Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @BYUCougars
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
157
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics including BYU football, athletics, design, NIL, scones, and academic rankings. Some tweets express support and excitement for BYU and its athletics programs, while others criticize alleged rule-breaking or make sarcastic comments about academic rankings. There is also mention of an alleged NIL offer to a player not in the transfer portal, which would be illegal. Overall, the tweets reflect a mix of opinions and perspectives on BYU and its various activities.
Topic Modeling
- Sports - discussion of BYU athletics and their events, including football, basketball, and golf
- Recruitment - mentions of official and unofficial visits to BYU by potential football players
- Design and recognition - admiration for BYU's design team and recognition for their work
- Controversy - allegations of rule breaking and dishonesty in regards to recruitment and player compensation
- Academics - a brief mention of SDSU's academics compared to BYU's
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from excitement and pride for Brigham Young University and its various sports teams, to frustration and disgust regarding allegations of rule-breaking and dishonesty in the recruiting process. There are also some sarcastic or critical comments about other universities and their academic standards. Overall, the mood of the tweets is positive and enthusiastic, but there are some concerns about ethics and fair play.
Trend Analysis
- BYU football and sports-related topics
- Recruiting and unofficial visits to BYU
- BYU's upcoming move to the Big12 Conference
- Design and recognition for BYU's design team
- Controversies surrounding BYU's adherence to rules and regulations
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
19
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of Original tweets
24
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
157
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
109
Percentage of total tweets
69%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
7
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
22
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 75 |
Twitter for Android | 37 |
Twitter Web App | 35 |
Twitter for iPad | 5 |
TweetDeck | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Big12Conference | Big 12 Conference | Official Twitter of the Big 12 Conference #Big12 | 248,056 |
docspeaks | Dr. Adolph Doc Brown|Psychologist & Master Teacher | ❤️God|🥰Mrs|Dad of 8🤪|Research+Practitioner🤓|⬆️DEI|Tenured Full Prof|📺Parenting & Fam Expert @parenttestabc|Master Classes 4 BUS & EDU|Humorist🤣|🎙️@Patreon | 138,566 |
Zookrueger | Zoo krueger | Creative director | 110,583 |
FootballRecruit | Football Recruit. | Since 2009. Sideline Mixtape 👑 We started the 🎞️ film camera wave you're seeing in sports. Follow the gram https://t.co/yVWAhf17gR | 65,191 |
SkullSparks | SkullSparks | We partner with college sports brands on recruiting talent and building digital strategy + connect America’s largest network of sports creatives. | 34,432 |
kslsports | KSL Sports | Utah's sports leader. Our team has your team covered on https://t.co/6HrMlmNtdk, @KSL5TV and on the @KSLSportsZone. Covering Jazz, Utes, BYU, RSL & more local teams. | 20,310 |
Mitch_Harper | Mitch Harper | BYU Insider @KSLsports | Host Cougar Tracks, Cougar Sports Saturday @kslnewsradio | A Century Of Cougar Football | Publisher @BYU247 | 15,355 |
JacobCHatch | Jake Hatch (Yawk) | Mornings (6-10 am) with DJ & PK | #RSL & #BYU Pre/Postgame Host on The @KSLSportsZone | Proud Husband of 1 & Dad of 2 | Podcast: @LockedonCougars | @TheFWAA | 8,178 |
brianestridge | Brian Estridge | Voice of the TCU Horned Frogs/@frogstoday/First Team Ventures Partner/RedVoice President and Founder...Phil. 2:3. | 7,434 |
JWMediaDC | Jim Williams | Washington-based CEO LJC. Media consulting. 7 Time Emmy Award winning TV producer & director. Host of Stream On w/Jim Williams - Forbes&Zenger columnist | 5,255 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Zookrueger | Zoo krueger | Creative director | 109,720 |
