Social Media Ban Necessary?
- Thread starter allenj32
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Here's the thing though...the players already do this. They don't tweet bad things. They don't post instagram pictures doing stupid ****.
The only one that has any trouble with it is Jameel. And the stuff he is posting shouldn't be a problem with anyone but his teammates and coaches. Should we be bothered by the fact that on ONE night, Jameel was sick of Ames? Nope. Not any of our business. I, myself, am sometimes sick of Des Moines. Does it affect me if Jameel says he was suspended for 1 game. Nope, not at all.
Jameel's problem is with his coaches and maybe his teammates. He'd have the same attitude with them, social media ban or not. It's his attitude that is the problem. Not his twitter account.
Haha I'd actually love to sit in on this! I actually want to know what they say about message boards and the likes. Mainly over reacting out of touch fans who represent a small percentage, but come across as the vocal majority.
Am I missing something here? I thought GTO was the only person who could do poll threads...anyway vote no let be kids be kids. If they have to learn from mistakes, well that's life
I say no, but coaches have to have serious talks with the pitfalls of using such media. Players have to know to be careful what the say because it can be misunderstood or can cause problems.
But, I think the coaches need to let the players know they trust them and expect them to handle this responsibly.
But, I think the coaches need to let the players know they trust them and expect them to handle this responsibly.
How can it be unconstitutional to ban their media rights? You can tell them whatever the hell you want, or they aren't going to play. What does social media have over eating ice cream?
Perhaps clicking either of the two links in my post that suggested it might be unconstitutional would answer your question.
The 1st Amendment generally prohibits the government from telling you what you can and can't say or where you can say it. A public university banning Twitter could run afoul of that.
Until the amendment passes that prevents the government from banning ice cream, your last question is dumb.
The last question was completely relevant. A coach can tell a player he can't eat ice cream to lose weight. He eats ice cream; he isn't playing. How is that different than twitter? You can be a loud mouth idiot on any media. How is this even a question? What's next, coaches can't bench players for talking back because it violates their free speech?
While it was dumb, he also talked to the Ames Tribune so a ban wouldn't have done anything in that situation.
