Michigan State taking a page from Vols' recruiting playbook?

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EAST LANSING — Michigan State's self-styled "Dream Team 16" is gaining momentum since its entry into the social media world, via Twitter on May 6.

"You get early commits or an early guy that's using hash tags and naming the class, that can really get the ball rolling,'' Shurburtt said. "The social media (Twitter) wave kind of had its beginning with those first couple Tennessee classes ... I think a lot of other schools saw it transpire.''

Michigan State's 'Dream Team 16' is taking social media, national team recruiting rankings by storm | MLive.com

 

[WestEndVol]

lol, Rutgers is trying to do the same thing:

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

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[KingtUT]

lol, Rutgers is trying to do the same thing:

hilarious

 

[JohnMcA60]

Lol imitation is the best form of flattery. Go vols

 

[butchna]

Lol imitation is the best form of flattery. Go vols

I could go with that but this time next year, those programs will be claiming to have come up with it themselves. And ESPN will back their claim.

 

[OldVol49vfl]

I could go with that but this time next year, those programs will be claiming to have come up with it themselves. And ESPN will back their claim.

ESPN would say, "Mich. State came up with a new recruiting gimmick this year but Tennessee copied it two years ago."
That's the way they work.
JMO FWIW

 

[supersmo18]

ESPN would say, "Mich. State came up with a new recruiting gimmick this year but Tennessee copied it two years ago."
That's the way they work.
JMO FWIW

lol, that's funny cause it's true.

 

[Volinmem]

Often imitated...never duplicated.

 

[fade route]

The thought of Rutgers having a "dream team" is a whole lot of lulz

 

[Volfreak1964]

We are Tennessee!

 

[Big Orange Jeff]

lol, Rutgers is trying to do the same thing:

A more accurate hashtag would be #RUDreamingTeam

 

[ainge10heisman]

The thought of Rutgers having a "dream team" is a whole lot of lulz

Not really, a class full of low 3 stars would be a dream team to them. Just because their dream team might not be as highly thought of as ours, it doesn't mean it isn't a dream team to them.

 

[Mookie]

We also are not the first to do this. UGA did it in 2011: here is an article headline: Georgia's ‘Dream Team’ recruiting class a mixed bag after three years

Georgia's

 

[DeekT]

Next thing you know Kentucky will be wanting to checkerboard their end zone. Oh wait.....

 

[YankeeVol]

We also are not the first to do this. UGA did it in 2011: here is an article headline: Georgia's ‘Dream Team’ recruiting class a mixed bag after three years

Georgia's

Blasphemy! Everyone knows Tennessee had it first!

 

[Preds&Vols]

Next thing you know Kentucky will be wanting to checkerboard their end zone. Oh wait.....

They see us, ain't never gonna be us

 

[Volnukem]

They aren't talking about the Dream Team moniker being what we started. We started a social media based recruiting revolution. Sure other teams used Twitter a little prior to the 2014 class, but Butch really pushed it as a key part of our recruiting portfolio.

 

[Volngeorgia]

They see us, ain't never gonna be us

Everybody borrows and steals ideas.
However, rarely will you see what Kentucky has done with the checkerboards to use something that one of their main rivals is know for. Seems :loco: to me.

 

[BigVolFan]

lol, Rutgers is trying to do the same thing:

I wonder how much Rutgers is paying their "Money Team"?

 

[DaddyChad]

We also are not the first to do this. UGA did it in 2011: here is an article headline: Georgia's ‘Dream Team’ recruiting class a mixed bag after three years

Georgia's

Lol. Georgia wasn't the first to use Dream Team either. People are talking about the recruiting emphasis UT has placed on social media. Jones is the best I've seen at utilizing it as a tool and Volnation is one of the most active fanbases on social media and the internet.

 

[vollygirl]

ESPN would say, "Mich. State came up with a new recruiting gimmick this year but Tennessee copied it two years ago."
That's the way they work.
JMO FWIW

:lol:

 

[vollygirl]

B Mo took it to a new level for Tennessee.

 

[UTvol1fn]

they hate us cuz they ain't us

 

[LA Vol]

I believe using the Team # to create a team identity and hashtagging it in social media is what they're referring to-- not the use of Dream Team, which OJ made famous.