The Jumping Fool

[Brewtown Andy]

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

[tower912]

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!

[Benny B]

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?)

[Roscoe]

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!

[DomJamesToTheBasket]

His jumping at games points to a couple of things about his character that probably served in his business success. 

[LON]

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

[Tugg Speedman]

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.

[JWags85]

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.

[Ari Gold]

Al Macgwire.

is Al short for something? iif it's in the girls gym Did (s)he? coach the girls team at some point?

[MUBurrow]

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.

[muballer10]

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.

[Warriors4ever]

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.

[Chili]

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.

[Freeport Warrior]

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.

[muballer10]

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.

[1318WWells]

Freeways sucks and is annoying as hell.

I'm right here! I can HEAR you!

[Ari Gold]

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.

[PunjabiBO]

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

[Skatastrophy]

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 

[mosarsour]

Just like the debut of The Shockmaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3CL28vgE4U

Ha! I forgot about that!

[mosarsour]

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

[muballer10]

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.