ESPN piece on JMFJ
For the hockey fans out there, Burnside put out a story highlighting Jack Johnson and his impact for the Blue Jackets. Not much we don't already know, but it is nice to see him be a big part of bringing a team like Columbus to the playoffs and actually competing with the Penguins.
I read it and initially thought .oO(oh awesome, an article about Jake MotherFlucking Rya - wait, what's the last "J" for?)
Wish this meme was out during World of Warcraft days of wiping in the dragonkin egg room...bless your heart, LMFJ....
When I first saw this I thought it said JMFR and it would be an article singing the praises of the best linebacker in college football
since day 1.
The day they got Jack Johnson was the day the franchise started turning around.
It's especially gratifying to see him thrive there after the drivel the LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi offered up around the time of the trade. Lombardi was complaining that Red never prepares players for the NHL:
Michigan’s players—[head coach] Red [Berenson] doesn’t coach. It’s ‘do what you want.’ He gets the best players in the country.”
Pacioretty's and JMFJ's playoff performance speaks against that position, along with many other examples of Red's former charges succeeding in the NHL. So screw Lombardi, and here's to JMFJ's continued development with the Blue Jackets.
Why would other NHL GM's and heads of scouting sending their kids to play for Red?
Exhibit A: Griffin Luce. HIs dad is head of scouting for the Panthers and his Grandfather is President or some such thing of the Flyers.
Isn't Jack Johnson the dude who plays the acoustic guitar and writes/sings semi-terrible songs?
Man, I've seen so many posts around hockey blogs referencing how Jack Johnson is one of the most overrated defensemen in the league. These are always coming from a hockey-stats persepective using Corsi or Fenwick numbers.
I disagree, especially since he has been on the Jackets. I also think it was a mistake for Team USA to leave him off, since he has always showed up for international competitions.
I'll never get the Jack Johnson love. Dude is considered one of the most overrated players in the NHL. His Corsi and Fenwick are always terrible and have been his whole career.
Check out this blog post from a Blue Jackets fan:
http://rubberduckhockey.com/2013/12/17/visualizing-corsi-and-the-blue-j…
I thought so too! I was writing mine while his appeared, couldn't resist.
I'd love to hear thoughts to the contrary that are based on more than "my opinion."
Haha that's awesome. Good teamwork.
You'll never get the Jack Johnson love because you are in fact an asshole.
Good one! I take it all back.
Funny to look back at how the post-2nd period dance has evolved in the last 10 years.
I don't know if anyone was dancing before Jack's dad, but when Jack left, I know a few of the guys who would dress up did the dance for a while (Lobster guy, Count Chocula?), before the new famous Yost dance took hold probably in 09-10
April 23rd, 2014 at 10:25 PM ^
Can't Turn You Loose Dance has been going on since before 09-10.
Here's a clip from 08-09 when it was at it's height and the Yost student section was a thing to behold.
That's near the end of my student-tenure and I wasn't a season ticket holder - some others a few years older than me might be able to pinpoint when the dance started, but I'd guess around 2007.
April 23rd, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
That's AWESOME. One regret I have for my time in AA was that i only went to one hockey game when I was a student. I was all basketball and hockey never seemed to get on my radar.
When people ask me why I want the students to pack the Big House I think I'll show this video.
April 24th, 2014 at 12:40 AM ^
Must've started in 08-09 then because I definitely remember it starting and that was my first year with season tickets. Maybe it started in late 07-08...may have been birthed on a St Pattys day game
Edit:
- Oh I found myself in that video
- Gray fleece guy loved the drum solo
- I think John Beilein took a lot of people out of Yost
08-09 is definitely a possibility.
And your last point is certainly important. It is extremely difficult to have season tix for both sports. I choose basketball in my time (and thanks to JB I got to close out undergrad with a road trip to KC for our first tourney in a decade) and it was difficult to get to any hockey games and not have my grades suffer.
April 24th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
...is getting so old.