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I hate twitter stalkers/FB stalkers but I saw this on the CAAzone twitter this morning and wanted your thoughts

J-rod tweeted this about the Boise st-Va Tech game:
"Boise State making tech look like we playing Towson in bball right now"

Let's face it, Towson has been terrible the last few years under PK. Making that specific comment to your buddies in private is totally acceptable. But if I'm Shaka Smart do I REALLY need J-rod publicly demeaning about another conference team via twitter? He needs to know when it's appropriate to say something like that.

Don't get me wrong you want your PG to have that kind of confidence(and in all honesty it's not a huge deal it's towson), but to talk so publicly about it I guarantee is going to be something that Shaka could and SHOULD talk to him about.

Edit: Just to put a finer point on it. J-rod is a potential player of the year canidate. I don't think you need to be moral or be an awesome person but you do need to be smart about handling certain things publicly. Being confidant has nothing to do with my issue with it. I think the issue is other players in the league very publicly demeaning another team in the conference. It's a headache Shaka Smart doesn't want to deal with(It's not like he won't get asked about it) and it's not a headache Tom Yeager or the CAA media office want to deal with.
 
Unless Coach Smart has a policy against "Smack Talk Twitter-ing"....I think it's OK

The fact is....smack talk is always going to happen. It's probably been going on since gladitorial times. Coach may have issue with the fact that Joey called out Towson....but Towson kinda sucks, and has for quite a while.....so it's not exactly a fallacious statement. Now if he twittered...."Virginia Tech just folded like Mason 2007 at the Coliseum"....or "Kellen Moore...is this the Dagger....YES"...then they would also be valid statements



Personally....I think it's funny
 
I agree it's funny but it's a relevant topic. Totally different circumstances but UNC just released their social media policy it reads in part:
“each team must identify at least one coach or administrator who is responsible for having access to and regularly monitor the content of team members’ social networking sites and postings.” The athletics department also reserves the right to have other staff members monitor athletes’ posts; and if any of an athlete’s online content violates the law or NCAA, University or athletic department policies, sanctions could range from removal of the posting to dismissal from the team.
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(http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketba ... ter-policy)

A PR blog I follow echoed similar statements:

UNC recently unveiled an updated social media policy that has been called “harsh” – and while the UNC alum in me might agree, the B2B PR pro has to admit the policy just makes good business sense. And let’s be honest – isn’t college athletics really a business these days?
Though I admittedly haven’t seen the whole policy, it addresses a number of issues we’d advise a client to touch on:
● Responsibility & Good Judgment: Student athletes, whether they like it or not, are representatives of their University. As such, they need to exercise good judgment when posting on public forums and refrain from comments that could negatively impact the “organization.” And the “organization” needs to pay attention to what’s being said.
● Audience: Students and fans are an important audience for UNC athletics. They’re the “consumer;” the buyer of UNC’s “product.” Therefore, UNC has a responsibility to consider what posts/comments might alienate its fan base.
● Consequences: A sound social media policy should address the consequences for “bad behavior.” UNC has experienced first-hand the risks associated with social media and they’ve created a policy that, they hope, will mitigate them.
All that being said, the devil is always in the details. With the ability to monitor and even remove posts, UNC could take the policy too far – and if they do so, miss out on an opportunity to engage its fan base via social media.
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http://prbreakfastclub.com/2010/09/07/sm-for-jocks/

So it's not like coaches and players aren't paying attention to this. It's a real phenomenon that players need to be socially aware of how their comments may come off. I'm sure Towson fans regardless of how crappy their team has played lately will take offense to J-rod's statements.
 
Don't try to make nothing into something. On to the next conversation.
 
Joey's thoughts on playing Towson echo my feelings as a fan watching us play Towson and several other members of our conference. If our own players don't take these teams seriously, why should we as fans? These games have been blow outs for years!
 
I dont know who should be more upset..tech or towson...didnt we beat them by 70 or so

Much to do about nothing
 
Ramdog said:
I dont know who should be more upset..tech or towson...didnt we beat them by 70 or so

Much to do about nothing
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As bad as they have been (Towson) I do remember us going up there an laying an egg and taking a beating. Also, that same year we were beat on Senior night by an inferior team. Finally, we lost to UNCW during Joey's Sophomore year and the game wasn't close. That year UNCW won like five games.

Smack talk is cool during the games but I agree no need to fire anyone up more than they already will be given VCU has a rep for being a bit arrogant.

However, Joey's young, he's the team leader as far as players go and if he wants to talk smack so be it.

He ultimately is the one who will have to suffer the brunt of anything Towson does on the court as it relates to his statement.
 
Well Tech has nothing to be upset about. They made a few mistakes that cost them.
 
From a compliance standpoint, I worry about the coaching staffs' twitter (or youtube) accounts far more than I worry about the players' accounts.

The players can say ignorant things and make comments which make fans grimace with disgust and/or disappointment. However, in this new age of direct social media that falls outside the purview of the SID and Compliance Office, coaches tend to 'post out of turn' by reporting on players out of season or publicizing prospects, etc., which can end up leading to NCAA investigations.

After having spent time in an athletic compliance office (at a school other than VCU), I learned how annoying social media can be when placed in the hands of coaches who do not pay close attention to the by-laws. No coach should be allowed to make a twitter/facebook/ youtube post without being vetted by a compliance official first. The stakes are too high.

As for Joey's comment, so what? Towson has beaten us 1 time since they joined the conference in 2001 (and that time was prior to Joey even joining the team). He is entitled to say it and if it becomes bulletin board material for the Tigers, more power to them- If they could not beat us with Gary Neal, I doubt the presence of a 140 Character (or less) statement is going to make a substantial difference.
 
did you see the score of the towson game last year? This thread is insane... :shock:
 
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