ESPN footage of the MU - UL game has a shot of the student section with everyone decked out in baby blue t-shirts and jumping in place. In the middle of the pack is a middle-aged guy jumping with the students. I have seen this guy on MU game telecasts on DirecTv Full Court through out this season jumping like a fool. He is usually in a suit. Also, his very embarassed wife is usually in the shot.
Anyone know who this guy is? He always has shyte eating grin on his face as he jumps up and down in place. Bizarre behavior at the very least.
R A Smith
He is a big time fan of MU hoops. I believe he's an engineering alum and owner an engineering company with several offices statewide.
If the warriors lose, he flies his warrior flag at half-staff. I'm sure if you drive by Smith Centre today, you will see the warrior flag flying proudly at full-staff.
His name is Richard Smith. Hes the president of R.A. Smith and Associates, Inc. in Brookfield. Got his undergrad at MU in engineering and grad degree from MU also.
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021609aaa.html
Big fan of MU hoops and his behavior is just fine if you ask me. He likes to Jump Around.
Google is your friend.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/41183912.html (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/41183912.html)
I think it's great. I wish we had 19,000 fools like him to fill up the Bradley Center.
The dude has absolutely no rhythm whatsoever - he flails around like a fish out of water. I'd take Freeway any day.
My senior engineering project was for RA Smith several years ago and I remember seeing him in the halls of their office in Brookfield and our group just started laughing because we all knew who he was. Jump around guy in his natural habitat.
Quote from: fjg44 on March 03, 2010, 02:23:54 PM
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021609aaa.html
his behavior is just fine if you ask me.
Its A-Ok with me too.
Quote from: Norm on March 03, 2010, 02:33:16 PM
The dude has absolutely no rhythm whatsoever - he flails around like a fish out of water. I'd take Freeway any day.
the lack of rhythm is what makes it so loveable.
Can't we just have both?!?!
Quote from: Marquette2010 on March 03, 2010, 02:22:28 PM
His name is Richard Smith. Hes the president of R.A. Smith and Associates, Inc. in Brookfield. Got his undergrad at MU in engineering and grad degree from MU also.
So he's got money and no beat. It's an OK trade-off. :D
I think the guy is awesome. He's a big MU fan, a big MU supporter and everytime he's on TV both me and my wife can't help but smile.
I'm sure he's well aware of his lack of rhythm or he may even do it on purpose to be funny.
Either way, keep rocking, my friend!
Quote from: speri on March 03, 2010, 02:47:36 PM
I think the guy is awesome. He's a big MU fan, a big MU supporter and everytime he's on TV both me and my wife can't help but smile.
I'm sure he's well aware of his lack of rhythm or he may even do it on purpose to be funny.
Either way, keep rocking, my friend!
He is also at a ton of Bucks games. I've seen him at a couple MU-Bucks double headers. I'm a huge fan of both but two bball games is a lot.
Quote from: Norm on March 03, 2010, 02:33:16 PM
The dude has absolutely no rhythm whatsoever - he flails around like a fish out of water. I'd take Freeway any day.
Freeways sucks and is annoying as hell.
QuoteFreeways sucks and is annoying as hell.
Plus I'm pretty sure Freeway has voice immodulation
Quote from: Litehouse on March 03, 2010, 02:32:52 PM
I think it's great. I wish we had 19,000 fools like him to fill up the Bradley Center.
+1. I agree wholeheartedly. Noting embarrassing about it, just a guy who loves his team having a good time. More people should take note of this, chill out, and enjoy MU Bball. What a great year, I've got nothing to complain about, and if I had to pick something to nitpick, this would not be it.
While we are clearing things up, who is that statue in the girls's gym/guy's practice facility?
Quote from: rawhidechewbone on March 03, 2010, 02:16:19 PM
ESPN footage of the MU - UL game has a shot of the student section with everyone decked out in baby blue t-shirts and jumping in place. In the middle of the pack is a middle-aged guy jumping with the students. I have seen this guy on MU game telecasts on DirecTv Full Court through out this season jumping like a fool. He is usually in a suit. Also, his very embarassed wife is usually in the shot.
Anyone know who this guy is? He always has shyte eating grin on his face as he jumps up and down in place. Bizarre behavior at the very least.
