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Notre Dame Basketball: Twitter-Based Power Rankings

By Pat Sullivan

Jan 2, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey (M) talks to his team during a stoppage in play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 77-66. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey (M) talks to his team during a stoppage in play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 77-66. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Bonzie Colson

Nov 21, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Bonzie Colson (35) blocks a shot by UMass Lowell River Hawks guard Ryan Jones (4)during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Bonzie Colson (35) blocks a shot by UMass Lowell River Hawks guard Ryan Jones (4)during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /

Quick Facts: Bonzie Colson is a 6’5″, sophomore starting power forward from Massachusetts who averages 11.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He became a crucial piece down low for the 2015 Elite Eight team last season, and continues to be critical for this year’s team in terms of scoring down low and providing rebounding and length in the paint.

The first tweet I want to show in regards to Bonzie Colson is an Austin Burgett original, but I felt it most impacts Bonzie Colson’s brand, so we filed it here.

The resemblance is uncanny, and if Bonzie ends up half as good at basketball as Bubblebass is at hiding the pickles from a Krabby Patty under his tongue, then Bonzie’s future is bright. For anyone uncool enough not to have an immense amount of Spongebob knowledge like myself, Bubblebass is the fish on the left in Burgett’s photo.

Anyway, back to Colson’s bright future…Just imagine what he can accomplish, considering what he has already shown us!

I mean, he’s already won a wrestling title…

And his dancing has been known to work his team into a frenzy around him:

He’s the face of a great, relatable meme about being funny but not being recognized for it, suggesting he remains humble and unaware of his huge potential:

And his singing ability has been featured in a picture tweeted by the official NCAA March Madness Twitter:

He has even made the front page of ESPN.com…

And has drawn comparisons to various all-time greats in the sporting world:

And did we mention he has quoted himself in an inspirational fashion???

Oh yeah, let’s check out the singing and dancing abilities some more, with a Matt Farrell cameo to boot:

He even makes some astute observations that really help paint a picture of the world we live in:

He was apparently once in a play in high school. Hopefully it was Death of a Salesman, as Elijah Burns would approve wholeheartedly.

Overall, Colson has simply built up an extremely secure and entertaining pTb. May he keep singing and dancing his way to meeting all the Hulk Hogan and Bubblebass-sized expectations we have for him!

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