Eccentric and entertaining LSU head coach Les Miles joined Twitter four years ago. Coaches on Twitter isn't necessarily an exciting thing as they have to be much safer and more generic in what they tweet versus athletes or regular joes and schmoes like you and me. (Just imagine if Larry Eustachy could Twitpic those party photos.) Most of the time it's just university propaganda, rainbows and sunshine, exclamation points and hashtags. For example...
Can't say THANK YOU enough to UA administration & support to keep our staff together when others come calling to hire away. #WPS #GoHogsGo
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) February 11, 2013
#B1GCATS WIN!
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) February 2, 2013
Today was a great Signing Day for our program!!! These 20 players are going to be a part of something special here at Duke!!! #goduke
— David Cutcliffe (@DavidCutcliffe) February 7, 2013
Bleh.
Thank God though for the fake field goal ca...
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