I was hanging out on Saturday night when odd Tweets began popping up about Les Miles and an "affair." There were jokes, OMG WTFs and LOLz regarding Miles stepping down after supposedly having an illicit relationship with a student. A Twitter search of "Les Miles" revealed that some kid from Western Kentucky pulled the rumor from an Alabama message board (big shocker) and thousands accepted it as truth. As Kegs n Eggs tells us, that’s dangerous. And as Bruce Feldman told us, it isn’t true:
Talked to a source at LSU tonight.. there is no truth to that wild rumor.
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) March 3, 2013
College football coaches recognize the dangers of social media, explaining why several have banned their players from Twitter. Iowa, Florida State, Washington State and Ohio State (sometimes) are just a few programs who restrict their athletes’ use of social media to avoid incidents like this. Personally, I don’t want programs to ban Twitter because the world of college sports is far more interesting when "student athletes" are allowed to epically fail in front of a million computer users.
While we’re on the topic, why don’t we create some absurd Twitter rumors of our own? Here’s my B1G list:
Tim Beckman was spotted in Coral Gables on the University of Miami campus but wasn’t there to recruit players scared off by possible sanctions. Instead, he claims he just "got lost on his way to Palm Springs."
Kevin Wilson is turning Indiana’s football program around.
Kirk Ferentz illegally owns a three-toed-sloth, which draws up his offensive gameplan.
Brady Hoke is paid in pork rinds.
Mark Dantonio performs at a local East Lansing comedy club every Friday under the name of Dark Mantonio.
Jerry Kill is a serial killer, explaining why he can never stay in one place for more than 4 years.
Bo Pelini does yoga.
Pat Fitzgerald actually really likes Iowa.
Urban Meyer is completely dedicated to his job and wouldn’t leave it for anything else in the world.
Bill O’Brien, Pat Chambers and Cael Sanderson are actually all the same person. Have you ever seen them in the same place at one time? Think about it.
Barry Alvarez actually knows the name of his head coach.
Do you have any ideas for awesome Twitter rumors? Yes, Fuck Michigan is an acceptable answer…
Robert of A Lion Eye looks at seeding for the Illinois basketball team.
Both Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller are finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Inside the Hall’s latest Big Ten Power Rankings.
Horace E. Cow’s latest Fran-Graph from Iowa’s loss at Indiana. Josh Oglesby…that is all.
Trey Burke is also a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Maize in Brew’s Monday Recruiting Roundup.
It’s gut check time for MSU, as they’ve lost 3 straight games. MLive.
The Daily Gopher asks Chad of BSD a few questions about Penn State basketball.
Class of 2014: Quarterbacks. No, it’s never too early to talk about football in Nebraska. Corn Nation.
SoP breaks down the list of other basketball schools who have never made the NCAA Tournament. This is arguably the saddest piece on the internet right now.
LGHL breaks down recruiting from the past weekend.
The Big Ten was crazy this year, wasn’t it? And we haven’t even reached the tournament yet.
BSD’s roundtable on incoming freshman.
The Boilers stun Wisconsin on Senior Night, writes Hammer and Rails. LOLWISCONSINLOL.
Finally, Larry Fedora: pretty chill bro.