the lines of "Love to hear from XYZ U's fans" "Where are all the XYZ U fans?"
Lately, when I hear that a recruit has received an offer, I'll follow that recruit. I NEVER tweet at/around them. (I can't say I really tweet at all, for that matter.) I feel this give a sense of the size/passion of the UofM fan base, without crossing any lines on contacting recruits.
I am not posting this as neg bait/flame bait, just genuinly interested in others' opinions on this practice.
Thoughts?
January 20th, 2015 at 10:50 AM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
I agree. It is amazing what (wildly negative an inappropriate) crap people will tweet to recruits. I've never even sent a "Go Blue!" or re-tweeted. I have favorited a recruiting photo or two, but that's it.
January 20th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^
I do some twitter following on Twitter, and honestly, all the info I get is on MGoBlog about 3 seconds later. Every little tidbit of information is put on this here site just as quickly.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:04 AM ^
Steve Lorenz, Sam Webb, Dylan Burkhardt, Nick Baumgardner, Steve Wiltfong, Mark Snyder, Mike Farrell, Joshua Henschke, Michael Spath, Brandon Brown, Tom VH, Allen Trieu, Tom Dienhart, Tom Beaver, Josh Helmholdt, John Borton, and Chris Balas. This is probably not a comprehensive list, nor are all of these guys necessary to follow. Some talk recruiting a lot... others like Dienhart never have any info you can't already get elsewhere and focus more on other things.
January 20th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 10:04 AM ^
Who/what is MGoFish? Harbaugh follows them on Twitter which is interesting. Are they affiliated with someone or just an indie blog?
January 20th, 2015 at 10:05 AM ^
DGDestroys puts out some good stuff sometimes. Clint Brewster. Steve Wiltfong. You can also follow my Twitter account. Otherwise, I'd say you have most of them.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:08 AM ^
What is your handle?
January 20th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
@Touchthebanner
January 20th, 2015 at 10:05 AM ^
You can follow @MaizenBrew (the twitter account for Michigan's SBNation page Maize'N'Brew) for some information as well. Not necessarily breaking information, but some decent profiles on known Michigan recruits and offers will appear occasionally. They do have writers devoted to this particular sort of coverage, so the updates are fairly regular.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^
January 20th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Bonus points if you can scout and follow them before the staff discovers them.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:24 AM ^
My goal is to get Rivals recruiter of the year. Gotta tweet all of the recruitz.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:20 AM ^
Sorry Magnus. But I visit TTB daily, so you have my endorsement for whatever that's worth
January 20th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
"Welcome to the Weekend" segments every Friday
They are highly recommended
January 20th, 2015 at 11:39 AM ^
I really like the Offer Board links(has info to all the players we've offered and where they ended up) and the Ex-Wolverine Excyclopedia.
January 20th, 2015 at 10:53 AM ^
EastCoast here are a few good ones to follow...MgoFish, BSb_Wolverine (Brandon Brown), Balas_Wolverine (Chris Balas). I also Like Tedd Blanks @MaizeandBlue14. He has some pretty good sources. I hope this helps.
January 20th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^
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January 20th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
What's Twitter?
January 20th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
@timkawakami - he had the latest scoop on everything in the Harbaugh search!
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