THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO No. 1: Do not tweet at recruits. Not only is tweeting at recruits about how awesome your school is, or, even worse, how horrible the recruit is when he decides to go to Ohio State instead, it’s probably a violation of NCAA rules.
3 things college football fans should not do on social media, based on yesterday
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THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO No. 2: Do not secretly tweet at players. Even worse than tweeting at players: Subtweeting players. Because your tweet could end up on this:
And if 315-pound Stephane Nembot ever finds you, you could end up with your iPhone lodged in your ear.
THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO No. 3: Do not hack your team’s Facebook page. So what if Brady Hoke left the password for Michigan’s Facebook page as “MeatballSub1234?” You should not take advantage of that to post photobombs and buzzworthy emoji posts in the hopes that someone believes Jim Harbaugh wanted you to see EXTREME SELFIES.
Elsewhere around college football:
Bet $25 on the 30-yard line. UNLV, fresh off a Vegas-inspired helmet makeover, let SB Nation unveil its plans for a Vegas-themed field design at Sam Boyd Stadium, timed for the Rebels’ home opener against UCLA.
War Damn Legal. SB Nation’s Matt Brown sits down with the Alabama state senator who introduced a resolution to make Auburn recognize an additional seven national championships. The takeaway: Why the hell not?
In related items, Bill Connelly on whether Auburn might win a tenth third national championship in 2015.
Six teams that need to step it up on the field in order to keep recruiting strong. Yes, Tennessee’s here.
[bites hand to avoid making Alabama literacy joke] Roll Bama Roll talks with Monte Burke, the writer of Saban: The Making of a Coach. The book is good enough that it prompted Nick Saban to attack unauthorized biographies in general.
A couch made of fire. EDSBS chronicles the worst-case scenarios for each Big 12 squad, with at least one ending in Generalissimo Rhoads.
Read to the finish. Infamous Twitter rumormonger Incarcerated Bob thought he had a scoop on an NCAA investigation of Ole Miss. He somehow forgot to read the second page. /Poot noises.
House of Sparky spent a day behind the scenes at Arizona State camp. Todd Graham stayed!
Michigan State loses its best blitzer Ed Davis for the season due to injury.
A man named Smash. If you thought football players named Smash only existed in Friday Night Lights, take a look at the Missouri roster.
The Florida Minus Four. How the Texas Longhorns’ famed Florida Five recruiting haul is already down to just one guy.
Like listening to a Stapp-less Creed. Shutdown Fullcast soldiers on this week without a traveling Spencer Hall, but the Pac-12 is interesting enough that you won’t mind the Eastern Washington references.
Les Miles denies that was him sitting behind Tom Brady in this Internet-beloved courtroom art.
For the record, I have been working on LSU football all day so this is not me but an imposter at Tom Brady hearing. pic.twitter.com/xYpWKYa95Q
— Les Miles (@LSUCoachMiles) August 12, 2015 See More:
