Coach Promises to Call Twitter Fan's Boss So He Can Attend Big Game

As Twitter has emerged into the mainstream over the past few years, college sports coaches have reacted in different ways. Some have banned their players from the social network, while others have made tentative forays in the Twitter world

Then there's Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, who on Tuesday used Twitter to promise to do one Commodores fan a very big solid

Vanderbilt's first game of this season is at home at 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 29 — a Thursday — posing a major problem for one big fan and alum:

What would you do if your boss told you that you had to work the night of the Vanderbilt opener against Ole Miss? Discuss...

— JD (@jrdavis75) August 13, 2013 Read more...