You can use this new Twitter thing to find the first tweet ever published by any account. So of course we’ve used it to go through every FBS head coach’s account.
The 29 finest first tweets by college football coaches
Everyone has a first tweet. College football coaches have pretty good ones.
Many of their introductory tweets got right down to business without any fanfare or hoopla, announcing which players did well at practice that day or documenting a trip to a booster’s luncheon. But some of them are special.
That was your old team, coach
My favorite social media thing about coaching switching jobs: tweets celebrating their old schools, branded with their new schools.
Lets go Red Wolves fans, let me hear ya howl!!! #RedWolves
— Coach Gus Malzahn (@CoachGusMalzahn) March 13, 2012 UW football has officially enterd the world of twitter..... I am looking foward to keeping the Badger Family informed of daily events.....
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) June 15, 2009 I am thrilled to be the new head football coach at the University of Cincinnati - Come Early, Be Loud, Wear Black Bearcats Nation!
— Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones) December 16, 2009 Follow the greatest turnaround in college football history one tweet at a time...Go Dores!
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) March 9, 2011 This is a first tweet
Here’s the class of first tweets that define themselves as first tweets, based on their including the fact of first-tweetness.
Up and Tweeting, now let's get ready for Spring Ball!
— Willie Taggart (@CoachTaggart) March 16, 2010 We had a great practice yesterday and I am really excited about this website. We will give you a lot of updates about MT football
— Coach Stock (@CoachStock) March 23, 2009 Our staff has won out—I've finally joined Twitter. Happy how spring football finished & looking forward to the season. Proud to be a Cougar!
— Coach Mendenhall (@BYU_Football) April 16, 2013 Excited to join #Twitter! More excited about the BRIGHT FUTURE 2013 will bring for #SouthAlabamaFootball #GoJags!!
— Coach Joey Jones (@CoachJoeyJones) January 3, 2013 Our first tweet is from the Tallahassee airport. Chantel, Will, Zack and I are excited to join the BBN! #weareuk pic.twitter.com/wfTVqQnr
— Mark Stoops (@UKCoachStoops) December 2, 2012 So I only get 140 characters on this thing?...That's it?! This is going to be tough. Hello Twitter world.
— Mike Leach (@Coach_Leach) April 19, 2011 @elimanning Hey I'm on twitter can you believe that! Give me a call when you can!
— David Cutcliffe (@DavidCutcliffe) February 19, 2009 Hey, this is Mike Gundy, Head Coach of Oklahoma State Football. Guess I am off and running with Twitter now. On (cont) http://tl.gd/8phevq
— Mike Gundy (@CoachGundy) February 12, 2011 Just started my twitter account!
— Tim Beckman (@coachbeckman) April 2, 2009 I am fired up to be on Twitter! Thank you for following me and the CATS!
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) May 21, 2009 My good friend Bob Stoops talked me into this Twitter stuff - lets see how it goes. 3 more days till game time! pic.twitter.com/sDpChgAxhn
— Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) August 28, 2013 How's it going Beaver Nation? I'm new on Twitter & excited to update you on everything that is going on with OUR Football Family. Go Beavs!
— Mike Riley (@Coach_Riley) March 18, 2010 I want to welcome everyone to my official twitter page. I encourage you to follow my journey as the 2009 season begins.
— Kevin Sumlin (@CoachSumlin) July 10, 2009 Hey Pirate Nation: I'm excited to have a Twitter account. More to come! Go Pirates!
— Ruffin McNeill (@RuffinMcNeill) February 22, 2012 I've joined this century and created an account. Looking forward to connecting with Navy fans far and wide. 191 days until BEAT INDIANA!
— Ken Niumatalolo (@NAVYCoachKen) March 1, 2013 Testing out Twitter... Let's see if we can get this rolling next week.
— June Jones (@CoachJuneJones) April 9, 2009 Hello #Tulane fans and the world of Twitter! I'll be here everyday with updates so please follow me! #raisethebar
— TUCoachCJ (@TUCoachCJ) August 5, 2012 Yes
These are probably the five best.
Coach just found out we made this twitter account a few minutes before he was out the door - but have no fear, we'll get him hooked soon!
— Tony Levine (@CoachTonyLevine) December 22, 2011 Posted a new blog. http://markricht.com/blog/blog.php
— Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) February 10, 2009 This is the Official Twitter Page of Coach Hugh Freeze.
— Hugh Freeze (@CoachHughFreeze) March 18, 2011 #KevinWilson is the new head football coach at #IU http://bit.ly/geHe07 #iufb #cfb
— Kevin Wilson (@IUCoachWilson) December 7, 2010 Football Update: Spartans Await Postseason Bowl Invitation http://t.co/PilLbID
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