Longhorns' Dillon Mitchell Likes, Then Un-Likes Tweet Calling for Rodney Terry's Job
AUSTIN, Texas -- After the Texas Longhorns lost in heart-crushing fashion to Miami Hurricanes in the Elite Eight on March 26, the focus quickly turned to acting head coach Rodney Terry and his future with the program.
And when speaking to the media postgame, freshman forward Dillon Mitchell made his love and belief for "RT" clear.
"He's our head coach," Mitchell said. "No matter what his title is, he's our head coach forever. He forever will be our head coach. He should be given everything. ... RT deserves everything."
But now?
Mitchell, who recently declared for the 2023 NBA Draft while keeping his collegiate eligibility open, is staying active on Twitter this offseason and causing some confusion from Texas fans as a result.
On Friday after 2023 signee Ron Holland decommited from the program, Mitchell liked, then later un-liked a tweet calling for Terry to be fired after losing both Holland and fellow five-star signee A.J. Johnson.
"Fire rodney terry we literally dont have a recruit this class that is embarrassing," the user tweeted.
The tweet no longer appears in Mitchell's likes, but other Texas fans took notice and tagged him directly on Twitter.
"@Dillonmit_23 You mean to like this tweet boss?" one user wrote.
"@Dillonmit_23 ? … are you serious?" another tweeted.
It's unclear if Mitchell was liking these tweets just to embrace the hate or if he truly agrees with the comments made by these random Twitter users. This certainly isn't the first time he's "liked" tweets from others that negatively talked about the Texas program, including Mitchell’s ability as a player.
"Dillon Mitchell out here liking slander tweets," one user tweeted on April 12. Mitchell made sure he was one of just two users to like that tweet as well, potentially acknowledging that his Twitter likes feed is just a way of remembering all the backlash and using it as motivation.
However, liking a tweet directly calling for Terry to be fired would raise eyebrows anywhere, regardless of Mitchell's intent behind it. But the fact he unliked it could mean he or someone in his circle realized the lack of professionalism it could give off.
The Longhorns' offseason hasn't been without its share of adversity, and this latest bite-sized piece of social media drama certainly adds to the headaches for Texas fans that potentially took notice.
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