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Noel’s Influx Of Followers So much for the myth that once you commit to a college, you lose...

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Noel’s Influx Of Followers So much for the myth that once you commit to a college, you lose Twitter followers due to the fans of the schools you didn’t pick clicking the "unfollow" button. When Nerlens Noel, a center at Tilton (Tilton, N.H.), announced Wednesday night on ESPNU that he was going to Kentucky, his Twitter-follower numbers skyrocketed from 23,000 to 38,000 that very night. As of Saturday, he was up to 44,000 and counting. "That’s the power of Big Blue Nation," said Noel, who suited up for the East. "I knew they would have my back. That’s a major reason that I picked Kentucky. You can’t find better fans anywhere else on the planet." ESPN: JBC Notebook: Shabazz finishes strong