Tweet Gate Part Deux

[phork]

So after the Yuri Wright fiasco, there is this. An uncovering of Michigan's recruit tweets.

Michigan's 2012 football recruiting class exposed on Twitter | ChatWolverines.com

Reserve comments because ND is up next week.

 

[military_irish]

This could get interesting, I follow most of the ND players. I don't remember anything bad but then again I don't know what they will classify as bad.

 

[IrishLax]

Only thing to take away from this is that the Yuri Wright "dropped for twitter content" BS line from the Michigan camp is exactly what we've all said it was from the beginning.... total BS. His tweets were even private unlike these.

As soon as it was clear he wasn't leaning towards Michigan and was leaning towards ND... Michigan proceeded to run a smear campaign and get the kid expelled. Well played.

 

[IrishLax]

Also... I follow just about every ND recruit... and I can't remember a single bad thing off the top of my head.

 

[woolybug25]

Yikes... but these articles will justify my thoughts on Yuri. It will be funny to see all of the fans of different teams backtrack when they see that their players tweet bad stuff too. *gasp*

 

[Irish Insanity]

So this is what I have to look forward to with my 10 and 11 year olds. ****!!!

 

[HawaiianIrish]

$CUM can go to hell...

I would love to see Yuri Wright get his revenge on $CUM!!!!!


GO IRISH!!!!!

 

[IrishLax]

Yikes... but these articles will justify my thoughts on Yuri. It will be funny to see all of the fans of different teams backtrack when they see that their players tweet bad stuff too. *gasp*

Exactly. Yuri got railroaded for something that no one else raises a peep over. None of this stuff is even close to what some kids have said in the past (see: Will Hill). Gotta feel bad for him.

 

[anarin]

wow...

 

[Mr. McGibblets]

I dont know, but I will be sure to follow brenna alaxander on Twitter. (See comments at bottom of article)

 

[SaltyND24]

So after the Yuri Wright fiasco, there is this. An uncovering of Michigan's recruit tweets.

Michigan's 2012 football recruiting class exposed on Twitter | ChatWolverines.com

Reserve comments because ND is up next week.

I'm sure we are going to have some gems when they "expose" our recruits tweeting...It's just funny that they say the reason why they pulled his scholarship offer was because of his tweets when they would KNOW that other "higher priority" recruits were doing the exact same thing. Unless you have your tweets protected, the world can see them if they do the research.

My take on Yuri is that Michigan knew they weren't likely to land his services and thus copped out by saying it was due to his tweets...By doing so, we cooled off simply to not have another "scandal" given all the things that have happened in the last couple of years...Thats why I could care less and will still say "F*ck Michigan #NowRunThatInYourDamnArticle" haha

 

[Grahambo]

Welcome to the world of double standards.

 

[aubeirish]

I could be wrong, but Notre Dame does take the time to educate their players on how to handle the media. I'm sure it includes social networking...

 

[TerryTate]

What's creepier is that there's a site devoted to stalking football recruits and looking for 17 year old boys to say naughty things.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Karma is a bitch

 

[BurningRiver]

I know some people will make a big deal out of this, but the fact is every 18 year old kid tweets and says inappropriate things. It doesn't make him a bad person, just an 18 year old kid.

Watch ESPN pick this up and run it on their front page.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Also... I follow just about every ND recruit... and I can't remember a single bad thing off the top of my head.

Same here. Our players are extremely tame, but to read their preview:

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly HUMILIATED by his players! Must see!

Notre Dame Exposed! Brian Kelly’s sideline blowup this year is nothing compared to what he’s going to do when he reads this!

On February 14th, 2012, Chat Sports will publish a ground breaking story on the socially, racially and sexually unacceptable tweets that have been published publicly by members of the 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football recruiting class.

Make sure to bookmark this link and mark your calendar to come back on 2/14/12 to read what is sure to be the article of the year in collegiate athletics!

... I can't wait to see how they justify that headline.

I dont know, but I will be sure to follow brenna alaxander on Twitter. (See comments at bottom of article)

I wanted to respond to her first comment so badly!

