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B1G coaches Twitter power rankings
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It’s easy to debate who the best coach is. Compare wins, compare conference and national titles.
But the true test of a coach’s legacy, of course, is how many Twitter followers they have. Paul Chryst, Kirk Ferentz, Darrell Hazell and Jerry Kill receive zero points for not having a Twitter .
Here are the Big Ten coaches ranked based on their Twitter following, along with their best offseason tweet.
10. Kyle Flood (Rutgers), 12.9 followers
78 Teams Already In! Only a few days left to for the RU ing Camp 7on7! http://t.co/Y64RiOS0KI#TheBelt! pic.twitter.com/X7m3ls7qFm
— Kyle Flood (@KJJFlood) June 22, 2015
9. Tim Beckman (Illinois), 15.4K followers
https://twitter.com/coachbeckman/status/556170772713324544
8. Randy Edsall (Maryland), 18.1K followers
https://twitter.com/RandyEdsall/status/622929107555360768
7. Kevin Wilson (Indiana), 22.8K followers
Awesome Day 4 #iufb Participating with Colts QB Andrew Luck & #ChangeThePlay Camp. #Gr8Day2BeAHoosier – #GoIU pic.twitter.com/XTFfLHsYmb
— Kevin Wilson (@TulsaCoachKDub) July 19, 2015
6. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), 29.6K followers
It's always great to have the #B1GMediaDay here in Chicago! #B1GCats #ChicagosBigTenTeam pic.twitter.com/7yL8IR7OWh
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) July 31, 2015
5. Mark Dantonio (Michigan State), 50.6K followers
SUCCESS is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" #Winston Churchill #V4MSU! pic.twitter.com/XF9EAcgYgh
— Mark Dantonio (@DantonioMark) July 1, 2015
T3. Mike Riley (Nebraska), 111K followers
The #Huskers are going to look great in these new alternates from @adidasFballUS! #GBR 🔴🔴🔴 pic.twitter.com/a5tJqW2e8X
— Mike Riley (@Coach_Riley) July 23, 2015
T3. James Franklin (Penn State), 111K followers
Always a special time with the guys at @PennStHershey, but her smile is what it's all about! #WeAreFamily pic.twitter.com/I7AOFw103f
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) July 15, 2015
2. Urban Meyer (Ohio State), 294K followers
Cardale throwing out the first pitch in his hometown at the Cleveland Indians game pic.twitter.com/xWh2pxV20H
— Urban Meyer (@CoachUrbanMeyer) June 6, 2015
1. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), 298K followers
I can't disagree … I can only agree. Mine too @NICKIMINAJ ! pic.twitter.com/IYw8eQUHcz
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) August 2, 2015