Kentucky coach John Calipari now has close to 95,000 followers on Twitter. As a comparison, here are some other well-known names and what they have:
Tom Crean 6,000+
Pete Carroll 21,000+
Lane Kiffin 6,000+
Bruce Pearl 2,400+
Urban Meyer 3,700+
Nick Saban 2,500+
Charlie Weis 4,200+
How many people are 95,000?
The picture shown here is Michigan Stadium, or "The Big House," in Ann Arbor, Michigan - the home of the Michigan Wolverines football team. Michigan Stadium has a capacity of roughly 108,000 people. By this time next week, Coach Calipari will likely have that many followers on Twitter. So, take a look at that picture and think about the number of folks that are following John Calipari's "tweets." Then, ask yourself, "are folks paying attention to Kentucky basketball once again or what?"
John Calipari has revived Big Blue Nation and returned Kentucky basketball to national prominence in about two months. He has delivered one of the all-time great recruiting classes and brought more energy to the Kentucky fans than I have seen in over decade.
The next time Coach Cal sends out one of his little inspirational messages, one of his travel updates or one his stories of hanging out with LeBron James; imagine yourself sitting at The Big House with 108,000 other people. That is how many people are receiving those updates and paying attention to the Kentucky Wildcats and their head coach.
Tom Crean 6,000+
Pete Carroll 21,000+
Lane Kiffin 6,000+
Bruce Pearl 2,400+
Urban Meyer 3,700+
Nick Saban 2,500+
Charlie Weis 4,200+
How many people are 95,000?
The picture shown here is Michigan Stadium, or "The Big House," in Ann Arbor, Michigan - the home of the Michigan Wolverines football team. Michigan Stadium has a capacity of roughly 108,000 people. By this time next week, Coach Calipari will likely have that many followers on Twitter. So, take a look at that picture and think about the number of folks that are following John Calipari's "tweets." Then, ask yourself, "are folks paying attention to Kentucky basketball once again or what?"
John Calipari has revived Big Blue Nation and returned Kentucky basketball to national prominence in about two months. He has delivered one of the all-time great recruiting classes and brought more energy to the Kentucky fans than I have seen in over decade.
The next time Coach Cal sends out one of his little inspirational messages, one of his travel updates or one his stories of hanging out with LeBron James; imagine yourself sitting at The Big House with 108,000 other people. That is how many people are receiving those updates and paying attention to the Kentucky Wildcats and their head coach.
Follow Calipari here: http://www.twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari
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