"I completely agree, they need to doa much better job at selecting students who are going to represent the University with some pride"

Like girls who post revealing photos of themselves on the internet?

 

[irishff1014]

I know some people will make a big deal out of this, but the fact is every 18 year old kid tweets and says inappropriate things. It doesn't make him a bad person, just an 18 year old kid.

Watch ESPN pick this up and run it on their front page.

Thats not exactly true 16,17,18 your not a kid an more your are an adult and should act like one. It the attention they get that causes them to do stupid thing and this doesn't stop with teenagers look at all the dumb celebs that have gotten theirselves in trouble.

 

[NDinMich]

Admittedly, I'm not as tuned in as I used to be but what is ChatSports.com? Is it similar to BleacherReport (i.e. anyone w/a computer can write on it)? I hadn' t heard of this site until today. I am glad someone is bringing this to light though after what YW had to go through.

In the grand scheme of things, this isn't THAT bad for UM. By that I mean, only 5 or so recruits in a class of 25 saying questionable or borderline questionable things on twitter...eh. Alabama's class Twitter could be interesting though.

 

[TerryTate]

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly HUMILIATED by his players! Must see!

Notre Dame Exposed! Brian Kelly’s sideline blowup this year is nothing compared to what he’s going to do when he reads this!

On February 14th, 2012, Chat Sports will publish a ground breaking story on the socially, racially and sexually unacceptable tweets that have been published publicly by members of the 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football recruiting class.

Make sure to bookmark this link and mark your calendar to come back on 2/14/12 to read what is sure to be the article of the year in collegiate athletics!

They used this same headline for each story - check out LSU and Alabama

 

[Anchorman]

What's creepier is that there's a site devoted to stalking football recruits and looking for 17 year old boys to say naughty things.

Are we talking about Rivals, Scout, 247 or IE?

 

[johnnykillz]

Great.

 

[TDHeysus]

the tweets may be not pretty, but i cant find anything there that should held against 'a kid'. its looks bad, and sounds bad, but it reads like how i hear a ton of kids talk today.

...and for sure i didnt chuckle at anything that AJ Williams tweeted...for sure

 

[Irish YJ]

A lot of this stuff is unacceptable, kids or not. But I do have to admit..... I got a kick out of Magnuson slamming U$C and O$U.

 

[greyhammer90]

I'm just worried that this might get out...

Kyle Brindza @kylebrindza Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Nothin like reading a new passage of the bible before you go to bed. Dreaming of what HE might have planned for me. #blessed

I'm just kidding and I know that there must be at least SOME dirt for them to go ahead and publish a story on it. But I really do wonder what they're going to pull up? Anyone remember anything on twitter that was bad news? (I could see some people being upset with the #lynchmob thing, but that's about it.)

 

[Irish YJ]

I'm curious too. Guessing it's some private stuff. If bad, I hope no more than a two game suspension, and hope it's not any of the CBs or WRs... I wouldn't mind if it were Tommy ... just kidding.

 

[ThePiombino]

I know some people will make a big deal out of this, but the fact is every 18 year old kid tweets and says inappropriate things. It doesn't make him a bad person, just an 18 year old kid.

Watch ESPN pick this up and run it on their front page.

Not until next week when ND is highlighted.

 

[ThePiombino]

I'm curious too. Guessing it's some private stuff. If bad, I hope no more than a two game suspension, and hope it's not any of the CBs or WRs... I wouldn't mind if it were Tommy ... just kidding.

Dude, step away from the ledge. This hack article hasn't even been released yet. There's no reason to fear the worst.

 

[greyhammer90]

Not until next week when ND is highlighted.

why the sarcasm font?

 

[PANDFAN]

holy **** i couldn't even imagine if i had fb been around when i was a kid...because i did a lot of stupid stuff...but anyways reading that stuff was nothing more than what kids say between friends and maybe it isn't necessarily in the same kind of language you might have used, but none the less it is the same meaning....unfortunately one of the recruits for michigan obviously doesn't have some good backing in the parenting...having your kid go run errands for you when he doesn't have a license...really??? setting your son up to get into trouble w/ the law...this is what i had a prob w/