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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129565968" data-attributes="member: 1428007">You think too lowly of yourself and others. Don't kid yourself, social media is used to influence people all the time:Schools and probably conferences have hired people to get on message boards and influence thought.excerpt:<a href="http://awfulannouncing.com/2013/maryland-hired-a-pr-team-to-spin-positive-feelings-about-its-b1g-move.htmlhttp://awfulannouncing.com/2013/maryland-hired-a-pr-team-to-spin-positive-feelings-about-its-b1g-move.html">Maryland hired a PR team to spin positive feelings about its B1G move</a>Last November, when the University of Maryland announced it was jumping from the ACC to the B1G in a move that left us all baffled, the higher ups at the university correctly predicted that decision would not go over well. After 60 years in the ACC, you're bailing on Duke to play Northwestern in basketball? WHAT? They went as far as to hire a PR firm to leave comments on blogs, newspapers, and message boards to shape a more positive narrative about Maryland's move to the Big Ten. Via the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-terps-big-ten-1107-20131106,0,2282119.story">Baltimore Sun</a>:Texas just caught an A&M fan getting on social media pretending to be a Texas fan and spreading hate messages to UT recruits to chase them off:<a href="http://www.bigdaddyscourt.com/blog/2016/4/21/texas-am-college-student-is-exposed-for-making-multiple-racist-twitter-accounts-and-tweeting-at-multiple-texas-recruits-as-texas-fans">User On University Of Texas Online Forum, ShaggyTexas, Exposes Texas A&M Fan For Making Multiple Racist Twitter Accounts Posing As "Texas Fans" And Then Tweeting At Recruits</a>Maryland's president and ND's AD have commented on this sort of thing--from the Big Ten going ahead more quickly to add the Terrapins to ND backing off publicly that it was joining the BIG 12--excerpt:from Washington Post Nov. 26, 2012U-Md. president: Big Ten move deliberateLoh said neither he nor the Big Ten ever imposed a deadline, but as information began to leak out about a possible deal in mid-November, he and Big Ten officials decided it was best to forge ahead quickly.“I believe this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity,” Loh said. “If we don’t join now, I don’t think Maryland will ever join in my lifetime.” and this:Notre Dame shoots down Big 12 rumorBut, no, the Irish will not shift allegiance of other sports to the Big 12 soon, as a report contended could occur by the end of summer.<img src="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/images/pixel.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/images/pixel.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />"I saw that and I thought (Bob) Bowlsby and I should hold hands up there," Swarbrick joked, alluding to the incoming Big 12 commissioner. "I have no idea what prompted that. It is not based on any discussion, any meeting we have done."So no, I'm not crazy, I'm not thinking too much of myself or any of the other bunk people try to say about me.  I come and see people badmouthing WVU or the BIG 12 with lies and I discuss it.  I present facts and articles for discussion.  That is what message boards are for.  You should ask yourself however.  If people really believe that what I'm saying has no impact--why do so many hate me, spew vitriol nonstop when I present information that is verifiable, and try to keep everyone from talking with me or reading anything I say?  Why is something that has no influence so threatening to these posters--who you do not know and also don't know why they are here?Also, ask yourself why there are people flooding every BIG 12 board they can get on--from other schools, some pretending to be from BIG 12 schools, and all they do 24/7 is talk trash about the BIG 12, its schools, leaders, schools that want to join, etc.  Why would they do that if THEY didn't think they had influence?I'm not going to apologize or back down from what is right because some want to silence me.  If what I say gets to the president of WVU or OU or the commissioner of the BIG 12 great!  But that has nothing to do with me--and it doesn't mean I'm going to let others come to boards for the school I support or the conference I support, trash it day and night, try to break it up day and night and not correct the lies and misinformation, or have discussions about these things with rational people not out to flood the board with negativity and lies. If you want to sit back and watch people trash WVU and try to tear up the conference that's on you--don't worry about me.</blockquote>

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