docspeaks | Dr. Adolph Doc Brown|Psychologist & Master Teacher | ❤️God|🥰Mrs|Dad of 8🤪|Research+Practitioner🤓|⬆️DEI|Tenured Full Prof|📺Parenting & Fam Expert @parenttestabc|Master Classes 4 BUS & EDU|Humorist🤣|🎙️@Patreon | 7,456 |
JWMediaDC | Jim Williams | Washington-based CEO LJC. Media consulting. 7 Time Emmy Award winning TV producer & director. Host of Stream On w/Jim Williams - Forbes&Zenger columnist | 5,675 |
kaanapaliresort | Kaanapali Golf | Marketing Manager for Ka'anapali Golf Courses on the island of Maui | 5,271 |
FootballRecruit | Football Recruit. | Since 2009. Sideline Mixtape 👑 We started the 🎞️ film camera wave you're seeing in sports. Follow the gram https://t.co/yVWAhf17gR | 5,252 |
MJB21777 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐭 | I root for 4 teams- Jets and anybody who plays Buffalo, New England and Miami. | 5,002 |
BYUswag | BYUswag🤙🏽 | Uber BYU fan!!! Some people call me Carlton. | 5,000 |
mobozzen | Mike Bowman | Art history, education, football, literature, neuroscience, Olympic WL, philosophy, PL, psychology, religion, wrestling, & Zen...not necessarily in that order | 4,998 |
USUtheRightBlue | Aggie Fan Dan | Brave and fearless leader of @TheHiveSports | Your mom likes the @RSLSundayPod | #AggiesAllTheWay #TakeNote | #RSL | 4,995 |
ScottG305 | The Peoples Champ | I am a proud father and American 🇺🇸 this isn’t political it’s about HUMANITY & DECENCY #RESIST #BlueWaveComing 🌊 #SHIBARMY #FinsUp #LETSGOHEAT #THEU | 4,407 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
jimmy_brash | #Writer, #NYJets & #NYMets fan, #Father #Husband, #WhiskeyAfficionado #Investor #SwingTrader & critic of our corporate controlled government. | 8 |
FitnessDoug | https://t.co/evXTqOkSXj Code Doug370z saves 20% OFF I'M Brand Ambassador Check out entire website Explore | 7 |
RealTylerRiggs | Professional curmudgeon. Trekkie. Seller of goods. Cat dad. Yankees fan. Good at buying groceries I never end up using. | 4 |
OKCowboyCountry | Ok State football, basketball, baseball & wrestling fan. OSU Class of 2004, MAGA, proud conservative | 4 |
UVisionary24 | - | 3 |
DGGInc7 | PhD .. not in arts! Bitcoin minnow. seek air, not fame..chatbot bios -love em | 3 |
CougarCentreSLC | Sarcasm is the best medication ever invented to alleviate idiocracy in humankind! 😂🤣😜 College Sports, BYU, Religious Thought (LDS), Center-Right Politics. | 3 |
Mpj1973Carl | Cancer Free! Lovin' Life | 2 |
freedom4troy | Political Junky, Real Estate Broker and Flipper. Father of 8, Grandfather of well, I lost count. BYU fan. | 2 |
kaanapaliresort | Marketing Manager for Ka'anapali Golf Courses on the island of Maui | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1638997443940438035 | Sleek & Clean❕ #Big12FB x @BYUCougars https://t.co/RQeL5hDcFM | 17 |
1640919034106372096 | 🔥🔥FREE SCONE FRIDAY!! 🔥🔥In celebration of the @BYUfootball spring game, are giving away one order of scones with every purchase of any adult meal on Friday, March 31st. UNIVERSIY MALL LOCATION ONLY, and you MUST be wearing @BYUCougars gear. #GoCougs #ChubbysCafe https://t.co/07lI6CteOk | 8 |
1639714404706172928 | Will be at @BYUfootball for unofficial visit Tuesday 3/28 ! @BYUFBRecruiting @Coach_DFunk @BYUCougars @CoachJayHill @Bbradley_BYU @LehiFootball https://t.co/geoNBXqpGt | 7 |
1638622557254619136 | We have loved our partnership with @BYUCougars and their amazing @BYUBuilt4Life program! It is amazing to see how much this program helps student athletes prepare for life after sports. NIL Real Estate has taken off rapidly at BYU with the student athletes and the team at… https://t.co/8CvGJS5fTa https://t.co/pD9FtPGVms | 4 |
1640866383188701185 | @BYUfootball Unofficial Visit ! Thank you @Coach_DFunk @BYU_CoachJustin @Bbradley_BYU @CoachJayHill @LehiFootball @kalanifsitake @kanuch78 for the great experience ! @LehiFootball @BYUCougars @BYUFBRecruiting https://t.co/vKVIXIEDZi | 3 |
1638989904293298176 | Honored for the recognition from @SkullSparks for my design over the past few months! @BYUCougars truly has one of the best design teams in the country 😎 Proud to be a Cougar! https://t.co/daJJDsUCDJ | 3 |
