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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 account.
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 register for the RU Passing 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
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.