C’mon – just up and change your account name to Baconway6 and be done with it.

Help us out here. You know you want to.

Yeah, I think Twittering will be next on the NCAA hit list, with Facebook ‘status’ taking it’s place (as long as coaches allow open viewing, and don’t ‘friend’ any prospects).

Of course, that will end up being verboten too, replaced by the next networking site (Plaxo?), which will then be banned, then replaced, etc., etc., etc.

Oh – and ad infinitum. (Just wanted to get that in there).

Whether the bans will hold up under a challenge is the question. You can’t muzzle coaches completely.

Coaches will always attempt to stay one step ahead of the law NCAA . This dog will chase its tail forever

Hard to believe that texting was permitted just 2 years ago. Technological progress keeps marching on.

Mmmm…….bacon……

Don’t allow any head coaches to have a computer.

Seriously though, if I’m a recruit and one coach “tweets” and another coach doesn’t, would it really make a difference in my decision? There’s something a little off about 40+ year old guys, running around tweeting during their day. Especially tweeting for teenagers’ attention.

It’s 100% aimed at recruiting, and nothing else. By using the channels of communication common to these highschool kids, you’re not only giving them the feeling of ‘inside access’ but you’re literally speaking to them in a language they understand. You can recruit w/out directly contacting any of these kids, so it doesn’t even have to follow the recruiting blackout rules.

You have to counterbalance the old-school, plain uniforms, and 82-year-old legend head coach with a hip, trendy recruiting tool like twitter. I’ve always been really critical of Jay, but he’s brilliant for doing this and before it becomes cliche.

but aren’t computers banned during games? How is one supposed to tweet without a computer?