How do you get your college football game to trend on Twitter? Paint your hashtag on the end zone of course. That is just what Mississippi State has done in preparation for their big rivalry game against University of Mississippi this Saturday. They painted in huge letters #HAILSTATE, which represents the school's traditional fight song and rally cheer. Twitter is utilized frequently by Mississippi State’s athletic director Scott Stricklin. He said they were discussing just painting HAIL STATE on the end zone, then somebody suggested hashtagging it.
This is a first in college football, but not a first for plugging a hashtag. According to Mashable, “A Mexican first-division soccer team recently replaced the player names on jerseys with their Twitter handles, also believed to be a first in the sports world.”
This idea, albeit a little loud, is awesome. While I will quickly become annoyed if hashtags start popping up all over players and courts, I love the ingenuity and creativity of this idea. Ref. mashable.com Pic Ref. mashable.com
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