College football is a huge factor in the United States.
Families can have ties to specific schools or have schools that they cannot
stand just for the sake of sports. So
what happens when Nebraska, a state that pours their entire heart into their
football team, fires their head coach? How does that affect the University in
online searches? How does that change how current students and residents
surrounding the college feel about the football program?
When looking at Google Trends for this topic I decided to
start off with the basis of Mike Riley. When looking at interest over time here
were no peaks at all in the trends of Mike Riley in the past year until around
September 17th and then dipped back down until this past week where
he now has a higher interest than the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Which, I
can equate to the football game this past weekend and the decision to fire Mike
Riley.
Since I do not have a page linked up to a Google analytics
source or an account set up with Hootsuite to narrow down searches for Mike
Riley I went to twitter and did a search and was warm heartedly surprised by
the pour of positive factors that Mike Riley was mentioned in compare to
negative. Firing a head football coach is never an easy decision but with a fan
base like Nebraska it is a family you enter and once you are a part of it, a
piece of you will always be there.
From Twitter to Facebook to Google searches I was presently
reminded that sports are not all about winning. And even firing and rehiring
staff for huge schools, such as the University of Nebraska Lincoln,
sportsmanship and compassion are probably a couple of the most important
factors in college sports.
Thank you Mike Riley for your dedication and compassion
towards the Cornhusker football family. You were the leader the team needed
after the passing of Sam. Nothing but good wishes to you and your future.
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