Written by Brent Yarina, BTN.comNext stop on our Twitter Tips series: Northwestern. We’ve already featured seven schools (see them all here), but now it’s time to turn our attention to the guys who tweet about the Wildcats. Just as a refresher, this is a 12-installment series that spotlights every Big Ten institution. The goal is simple: to share some of our favorite school-specific Twitter accounts with our fans. With that out of the way, let’s get to the Northwestern handles.
The Wildcats have several worthy follows, from informative beat writers (@TeddyGreenstein) to dedicated bloggers (@LakeThePosts) to the voice of the Wildcats (@DaveEanet). In other words, whatever it is you’re looking for, Northwestern has a presence on Twitter.
See our list of recommended Wildcat follows below:
Name: Teddy Greenstein
Twitter handle: @TeddyGreenstein
Twitter profile: “lover, fighter, Chicago Trib sportswriter.”
Followers: 10,862
Sample tweet:
I'm told, by the way, that Delany and SEC commish Mike Slive sit on opposite ends of the table. More than symbolism.—
Teddy Greenstein (@TeddyGreenstein) April 25, 2012
Name: Lake The Posts
Twitter handle: @LakeThePosts
Twitter profile: “All things obsessive about Northwestern Athletics. CFB, CBK and other musings…”
Followers: 1,128
Sample tweet:
congrats to LB Nick Roach for winning the #ChicagoBears Piccolo Award for sportsmanship and being an all around good guy.—
Lake The Posts (@LakeThePosts) April 24, 2012
Name: Rodger Sherman
Twitter handle: @sippinonpurple
Twitter profile: “until my death i’m bangladesh. i blog about northwestern sports and make a lot of references to gucci mane.”
Followers: 794
Sample tweet:
BREAKING: Pat Fitzgerald says thing on microphone, does not end it with "Go Cats"—
Rodger Sherman (@sippinonpurple) April 14, 2012
Name: Loretta8
Twitter handle: @Loretta8_SoP
Twitter profile: “I write about basketball, football, gambling and other nonsense for sippinonpurple.com, SB Nation’s Northwestern blog.”
Followers: 302
Sample tweet:
This is the first Northwestern basketball transfer I can recall where I'd heard of the guy before he showed up at NU.—
Loretta8 (@Loretta8_SoP) April 12, 2012
Name: Jonathan Hodges
Twitter handle: @hailtopurple
Twitter profile: “Contributor to hailtopurple.com, Northwestern football commentary and analysis.”
Followers: 1,047
Sample tweet:
Fitzquote: "To our great fans who are talking negative about our DBs, please continue to do that, you are adding fuel"—
Jonathan Hodges (@hailtopurple) April 12, 2012
Name: Pat Fitzgerald
Twitter handle: @coachfitz51
Twitter profile: “Head Football Coach, Northwestern University.”
Followers: 11,979
Sample tweet:
“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing u did your best to become the best that u are capable of being. -John Wooden”—
Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) April 19, 2012
Name: Darren Rovell
Twitter handle: @darrenrovell
Twitter profile: “I’m the Emmy Award winning sports business reporter for CNBC & host of Sports Biz: Game On on NBC Sports Network every Friday night at 7pm ET.”
Followers: 203,146
Sample tweet:
Lesson for Bo Ryan & others in the media: You can choose to avoid Twitter, but Twitter won't avoid you.—
darren rovell (@darrenrovell) April 19, 2012
Name: Chris Emma
Twitter handle: @ChrisEmmaScout
Twitter profile: “Cover the Northwestern Wildcats and Chicago Cubs for FOX Sports Next; member of the Football Writers Association of America; fan of Chipotle.”
Followers: 1,047
Sample tweet:
Junior lineman Brad North said Chicago's pizza is a draw to #Northwestern. He was kidding … I think … bit.ly/Jta7aa—
Chris Emma (@ChrisEmmaScout) April 24, 2012
Name: NU Football
Twitter handle: @NUFBFamily
Twitter profile: “This is the official Twitter page for Northwestern Football. FB: http://www.facebook.com/nufootball YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NUFootballFamily.”
Followers: 984
Sample tweet:
This years seniors looking impressive at NU Pro day! Go Cats! @NU_Sports #northwestern—
NU Football (@NUFBFamily) March 08, 2012
Name: NU Men’s Basketball
Twitter handle: @NUMen’sBball
Twitter profile: “Official Twitter page of the Northwestern University Men’s Basketball Team.”
Followers: 1,141
Sample tweet:
John Shurna will be throwing out the 1st pitch at the Northwestern Baseball game vs. Purdue at 3 p.m. Friday! Stop by and get his autograph.—
NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) April 05, 2012
Name: Dave Eanet
Twitter handle: @DaveEanet
Twitter profile: “Sports Director at @WGNRadio. Play-by-play, Northwestern Wildcats.”
Followers: 340
Sample tweet:
Just reported it on WGN: hearing JIm Phillips and Bill Carmody will hold a teleconference today. Leads me to believe Bill stays on.—
Dave Eanet (@DaveEanet) March 22, 2012
Name: Big Ten Network
Twitter handle: @BTN_NU
Twitter profile: “Northwestern Wildcats video & headlines from @BigTenNetwork.”
Followers: 1,023
Sample tweet:
#NUCats videos: Northwestern Spring Game – Football Highlights bit.ly/IKxYjW—
Big Ten Network (@BTN_NU) April 15, 2012
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Brent Yarina is a web editor and blogger for BTN.com. Find all of his work here and follow him on twitter at @BTNBrentYarina.
Where did Nebraska go? Wouldn’t it be posted before Northwestern?
No, we’ve got them teed up for Friday. Stay tuned. Thanks!