Chris Balas

@Balas_Wolverine · Ann Arbor, MI · joined 01 Aug 2011

Senior Editor, http://t.co/V3eiGd8wcv

44 817Followers

640Following

24 268Posts total

103.7KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views1 999this account2 578median for 10K–100K

Reach, %4.46%this account7.77%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.67%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	1 999	2 578	0.78×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	4.46%	7.77%	0.57×
Engagement rate	0.67%	1.47%	0.45×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

2K2 Sep

2.7K

2K3 Sep

89K

1.3K

1.9K

1.8K

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.59%2 Sep

1.15%

0.46%3 Sep

0.30%

0.74%

1.43%

0.23%

1.40%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.47%.

What the audience does

Likes82.1%322 in total

Reposts2.3%9 in total

Replies7.9%31 in total

Quotes6.6%26 in total

Bookmarks1.0%4 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

@Balas_Wolverine We need these man. Current ones SUCK https://t.co/gx4kLtc7RN 1.8K views · 18 likes · 1 reposts · 4 replies 03 Sep 2026 See you there!! 3K views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 @Balas_Wolverine That better be a joke. 1.9K views · 27 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 @Balas_Wolverine Then call the game off 1.3K views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 Maize on maize uniforms for Michigan Saturday night? That's what we're hearing (and our prediction ... along with our staff predictions for the game in this week's column: https://t.co/RFwAh2ziim https://t.co/GyjxfNo2tm 89K views · 209 likes · 7 reposts · 27 replies 03 Sep 2026 COLUMN: Michigan football vs. Western Michigan — keys to the game ... what U-M needs to do to avoid a tough game with a good Broncos team. https://t.co/pPz2EhkZP7 https://t.co/Rv1rpUTU77 2K views · 9 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 NEW: Jason Beck says the full offense is on the table for Bryce Underwood in week one ... that, the offensive line, more in today's News and Views COLUMN ... https://t.co/IrGyCwM4YG 2.7K views · 31 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 NEW: Jay Hill's Michigan defense is drawing 2023 national title comparisons ... at least in some ways — and Rod Moore says anyone sleeping on this group is making a mistake🔥. "I like what we have, and I like the direction we're heading." Column: https://t.co/RLC0tM4swN https:/ 2K views · 11 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026