So we've mentioned Twitter a few times here on The Buzz. But we'd like to announce that we've finally launched our own account (user name Daily Penn Sports). To be honest, we're still working out exactly how to use it. Don't worry, the Buzz will still have an important role. In fact, since Twitter posts are limited to 140 characters, expect shorter, succinct posts on Twitter instead of the more analytical posts here on the blog.

We're also experimenting with posting live score updates from games we cover, as well as in-game updates from football and eventually basketball games. What's cool about that is that if you follow us on Twitter (you'll need your own free account), you can get texted updates from us with these live scores. In addition, Twitter posts will probably be less like hard-news and more like random musings about Penn, Ivy and NCAA sports in general (see for instance the entry about Glen Miller.)

But ultimately twitter is a social networking site, and thus we're certainly open to suggestions. In fact, we really want to make our twitter all about you, our loyal readers. Would you sign up for our live score updates via text? Will you follow along if we tweet during games? We want your ideas, so let us know in the comments section.

Two months ago Steve Donahue, the Cornell basketball coach, launched a Twitter account. I joked that maybe a Glen Miller account would look something like our joke issue Buzz post. Well turns out I'm wrong.

Although technically Miller's name doesn't appear anywhere, a Penn Basketball twitter account has been launched. Again, it doesn't say it's from Miller, but I don't know how it could be from anyone else. There are 40 tweets from the last month, which isn't a bad amount. However, it remains to be seen if Miller will post that often during the actual season. But regardless, it will be quite interesting to see if this account has some degree of the transparency that I know the alums want from the athletic program's premier team.

(HT Kushol Gupta)

Mark DeRosa, probably Penn's most famous baseball player (with Doug Glanville a close second), is having a memorable weekend. On Saturday, the former Penn star who also played QB for the Quakers was traded from last-place Cleveland to the St. Louis Cardinals, who are currently tied for first in the NL Central. Although he went 0-for-3 in his debut game, he still made a very impressive catch in left field that was considered Sunday's second-best web gem (about 30 seconds in).

As a result of the publicized trade, many people were atwitter about the deal. Literally. As UTB observed, Mark DeRosa was one of the "trending topics" on Twitter this weekend, somehow only right beyond the misspelled "Micheal Jackson."

However, as for UTB's petition for DeRosa as commencement speaker next year, there's no way that's happening. Whether or not he'd be able to give a good speech, I somehow doubt he'll willingly take time off from the May baseball schedule to speak. But maybe in a few years when the 34-year old decides to retire he'll return to Franklin Field.

1) Yesterday I talked about how it's only 110 days until football season. Well you know what that means. Time for magazine previews. I picked up my copy of the Sporting News college football preview the other day. The Ivy League got a full page, as did almost all FCS conferences.

According to SN, Harvard will win the Ivy League, but Penn has the best chance of preventing a Harvard three-peat. The magazine especially likes the Penn defense, as the headline of the Ivy section is "Penn defense aims to make Crimson blush" (yeah stupid pun). As such, the Penn @ Harvard game on November 14 is the Ivy game to watch.

(Don't know if I agree that Brendan McNally and Kyle Olson are the top candidates for QB, since Olson is recovering from the triple knee injury, while McNally is a converted safety. Instead, Keiffer Garton looks to be the top gunslinger.)

Penn also has some individual hype. Senior CB Chris Wynn is listed as the top Ivy defensive player, while WR Joe Holder, despite being listed as a sophomore on Penn Athletics, is listed as the top Ivy newcomer. In addition, kicker Andrew Sansom is listed as the first team All-FCS kicker.

In terms of Penn's non-league opponents, Villanova is predicted to finish third in FCS, though second in their CAA division behind Richmond, who SN predicts will be No. 1 in the nation. For the Patriot League teams, Lafayette is predicted fourth (though with the league's top defensive player, LB Mark Leggiero) and Bucknell is predicted sixth (out of seven).

2) The sports twitterati just grew a little larger as now Cornell M. Hoops coach Steve Donahue is on Twitter. I wonder what a Glen Miller twitter account would look like. Something like this? (HT CBB)