Since reporting that story, we've discovered that Leach isn't limiting his negative Twitter opinions to his team members, but expanding them to include the whole Twittersphere.
Leach seems to agree with the study showing that social media is for narcissists, as the AP reports that Leach says that Twitter users are just a "bunch of narcissists that want to sit and type stuff about themselves all the time."
That's a pretty harsh assessment. In fact, regarding team members that tweet, he went on to say, "We'll put mirrors in some of their lockers if that's necessary but they don't have to Twitter."
Obviously Leach has yet to read our post, Sports and Social: Where Opportunity and Fear Collide. But then again, neither have the Twittering athletes who say too much and find themselves in hot water as a result. It seems like social media and Twitter are getting banned at every turn, with athletes who fail to think before they tweet (like the Redskins player that mocked fans) deleting their accounts, receiving fines, or getting suspended.
Yesterday alone we saw the Texas Tech Twitter ban, another story about New York Jets wide receiver David Clowney getting benched for a tweet, and also the NBA's new social media policy that forbids in-game tweeting. What Twitter restrictions, bans, or fines will we see tomorrow in the sports world? Who knows, but there's surely more of this to come.