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(07-28-2014 11:37 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(07-28-2014 11:27 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  

(07-28-2014 11:17 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Yeah, fans should just write checks and shut their pie hole.

You understand this is an internet message board, right?

I'm reminded of a line of Rick Reilly's. "See that lady way up in the nosebleed seats? Section 300, Row X, seat 48? She's a single mother making $12 an hour, who just shelled out $75 for tickets, $10 to park, and $18.50 for three hot dogs and 2 cokes so her kids could see you play. You be nice to her. Without her, you're a 300lb bouncer with half a PE degree."

Yeah, there's a lot of ignorance and prejudging going on in that quote, I can see why YOU would be reminded of it.

I suspect that quote is directed more toward pro athletes than unpaid college kids.

Yes, but still applicable.

(07-28-2014 11:34 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(07-28-2014 10:49 AM)UABslant Wrote:  The moment you become a UAB Blazer you become a part of media relations, public relations, and recruiting. You are on the front line & can create positive change for the program through your tweets.

You want to be a winner? You want to be a champion? Tweet like a winner... show your pride in the work you put in, the education you're receiving, and the fun & exciting parts of being at UAB & living in B'ham. You chose to come to UAB because you thought you could make a difference... start by showing the Twitterverse how great UAB can be... you'll attract other winners to the program.

You determine how everyone else sees your school and your team... your job on Twitter is to make sure all your followers know that you made the right choice in becoming a Blazer.

That's exactly what I don't like. If I follow someone, I don't want to feel like I am following the Team's PR machine. Be yourself.

If UAB is relying on kids to be PR professionals, what a slap to PR professionals, then UAB is in trouble.

Understand that what you write on social media is subject to public scrutiny. Things you enshrine for posterity might come back to bite you in the ass later. Be yourself, but understand that your tweet might wind up quoted in the NY Times.

(07-28-2014 11:34 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(07-28-2014 10:49 AM)UABslant Wrote:  The moment you become a UAB Blazer you become a part of media relations, public relations, and recruiting. You are on the front line & can create positive change for the program through your tweets.

You want to be a winner? You want to be a champion? Tweet like a winner... show your pride in the work you put in, the education you're receiving, and the fun & exciting parts of being at UAB & living in B'ham. You chose to come to UAB because you thought you could make a difference... start by showing the Twitterverse how great UAB can be... you'll attract other winners to the program.

You determine how everyone else sees your school and your team... your job on Twitter is to make sure all your followers know that you made the right choice in becoming a Blazer.

That's exactly what I don't like. If I follow someone, I don't want to feel like I am following the Team's PR machine. Be yourself.

I agree with you that the student-athletes should be themselves. They can be themselves AND share their UAB experience. I'd add, though, that you are representing your teammates, your coaches, and your school during your time at UAB, so don't lose site of that on social media.

Thanks to everyone who posted. Super helpful. FYI - it's (unfortunately) not UAB's athletes. It's for the GSC.

Keep the comments coming, if you have any more. Talk is Thursday afternoon.

Don't go to bed with no price on your head

(07-28-2014 11:24 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  Fans write checks to schools not athletes, athletes generate a helluva lot more money for schools than fans donate.

I believe you have this backwards... The fans are the heartbeat of a program. If anyone should know that, its UAB. We've had great athletes come through UAB but haven't gone to the next level as a program because we have fickle fans.
Corporations buy ads... so fans will see them/hear them/watch them.
TV pays conferences for rights... b/c corporations will buy ads... see above

The reason the SEC has bigger pay days, is not because they have better athletes, its because they have more eyeballs on ads. Fans generate the $$$

(07-29-2014 09:42 AM)ICB Wrote:  

(07-28-2014 11:24 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  Fans write checks to schools not athletes, athletes generate a helluva lot more money for schools than fans donate.

I believe you have this backwards... The fans are the heartbeat of a program. If anyone should know that, its UAB. We've had great athletes come through UAB but haven't gone to the next level as a program because we have fickle fans.
Corporations buy ads... so fans will see them/hear them/watch them.
TV pays conferences for rights... b/c corporations will buy ads... see above

The reason the SEC has bigger pay days, is not because they have better athletes, its because they have more eyeballs on ads. Fans generate the $$$

1. You are talking about several degrees of separation which bring into consideration too many variables to reach such a simplistic conclusion.

2. Better players = Better product = More Wins = More Exposure = More Fans = More Revenue = etc (see Boise)

3. Players generate more revenue than fans donate, what's backwards about that? That is fact. I said nothing about the indirect affect that fans have on revenue generation. I am saying, players collectively generate more money than fans collectively donate to their respective schools. Generation vs Donation. Teams that generate revenue have facilities, teams that depend on fan donations have plans to build facilities... some day.

4. UAB's team talent has never had next level potential. When we were at our best our defense had all the talent, at our worst the offense, why? Because its football and you need a team full of talented players and not just 1 or 2.

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN
RT @CoachHand: Dropped another prospect this AM due to his social media presence. Actually glad I got to see 'real' person before we offered

Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator at Penn State University

(07-29-2014 09:01 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Don't go to bed with no price on your head

Keep your eye on the sparrow.

Kid just be yourself, but be smart about it. You're on a bigger stage with more eyes upon you. You're not a kid in high school any more, you're a young adult and people are basing their view on you by the image you project.

Don't put all your stock into what fans, large or small, may say. Know that fans for and against the team you play for are watching. You wanted to be on the big stage, well criticism comes with it and you have to know how to take it and how to block it out. People will have their opinions about what they know, think they know, and what they don't know. Really on family and friends to keep you grounded.

Take all this into account when you get ready to post a pic that may seem funny at the time, but step back and think who may be watching and what action that may bring about. Before you push "send" or "post", read it one more time and be sure this is suitable outside your close circle of family and friends. Social media is anything but social and once it's out there out, it may never go away.

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Make your pages private!

Have two twitter profiles: a personal private account and a public fan account.

Both of those are pretty good ideas.

I'm so thankful that social media wasn’t what it is now when I was playing college ball. We had MySpace, blackplanet, and Face Book was just for college students.

We had a rotary phone on a party line or mailed a letter.

Social media when I was in school was notes passed in class.

"Do you like ________? Check yes or No.

Yes. [ ] No [ ].

Exactly......LOL

If you'd feel uncomfortable explaining it to your mom, don't post it