UCF student-athletes create Twitter firestorm
The Knights' men's basketball team, in Huntington, W.Va., for a Conference USA matchup against Marshall, used social media the night before the game to express displeasure in their hotel accommodations. Predictably, chaos ensued.
- The outrage began when UCF point guard A.J. Rompza began tweeting pictures from inside the Pullman Plaza Hotel. First, Rompza commented on his hotel room's television ...
- Got the new flat screens in the hotel! Its so nice I think it takes VHS! Get me outta here! Lol yfrog.com/obkcvbkj
- Rompza also sounded off about the vending machine options. (He went for a package of Starburst, if you were wondering).
- Signage from inside the hotel, courtesy of Rompza.
- I'm just gona leave it alone for the rest of the night! I'm done everyone! Wow I love UCF! Haha yfrog.com/nvn1pdwj
- Matt Turk, a former SID at Marshall, tweeted at Randy Burnside (also a former Marshall SID) about what UCF should do with the situation quickly spiraling out of control.
Nah. Let em go. RT @MattTurkSID @Burnsid2 Seriously maybe the UCF SID should say something at some point here.- UCF players kept right on going, too.
This is a real 5 star hotel!.... Well at least in Huntington. http://pic.twitter.com/WnT3NeyS- Kasey Wilson, who produced the picture above and the tweet below, is a freshman on the UCF men's basketball team who opted to stay in-state and play college ball.
- Triston Spurlock is a sophomore from Woodbridge, Va. He dusted off an old West Virginia joke.
@TristanUCF1 no outhouse? Did they give you guys shovels & buckets? Sounds like a 5 star resort, not. U poor guys! No fun :(- Once the players lit the match that started the social media firestorm ... supporters from UCF and Marshall started throwing jabs of 140 characters or fewer.
UCF Players are talking trash about MU & Huntington on Twitter. Definitely a @CoachDJonesUCF team. MU players need to respond on the court!
Hope our players survive the 5-star roach motel. "Don't let the bedbugs bite", only half kidding. lol @A3Rompza @TristanUCF1 @RozayDaysUCF0- Indeed. At the very least, traveling to Huntington, W.Va., made Rompza "thankful for everything."
