Long string of tweets about not getting to play as much as he wants. Many f-bombs, coach doesn't know what he's doing, etc. Then a buddy tweets that Elon athletic dept personnel might be following his tweets. He immediately replies that he knows all of his followers and that isn't possible. Then he starts noticing that hundreds of people are retweeting him.
griz8791 wrote:Long string of tweets about not getting to play as much as he wants. Many f-bombs, coach doesn't know what he's doing, etc. Then a buddy tweets that Elon athletic dept personnel might be following his tweets. He immediately replies that he knows all of his followers and that isn't possible. Then he starts noticing that hundreds of people are retweeting him.
It's awesome.
yeah, you'd think someone with a twitter or any other social media page on facebook, myspace, whatever would know that.
"But the damned and the guiltiest among you are the men who had the capacity to know, yet chose to blank out reality, the men who were willing to sell their intelligence into cynical servitude..."
- John Galt
That is why every athletic department at every level of competition has a right to require each student athlete to sign a code of conduct. That code of conduct should include language that states "that any tweet, e-mail, quote, or message of any kind that harms the integrity or reputation of the institution can be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including immediate release from scholarship and dismissal from the university."
These student athletes need to realize it is a priviledge and honor to represent their respective school. It is not a right. As such, they are a face of the university and must adhere to a higher level of expectations. Athletic departments should also enforce a 24-hour cooling off period for athletes before they are allowed to engage in communication via electronic methods (e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) after a contest.
BJuice wrote:That is why every athletic department at every level of competition has a right to require each student athlete to sign a code of conduct. That code of conduct should include language that states "that any tweet, e-mail, quote, or message of any kind that harms the integrity or reputation of the institution can be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including immediate release from scholarship and dismissal from the university."
These student athletes need to realize it is a priviledge and honor to represent their respective school. It is not a right. As such, they are a face of the university and must adhere to a higher level of expectations. Athletic departments should also enforce a 24-hour cooling off period for athletes before they are allowed to engage in communication via electronic methods (e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) after a contest.
Ibanez wrote:Look at his grammar. Is that the best that Elon can do?
"What I'm saying is: You might have taken care of your wolf problem, but everyone around town is going to think of you as the crazy son of a bitch who bought land mines to get rid of wolves."