A Huge Thank You To Miami Fans
CORAL GABLES — The University of Miami and staff of HurricaneSports.com want to thank Hurricanes fans for their loyal and active support of our social media initiatives on Twitter… and we want to brag on OUR FANS too.
According to research by Brian Browsher on the blog Marqeting, HurricaneSports has picked up 1,399 since Aug. 10. That’s a 43.1 percent increase in the Twitter followers and has moved “THE U” up from 25th to 17th in the rankings of Division I Athletics Departments on Twitter.
Of course It’s All About The U and FANS OF THE U…. So now lets take aim at the 16 schools above us!!!
Below is a graph on the Twitter accounts with the most growth on Twitter, as well as the top 17 programs in Division I.
And don’t forget to become a fan of the Hurricanes on facebook by clicking here.
| Growth Since Aug. 20, 2010 | ||||
| Overall Rank | School | Twitter Name | Followers | Growth |
| 62 | USC | USC_Athletics | 1708 | 61.70% |
| 70 | Clemson | CU_athletics | 1162 | 47.50% |
| 21 | Nebraska | Huskers | 4248 | 43.50% |
| 17 | Miami | hurricanesports | 4645 | 43.10% |
| 41 | Colorado | cubuffs | 2523 | 40.10% |
| 78 | Indiana | LetsGoBigRed | 389 | 38.90% |
| 44 | Auburn | AUAthletics | 2317 | 31.50% |
| 59 | Iowa State | ISUCy | 1799 | 30.70% |
| 26 | Ole Miss | OleMissNow | 3723 | 24.90% |
Of the top 17 programs in Division I, only Miami has experienced growth of over 20 percent during the last six weeks:
| Overall Rankings | ||||
| Rank | School | Twitter Name | Followers | Growth |
| 1 | Florida | GatorZoneNews | 14109 | 12.50% |
| 2 | Kentucky | UKAthleticsNews | 12991 | 5.70% |
| 3 | Oklahoma | SoonerSportscom | 10154 | 10.40% |
| 4 | Iowa | TheIowaHawkeyes | 8982 | 14.90% |
| 5 | Kansas | KUAthletics | 8477 | 18.20% |
| 6 | Alabama | UA_Athletics | 8096 | 19.10% |
| 7 | LSU | LSUsports | 7983 | 6.30% |
| 8 | UCLA | UCLAAthletics | 6959 | 8.80% |
| 9 | Washington | UWSportsNews | 6952 | 8.90% |
| 10 | Arkansas | ArkRazorbacks | 6694 | 9.00% |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | GTAthletics | 6384 | 9.40% |
| 12 | Nortre Dame | UND_com | 6301 | 16.10% |
| 13 | Missouri | mutigersdotcom | 5487 | 11.10% |
| 14 | South Carolina | GamecocksOnline | 4896 | 10.60% |
| 15 | Tennessee | UTAthletics | 4790 | 16.30% |
| 16 | Georgia | UGAAthletics | 4745 | 19.70% |
| 17 | Miami | hurricanesports | 4645 | 43.10% |
Bowser gave the HurricaneSports.com crew some love as well:
Tip of the cap to @hurricanesports for using the rankings to rally fans and build followers– The U picked up 1,399 new followers since August 10, jumping from 25th to 17th in the rankings. Here are some of their better tweets…
http://twitter.com/hurricanesports/status/20846609156
http://twitter.com/hurricanesports/status/20907971699
http://twitter.com/hurricanesports/statuses/20847330755