1641616414447480832 | An extremely reliable source has told me that someone associated with @BYUCougars has offered Steven Ashworth, who is not in the transfer portal, $100,000 in NIL to transfer to BYU. This would of course be illegal. You may see Ashworth suddenly enter the portal soon. | 3 |
1641633583327764480 | If @BYUCougars want to be “the lords institution” they can’t be blatantly breaking rules by having donors connected to Mark Pope offering nearly $200k to guys like Steven Ashworth before he is in the portal. Disgusting. | 3 |
1638992931246993408 | Views from BYU 🏔️🔥 @BYUCougars @BYU @BYUBaseball https://t.co/0BGumOe3Ry | 2 |
1639616052282654722 | Ken Patera's weightlifting & pro wrestling success is well known & well documented. Did you know though that he was also a standout at the Shotput? Won both a WAC & an NCAA Division I title in Shotput in 1967 for @BYUCougars https://t.co/amm0DbzNsL | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1638997443940438035 | Sleek & Clean❕ #Big12FB x @BYUCougars https://t.co/RQeL5hDcFM | 283 |
1639714404706172928 | Will be at @BYUfootball for unofficial visit Tuesday 3/28 ! @BYUFBRecruiting @Coach_DFunk @BYUCougars @CoachJayHill @Bbradley_BYU @LehiFootball https://t.co/geoNBXqpGt | 114 |
1638873226234277891 | 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days! @BYUCougars 🤝 @Big12Conference https://t.co/m054B2C7GF | 95 |
1638989904293298176 | Honored for the recognition from @SkullSparks for my design over the past few months! @BYUCougars truly has one of the best design teams in the country 😎 Proud to be a Cougar! https://t.co/daJJDsUCDJ | 67 |
1638992931246993408 | Views from BYU 🏔️🔥 @BYUCougars @BYU @BYUBaseball https://t.co/0BGumOe3Ry | 39 |
1641633583327764480 | If @BYUCougars want to be “the lords institution” they can’t be blatantly breaking rules by having donors connected to Mark Pope offering nearly $200k to guys like Steven Ashworth before he is in the portal. Disgusting. | 22 |
1640919034106372096 | 🔥🔥FREE SCONE FRIDAY!! 🔥🔥In celebration of the @BYUfootball spring game, are giving away one order of scones with every purchase of any adult meal on Friday, March 31st. UNIVERSIY MALL LOCATION ONLY, and you MUST be wearing @BYUCougars gear. #GoCougs #ChubbysCafe https://t.co/07lI6CteOk | 18 |
1640866383188701185 | @BYUfootball Unofficial Visit ! Thank you @Coach_DFunk @BYU_CoachJustin @Bbradley_BYU @CoachJayHill @LehiFootball @kalanifsitake @kanuch78 for the great experience ! @LehiFootball @BYUCougars @BYUFBRecruiting https://t.co/vKVIXIEDZi | 15 |
1641616414447480832 | An extremely reliable source has told me that someone associated with @BYUCougars has offered Steven Ashworth, who is not in the transfer portal, $100,000 in NIL to transfer to BYU. This would of course be illegal. You may see Ashworth suddenly enter the portal soon. | 14 |
1638923339816390657 | 100 Days until the @Big12Conference era officially begins for the @BYUCougars #BYUfootball #BYUhoops #BYU #GoCougs #BYU2Big12 #Big12 https://t.co/oOi1oQTuH2 | 14 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#byufootball | 14 |
#buckedup | 8 |
#gocougs | 6 |
#byu | 5 |
#preworkout | 5 |
#fitne | 5 |
#big12 | 4 |
#chubbyscafe | 2 |
#byugolf | 2 |
#anuenueclassic | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@byucougars | 157 |
@byufootball | 78 |
@zachwilson | 57 |
@nyjets | 57 |
@nyjetstherapy | 57 |
@nflnetwork | 57 |
@nflmedia | 57 |
@nflresearch | 57 |
@notfourlong | 57 |
@zookrueger | 56 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
31
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🔥 | 12 | fire |
😂 | 7 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
0️⃣ | 4 | keycap_0 |
🤔 | 2 | thinking_face |
👊🏽 | 2 | oncoming_fist_medium_skin_tone |
🤣 | 2 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
😎 | 2 | smiling_face_with_sunglasses |
🏔️ | 2 | snow-capped_mountain |
❕ | 2 | white_exclamation_mark |
1️⃣ | 2 | keycap_1 |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 20 |
Travel & Places | 15 |
Symbols | 8 |
People & Body | 5 |
Activities | 1 |
Objects | 1 |