Tweets of the Day: National Response to Baylor Head Coach Matt Rhule

Now that Baylor has officially announced its new head coach ...

OFFICIAL: We have our new Head Football Coach. Welcome to Matt Rhule and his family. #SicEm

https://t.co/PSK4tvRjrS pic.twitter.com/5hlVcvEK8c

— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 6, 2016

I thought it might be worthwhile to take the temperature of the various major outlets to let people know what others were saying about this hire.  I'll share my thoughts on it when I have more time to collect them.  Suffice to say, I am excited.

Starting with a tweet from last week ...

I think maybe Matt Rhule is what everyone thinks Tom Herman is.

— Rob Cassidy (@Cassidy_Rob) December 3, 2016

#SicEm

The Baylor search is finally over. Impressive get. https://t.co/Uudtlrqb30

— Max Olson (@max_olson) December 6, 2016

The idea of Matt Rhule w/ #Baylor money and resources is scary. He's got back-2-back 10 win seasons in the AAC. BU will rebound fast. #SicEm

— C. Austin Cox (@C_Austin_Cox) December 6, 2016

What's Baylor get in Matt Rhule? A 41-year-old who walks to work, coaches Little League + has coached 8/9 positions. https://t.co/lfvXxGeiqa pic.twitter.com/uPN0y1ly1F

— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) December 6, 2016

Incredible, incredible hire for Baylor getting Matt Rhule. I'm a HUGE fan of his. What he's done at Temple is remarkable.

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) December 6, 2016

Per #Baylor release, here is what the new Bears HC Matt Rhule had to say about taking over at #Baylor pic.twitter.com/cerzmFV7Cv

— Jessica Morrey (@JessicaMorrey) December 6, 2016

Staffing wise, Matt Rhule's top priority will be to bring Phil Snow to Waco .. one of the most underrated DCs in America .. #Baylor

— Rich Cirminiello (@RichCirminiello) December 6, 2016

WE HAVE A COACH! Let's get to work, @CoachMattRhule! #SicEm

— OurDailyRhuleFanClub (@OurDailyBears) December 6, 2016

Patience is gonna be key. Lots of JUCO to build depth. But Rhule is a home run for @OurDailyBears. Will build it from ground up.

— Smoking Musket (@SmokingMusket) December 6, 2016

For Baylor, I think it's an outstanding hire and someone with characteristics that the program really needs after the whole Art Briles saga. https://t.co/XUF9QKNjhn

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) December 6, 2016

@BUFootball treasure him, Baylor. He is better than most programs deserve.

— Acres of Cherries (@acresofcherries) December 6, 2016

And yeah, we’ll be talking a lot of "Baylor Head Coach Matt Rhule" on #DCTFLive today. Noon, https://t.co/2wzrFTFOB4#SicEm

— Greg Tepper (@Tepper) December 6, 2016

This story will give #Baylor fans a lot more insight into the man & coach the Bears are getting in Matt Rhule: https://t.co/fuOCTcxrCx

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 6, 2016

That's a great hire for #Baylor. Looks like the Bears will be playing some more defense. https://t.co/GWWtUhODsP

— Matt Jennings (@MattAJennings) December 6, 2016

It's a new day in Baylor Nation. Finally. Matt Rhule is our guy. Let's all get behind him. Time to turn the page. pic.twitter.com/enYk42qYyz

— david fankhauser (@dfank_BU) December 6, 2016

Matt Rhule to Baylor would be a Rorshach test — you can see huge positives ("he won at Temple!") and negatives ("he has zero Texas ties!").

— Greg Tepper (@Tepper) December 6, 2016

And the tweet that started everything off today ...

Matt Rhule from Temple University expected to be named Baylor's next head football coach within the next 24 hours #Baylor #sicem

— Ashley Hodge (@ahsicem365) December 6, 2016

#SicEm. I'll add more folks as we go along.