Florida State Players Vote to Ban Social Media
"I don't think it's smart," Fisher told The Ledger. "There's no benefit. Tell me a benefit for getting on it? Because the only thing that comes back is negative. They read all the stuff that people say. I've told them, ‘Be careful. Don't listen to it and don't reply back.'"
Add Florida State to the increasing number of college football programs that have banned social media.
A tight group of FSU players — quarterback EJ Manuel, wide receiver Kenny Shaw and defensive back Greg Reid — talked about how their Twitter feeds Saturday night were being hit hard with negative commentary from the fans after the Seminoles lost their third straight game.
“Really don’t care what people say about our team. I love these boys & sometimes stuff just don’t go our way,” Reid said on his Twitter feed, according to The Ledger.
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