NCAA President Charlie Baker Is a Twitter Reply Guy – Front Office Sports

On Jan. 15, NCAA president Charlie Baker posted a two-minute video on X/Twitter addressing the explosive federal charges that dozens of Division I men’s basketball players were involved in a bribery-driven point-shaving and game-fixing scheme.  Later that same day, Baker used the same social media platform to share that he thinks Jim Thorpe is the greatest athlete of all time, that the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington hit him hard, and that the TV show Friday Night Lights managed to be excellent from start to finish. Baker, who is 69 and has more than 93,000 followers, has become a full-fledged reply guy. His account has been active since 2009 and became verified in 2014. Baker has always been an active user—in 2015, Boston Magazine published a story called “Charlie Baker Is Awesome At Twitter.” That story had nothing to do with him being a reply guy; instead, it focused on his selfie-taking proficiency, his propensity to engage with reporters, and his correct usage of the quote tweet feature. As of Jan. 21, Baker has made almost 9,000 total posts.  Starting late last year, there was a noticeable uptick in the volume of his replies to accounts posing light
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