Dumb *** fans.... Some of y'all just don't get it smh.... @F5_Jackson: All these fake UM fans hating in my bri @_NigelBethel for HIS decision.... I support you bra..
@_NigelBethel: @F5_Jackson after you take your visits...let me know what you wanna do
i did an "interview" with Nigel when he committed. I was writing a post for this website ("Fans, Social Media and Recruting)
here was his response to 1 of my questions
don't fu_cking tell me that our fans bashing TV and others don't effect recruiting. This is a new age, whatever we knew about recruiting last year is not the same this year. Recruits react to negative fan base.
You can't do that, other highly regarded recruits see the negative things fans tweet to them and it makes miami fan base look bad. Why do it to nigel bethel when we have 2 players committed to our school from the same school he goes too. You think he not going to say something to them. People just need to get out of these kids lives and stop tweeting them.....i did an "interview" with Nigel when he committed. I was writing a post for this website ("Fans, Social Media and Recruting)
here was his response to 1 of my questions
don't fu_cking tell me that our fans bashing TV and others don't effect recruiting. This is a new age, whatever we knew about recruiting last year is not the same this year. Recruits react to negative fan base.
Very tough concept here. I'm serious. You're essentially asking fans to not act fanatical about the team that these kids turn down. Remember, and I know this is so hard to believe, but these kids really don't mean anything to fans other than they are going to play football for them. It's a double edged sward. On one side, it's really sad what recruiting has become; a bunch of grown men fawning all over 17-18 boys because they can play a game. They shower them with praise and hang on their every word. On the other side, these fans don't owe anything to these kids once they spurn their school (and vice versa). Asking fans not to react because a kid turns down their school (especially if there is any disrespect or games) is absurd. I'm not condoning the actions of any fans that act his way, but you have to see it for what it is. People take this very very seriously and personally. It's almost like an affront to their family as hard as that may be to believe. These kids owe the fans nothing in terms of commitment, but they can't be all in their feelings when fans act like fans. Just my two cents.
You can't do that, other highly regarded recruits see the negative things fans tweet to them and it makes miami fan base look bad. Why do it to nigel bethel when we have 2 players committed to our school from the same school he goes too. You think he not going to say something to them. People just need to get out of these kids lives and stop tweeting them.....i did an "interview" with Nigel when he committed. I was writing a post for this website ("Fans, Social Media and Recruting)
here was his response to 1 of my questions
don't fu_cking tell me that our fans bashing TV and others don't effect recruiting. This is a new age, whatever we knew about recruiting last year is not the same this year. Recruits react to negative fan base.
Very tough concept here. I'm serious. You're essentially asking fans to not act fanatical about the team that these kids turn down. Remember, and I know this is so hard to believe, but these kids really don't mean anything to fans other than they are going to play football for them. It's a double edged sward. On one side, it's really sad what recruiting has become; a bunch of grown men fawning all over 17-18 boys because they can play a game. They shower them with praise and hang on their every word. On the other side, these fans don't owe anything to these kids once they spurn their school (and vice versa). Asking fans not to react because a kid turns down their school (especially if there is any disrespect or games) is absurd. I'm not condoning the actions of any fans that act his way, but you have to see it for what it is. People take this very very seriously and personally. It's almost like an affront to their family as hard as that may be to believe. These kids owe the fans nothing in terms of commitment, but they can't be all in their feelings when fans act like fans. Just my two cents.