Way to make an entrance to the Scoop by stumbling through the door and falling flat on your face.
I love the jump around guy. I wish more season ticket holders of his age had his energy.
Here's the Fox6 Mke story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9gYmbMf2Q
The only fools are the people that sit on their hands, then bitch about people who are into the game.
Not only was this a dumb thread, but Rawhidechewbone just posted the following quote that he stole from LenElmoresTurtle on the other board. The subject of his post was "Pitino", however the mods just deleted it before I called him out.
Here is rawhidechewbone's quote:
"Any word on Pitino's whereabouts tonight? One report says he is heading to Porcini for a meal of hot steaming clam linguini."
Here is the quote from LenElmoresTurtle:
"Let's get our asses back to Louisville, boys. I've got a steaming hot clam linguini waiting for me at Porcini that I can't wait to sink my tongue into!"
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
Rawhide chewbone, you just made my ignore list.
DON'T DISS JUMP AROUND GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm Ron Burgundy???
We used to laugh all the time after that movie came out because he looks exactly like him.
Rick Smith adds local character to a canned cheer that everyone else does -- that makes it great.
I was at the game last night and the jump around timeout seemed to go longer than usual and the camera kept finding RAS. He was getting pretty worn out after several minutes of jumping.
Quote from: rawhidechewbone on March 03, 2010, 02:16:19 PM
Anyone know who this guy is? He always has shyte eating grin on his face as he jumps up and down in place. Bizarre behavior at the very least.
You want bizarre behavior? How about the bizarre way that UL - a team on the bubble making an end-of-season push - decided that they didn't want to play last night. That's much more bizarre than any alum, no matter if he's from Marquette or Kennesaw State, having a little fun.
Quote from: Benny B on March 03, 2010, 03:22:42 PM
You want bizarre behavior? How about the bizarre way that UL - a team on the bubble making an end-of-season push - decided that they didn't want to play last night. That's much more bizarre than any alum, no matter if he's from Marquette or Kennesaw State, having a little fun.
Did you pick Kennesaw State at random or because they just dumped Lipscomb out of the A-Sun tournament?
Quote from: muballer10 on March 03, 2010, 02:59:40 PM
While we are clearing things up, who is that statue in the girls's gym/guy's practice facility?
Al Macgwire.
Quote from: Ari Gold on March 03, 2010, 03:00:49 PM
Way to make an entrance to the Scoop by stumbling through the door and falling flat on your face.
Just like the debut of The Shockmaster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3CL28vgE4U
An alum showing the students how they should be getting into the game and shaming those who won't get off their hands? Party on!
Quote from: Brewtown Andy on March 03, 2010, 03:29:28 PM
Did you pick Kennesaw State at random or because they just dumped Lipscomb out of the A-Sun tournament?
Random. But hey, go Owls! (Is there anything sweeter than #8 giving the boot to #1?)
I think this maybe have been alluded to earlier, but the students (at least my son and his friends) refer to him as Jump Around Guy. Even my high school son, who's attended several games this year, came into the room last night when he heard the song on the ESPNU broadcast and said, it's time for Jump Around Guy!
Good times!
His jumping at games points to a couple of things about his character that probably served in his business success.
Quote from: Roscoe on March 03, 2010, 04:01:56 PM
I think this maybe have been alluded to earlier, but the students (at least my son and his friends) refer to him as Jump Around Guy. Even my high school son, who's attended several games this year, came into the room last night when he heard the song on the ESPNU broadcast and said, it's time for Jump Around Guy!
Good times!
Funny how his initials would then be JAG...
/I have absolutely no problem with him, and I agree with other posters that 19,000 people with that kind of enthusiasm would be awesome
Quote from: fjg44 on March 03, 2010, 02:23:54 PM
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021609aaa.html
Big fan of MU hoops and his behavior is just fine if you ask me. He likes to Jump Around.
From this link ....
Smith, a 1973 MU graduate and native of Milwaukee, has been doing his routine for over three years, and it's become a staple of the gameday experience at the Bradley Center.
It began as a dare from his wife, Joan, in 2006 at an ESPN televised game. Sitting in section 227, Smith noticed a conspicuous lack of anyone besides the students jumping to the song.
