Mavric Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Reports are that Husker fans' over-exuberance on social media is backfiring in some cases. In at least a couple specific cases this cycle recruits would tweet something Husker-related just so they and their friends could laugh at the perceived desperation of Husker fans responding and drooling over it. Guys that the Huskers had offered and were recruiting but obviously not particularly interested, just looking for laughs. Quote Link to comment
NM11046 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I know a couple were this summer - maybe Hunter Echols - he was with Tyjon and Tate this summer and did it. Pretty openly. "Sitting here with XYZ and looking for the Big Red". And of course hundreds responded. It was sad. Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Agin we have some of the dumbest fans on social media. 1 Quote Link to comment
NM11046 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I don't know ADS - tOSU fans today are making us look pretty gracious and appropriate. Quote Link to comment
jaws Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Agin we have some of the dumbest fans on social media. Unfortunately all schools have dumb fans and social media makes it worse because it gives them access to coaches, players, and recruits. 1 Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Reports are that Husker fans' over-exuberance on social media is backfiring in some cases. In at least a couple specific cases this cycle recruits would tweet something Husker-related just so they and their friends could laugh at the perceived desperation of Husker fans responding and drooling over it. Guys that the Huskers had offered and were recruiting but obviously not particularly interested, just looking for laughs. I was always pretty confident that was one of the reasons they did it (along with collecting more followers). "hurling yourself at 18 year old recruit" guy, is also "adult wearing team jersey" guy..... Just to be clear. Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Reports are that Husker fans' over-exuberance on social media is backfiring in some cases. In at least a couple specific cases this cycle recruits would tweet something Husker-related just so they and their friends could laugh at the perceived desperation of Husker fans responding and drooling over it. Guys that the Huskers had offered and were recruiting but obviously not particularly interested, just looking for laughs. Lol. That is pretty amusing Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Obviously one was Echols. Quote Link to comment
famoustitles Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 It's basically the same 15-20 accounts too. I feel terrible for the kids that get bombarded by Husker fans whenever they tweet something. I don't have an issue with favoriting a tweet when they mention the huskers but writing out all the reasons to come to Nebraska and basically begging the kid to come here is sad. I've seen something as basic as a recruit tweeting thinking 💭 and then 20 Husker accounts all jump in saying hope your thinking gbr ect... makes Nebraska look bad in my opinion 2 Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 It's basically the same 15-20 accounts too. I feel terrible for the kids that get bombarded by Husker fans whenever they tweet something. I don't have an issue with favoriting a tweet when they mention the huskers but writing out all the reasons to come to Nebraska and basically begging the kid to come here is sad. I've seen something as basic as a recruit tweeting thinking and then 20 Husker accounts all jump in saying hope your thinking gbr ect... makes Nebraska look bad in my opinion But it isn't even that way though. For every 3 Husker fans, I guarantee you there is some OSU fan who has decorated their profile and made it their mission to be the most obnoxious, idiotic "Husker fan" these recruits have ever seen - on purpose. 1 Quote Link to comment
famoustitles Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 It's basically the same 15-20 accounts too. I feel terrible for the kids that get bombarded by Husker fans whenever they tweet something. I don't have an issue with favoriting a tweet when they mention the huskers but writing out all the reasons to come to Nebraska and basically begging the kid to come here is sad. I've seen something as basic as a recruit tweeting thinking and then 20 Husker accounts all jump in saying hope your thinking gbr ect... makes Nebraska look bad in my opinion But it isn't even that way though. For every 3 Husker fans, I guarantee you there is some OSU fan who has decorated their profile and made it their mission to be the most obnoxious, idiotic "Husker fan" these recruits have ever seen - on purpose. I've seen those too. But they're not the ones that I'm talking about, it's usually easy to tell who is a troll and then the die hard fans who haven't learned boundaries yet Edit to add: I think the majority of our fans know boundaries but the 15-20 die hards that don't paint a poor picture for the rest of us. (Which probably happens to some extent for all fan bases) Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I really wish these people would see how stupid they look. The thing is, it could be a 12 year old kid for what everyone knows and that type of reaction wouldn't surprise me. But, adults??? Get a life. Quote Link to comment
famoustitles Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 #winning http://247sports.com/Gallery/Top-recruits-reveal-which-fan-bases-are-most-annoying-on-Twitter-50498458 Quote Link to comment
NM11046 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Interesting - that was discussed here last week when it first was announced and we weren't first ... I think in this poll they must have carved out some "top recruits". Not that it lessons the fact that we are on the list at all. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 If there were anything I could change as fans it would be the idiots that think they need to tweet players and recruits. Quote Link to comment
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