twittersphere loves whalen hiring
The Gophers' hiring of Lindsay Whalen sparked all kinds of excitement on Twitter. The tweet from @GopherSports that announced the hiring had over 5,000 likes and 1,500 retweets in four hours. A sampling of some other tweets:
Gophers point guard Kenisha Bell (@HazelEyed_h00pa)
@Vikings
@Libraryben
@dukeanyanwu
@Mr_Logelin
U president: @PrezKaler
Former Gophers star: @rachelbanham_1
@ExtraPaleMalew
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