"I was wearing a suit and thinking `why is it just the students jumping?'" said Smith. "`Why doesn't anyone else get up with some enthusiasm?' My wife asked, `Well, what's holding you back?' So I get up and start jumping, and as soon as I do the camera focused on me. Almost immediately she gets a phone call."
Turns out it was their son Bobby, a Georgetown graduate living in Washington D.C. who was watching the game on television.
"Mom, is that my idiot father I just saw jumping up and down on ESPN?" Later that evening Smith was featured on various local television news programs that labeled him a lookalike to the movie character Ron Burgundy, the eccentric news anchor played by actor Will Ferrell in the comedy Anchorman.
R.A. Smith had arrived.
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As my handle says, I graduated 26 years ago so I'm of the age that I'm also an "idiot father." ... I laughed so hard when I read this I almost peed my pants.
Its funny that the Freeway comparisons are made, cause their effect on the crowd is similar. The only other person to add such an immediate shot of electricity is the reluctant kissing old couple.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on March 03, 2010, 03:38:05 PM
Al Macgwire.
is Al short for something? iif it's in the girls gym Did (s)he? coach the girls team at some point?
Quote from: Chili on March 03, 2010, 02:50:50 PM
Freeways sucks and is annoying as hell.
I bet you must have a lot of friends and people generally find you a good judge of character.
Quote from: Ari Gold on March 03, 2010, 05:56:03 PM
is Al short for something? iif it's in the girls gym Did (s)he? coach the girls team at some point?
He coached the football team, or so I've heard.
I think he was mentioned a little bit last night.
And don't say anything bad about Jump-around guy! Remember when they did the highlights of his jumps at the end of last season or the season before? That was hilarious.
Quote from: MUBurrow on March 03, 2010, 06:02:52 PM
I bet you must have a lot of friends and people generally find you a good judge of character.
Have you ever had interactions with the guy? For Christ sakes he stalked one of my friends to the point where he would pretend to be "his twin brother" just so he would leave us alone.
I met RA Smith at the Big east Tourney a few years back and he was all over the arena; in with the band, courtside, in the rafters. I like his energy, but last night as I watched him I felt he was going to have a heart attack. Didn't look like his usual spry self, almost like he was ready to hurl.
Quote from: Chili on March 03, 2010, 08:00:11 PM
Have you ever had interactions with the guy? For Christ sakes he stalked one of my friends to the point where he would pretend to be "his twin brother" just so he would leave us alone.
based on your response, I would like to +1 the previous poster's reaction to you.
QuoteFreeways sucks and is annoying as hell.
I'm right here! I can HEAR you!
Quote from: Chili on March 03, 2010, 08:00:11 PM
Have you ever had interactions with the guy? For Christ sakes he stalked one of my friends to the point where he would pretend to be "his twin brother" just so he would leave us alone.
I'm kind of with you... I've had a few run ins with him that went longer than i wanted it to. I saw him walk on third street saturday night. I shouted "it's freeway" but in hindsight i'm kind of glad he didn't come into the bar
- Does anyone follow @freewaymike on twitter? It's pretty funny.
He may be a good guy but he looks like a d-bag when he's doing his thing. Do not confuse ridiculous with enthusiastic
Quote from: PunjabiBO on March 04, 2010, 10:28:06 AM
He may be a good guy but he looks like a d-bag when he's doing his thing. Do not confuse ridiculous with enthusiastic
Says the guy with the racist nickname :o
Quote from: Brewtown Andy on March 03, 2010, 03:45:20 PM
Just like the debut of The Shockmaster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3CL28vgE4U
Ha! I forgot about that!
Quote from: PunjabiBO on March 04, 2010, 10:28:06 AM
He may be a good guy but he looks like a d-bag when he's doing his thing. Do not confuse ridiculous with enthusiastic
-1
Well I will stop dancing around the elephant in the room. You guys (the negative ones) are douches for making fun of someone that is clearly not at full mental capacity. I'm pretty sure how he looks or acts in your eyes is of no bearing to him.
There is a "kid" (he is 35) at my high school who essentially does the same thing. He hovers around the sports scense like a mix between Freeway and Radio. No one makes fun of because of him because he hasn't perfected all the subtle social cues most people come to expect. Get over it.