Fred being Fred
(Free article from Scout) Thought we could use a little Fred perspective. Nothing too earth shattering.
My favorite quote from article is:
“I told them, you should think that the sun rises and sets on your behind"
August 12th, 2013 at 6:39 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
What do you do for a living? I'd be happy to plug your career in the Fred Jackson emulator and report back what it spits out....
August 12th, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 7:31 PM ^
Jackson emulator says:
"icefins26 has the total skill set. His firing ability reminds me a lot of Donald Trump, he's short in his words and hits the point quickly, with better hair. Very powerful. His hiring ability - don't overlook that - the guys that come to mind when I watch icefins26 tape - he's a cross between Denard Robinson, just his ability to get everyone he interviews to smile and relax, and Oprah Winfrey, you saw it with Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, same with icefins26 - everyone he hires turns to absolute gold. No weaknesses at all.....Benefits? He's a lot like an undead Nelson Rockefeller, except more philanthropic."
August 12th, 2013 at 7:39 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
Jackson emulator says:
"No - well done BY YOU. It's my honor to modestly espouse the greatness of the most distinguished HR guy of my generation. To say "well done" - you have the pound-for-pound kindness of Mother Teresa, except you're twice her size, and four times as kind."
August 12th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
August 13th, 2013 at 7:44 AM ^
We need a "Butterfield Fred Jackson Career Evaluation Emulator Thread"....that is if Butterfield can spare the time. It has to be better than the 56th "Looks Urban Meyer is the Devil" thread.
August 13th, 2013 at 10:10 AM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 7:40 PM ^
August 13th, 2013 at 11:01 AM ^
plus button? Things look a little bit different around here.
August 12th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
This is Freddy J's 22nd season. The longest serving assistant was Wally Weber at 29 seasons. Fred is 63 years young.
Does he break Weber's record?
August 12th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
word is he intends to retire when jeremy graduates.
August 12th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
So at the end of this season?
Does Mike Hart get the call?
August 12th, 2013 at 8:48 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
He reminds me of Weber, but with better coaching technique and he really relates to his athletes. If there's an opening, he's in there coaching. He hits it hard and never let's up. I think he's even better than he was in the 90's. He's stronger, faster, leaner, smarter. He's like Weber, but fast.
August 12th, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
I wish Fred Jackson wrote my Letter of Recommendation for b-school apps. "Like Warren Buffet, but Puerto Rican."
August 12th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
Anyone else read it as "Fred being fired" at first? yeesh
August 12th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
August 12th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
“You’ve got some really good running backs that, none of them shy away from nothing. They’ll all run through you, they’ll all block you, they all can catch, I mean, they all have got pretty good smarts so, it’s going to be interesting.” - Fred Jackson, at the end of the article
I do like the confidence from Fred quite honestly.
I need Fred Jackson at my year-end review around Christmas, come to think of it. "He shies away from nothing, runs right through projects and catches problems. I mean, he has pretty good smarts, it's going to be interesting."
August 12th, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^
Fred perspectives are always welcome.
August 12th, 2013 at 8:56 PM ^
"As an educator, he's like Socrates except bigger and faster, and he will not shy away from contact..."
August 13th, 2013 at 9:37 AM ^
August 13th, 2013 at 10:32 AM ^
"I told them that the sun rises and falls on your behind." --Fred Jackson
At first I thought this was a reference to Derrick Green's added weight. Then I thought that perhaps this was a "your mama" joke I hadn't heard before.
I love quotes that can stand alone out of context!
August 13th, 2013 at 11:51 AM ^
A Fred Jackson retirement would be catastrophic... by my (totally unscientific) calculations, his comments account for / inspire approximately 30% of this site's user generated content and I'm not sure what would fill the void. Urban? Dantonio lying in the weeds / recruiting intergalactically? Uniformz? Eugene / Rojo / Diggs / Garnett / Isaac / Treadwell updates?
August 13th, 2013 at 12:30 PM ^
You sound like Costanza clinging to ideas that could keep him busy
Well I'm sorry RJC...... you've gotta get a life.
August 13th, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^
August 13th, 2013 at 4:01 PM ^
“I know that when I saw him on the high school film, he was 240. He’s a big guy. You got to look at him from the back and the side -- that’s a huge human being.”
Love him.