Tweetle Dumb

by PJS on Apr 20, 2009 11:59 AM CDT in Gopher Football Comment 12 comments

You gotta hand it to Tim Brewster for his communications skills! Not long after having access (clearly he's doing this himself and there's not a ghost writer), Brewster is getting massive attention, as first noted by 11W, for one singular (though now deleted) tweet.

From Black Heart Gold Pants we have a screenshot of the offending tweet. Brilliant stroke from Brewster and the communications staff. Can anyone really believe they allow this guy to communicate with the world at the push of a button?

Perhaps because a college coach shouldn't stoop to using twitter to attack the weight of a columnist (this is what bloggers do) or because he used 'your' when he should have used 'you're,' the offending tweet was quickly taken down. Patrick Reusse has now responded. via CJ at the STrib

And I have an image that I encourage Brewster to post on his office wall before making any future ill-advised tweets. And to the UofM Communications staff .... is there anyway that one of you could think about operating Twitter for Brewster?

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Bush League

What is the point of this post other than to give legs to something that is completely unsubstantiated? Can you somehow verify that Brewster made the offending tweet? Given that Brewster has denied that he was the one who wrote the comment on twitter, are you completely questioning his integrity? Seriously, unless you are some great fan of Patrick Reusse, what can be your motivation here?

by KBGopher on Apr 20, 2009 4:57 PM CDT reply actions

If it wasn't brewster it was someone who is ghost writing his Twitter account for him.

I’m choosing to believe that a communications professional would know better and not write such a thing. This is a man who is taking a substantial salary from a public institution. I’d hope he uses his resources productively and not to insult a columnnist. And if Brewster didn’t write it, someone did. Who was it?

Maroon and Gold Headquarters: The Daily Gopher

by PJS on Apr 20, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh, and if someone else is writing his Twitter for him ....

…. then it shouldn’t be written as if it was coming from the coach. And if some PR hand used public resources to attack a journalist—even if it’s one Minnesota fans don’t like—said PR hand should be demoted at least.

Maroon and Gold Headquarters: The Daily Gopher

by PJS on Apr 20, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Garbage

You just lost a reader – disappointing you have chosen to get caught up in this type of worthless gotcha type of “journalism” – but plenty of other sites to read about Gopher sports. Stick to the game between the lines and wins and losses- its much more interesting.

by olygopher on Apr 20, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

I think it's Gopher news and...

I’d much rather read that news on this great site than Reusse’s column.

by COJOMAY on Apr 20, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Who cares?

Reusse is a fat, sad human being who doesn’t know anything about football, is a dry drunk, and, from a few accounts I’ve heard, a miserable person to be around. Why should anyone care if a football coach gives his opinion about him?

by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Apr 20, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions

Come on. Do you really think it's appropriate for a football coach, using his UofM Twitter account, to attack the appearance of someone?

Frankly the more I think about this the more outraged I am. I think Reusse is an ass too. And I’m pretty sure he’s overweight. But I’m not communicating that on the taxpayer’s dime to young recruits.

And to what end? It’s one thing for bloggers to mock mainstream media reporters……it’s what we do. But for a Division I coach to take the time out of his day to make an attack like that, well, I’m sorry but I think it’s inappropriate.

Maroon and Gold Headquarters: The Daily Gopher

by PJS on Apr 20, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

two things...

1 – it is worth commenting on…The Star Trib reported on it, Brewster has been the poster-coach for coaches using Twitter (I’ve seen the google alerts from all over mentioning his name). I’m all for using Twitter for recruiting purposes, whatever it takes to connect with 17 yr-olds, but this was out of line and regardless of who typed it he needs to have thicker skin than that.

2 – I’d bet my SBN salary that he rarely is the one who tweets and it is interns or grad assistants doing it. Look at it now, there are 4 posts just this evening. I don’t think tweeting is how he is spending his down time.

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Apr 20, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions

Tweet Signals End of Brewster in Dinkytown

http://www.thedailygopher.com/2009/4/21/846853/brew-foot-in-tweet

by twinsfan21 on Apr 21, 2009 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

This is a bit much...

It will take more than this nonsense to bring him down. Keep in mind, the Oklahoma State head coach is still around. Why? He won. Brewster wins and he’s fine. He doesn’t improve more or gets worse and he’s gone. But he would have been gone then anyway.

by GoAUpher on Apr 21, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions

This is all he said/he said

I think there is a LOT of overreach assuming that it was Brewster. None of his other tweets have been in the same ballpark…this one had a much different tone. In my mind it was either someone who posts tweets for him or his account got hacked. Brew has done a nice job of putting his foot in his mouth before, but if you think back noticible foot in the mouth moments are of a overly confident/positive nature, not negative stuff like this.

Also, while he has had a penchant for being off the cuff, do you really think he would put this out there right after he gets interviewed in multiple locations for his use of Twitter? When his well-linked to Twitter feed is the most likely to be seen/watched?

For all I know he could have tweeted this. And if he did then he’s a fool of the “I’m a MAN! I’m 40!” variety. But that is what annoys me about this “story” is that there are NO FACTS here. Just a tweet that got pulled down, a poorly sourced (is there any other kind) CJ column in the STrib, and Reusse (he of the anti-Brewster vendetta) claiming his foolproof (so he claims) “source” in the Athletic Dept as the proof that Brewster did it.

by GoAUpher on Apr 21, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions