The Jimmer

So my friend posted this blogpost that I have been DYING to repost, just so those unaware of the situation could get a good laugh...(thank you Sarah, you just put everything how I would have :)

Michelle Peralta wrote this letter of complaint to the BYU Daily Universe:

LETTER: IDOL WORSHIP

Mon, 02/07/2011 - 21:02

"I can’t walk across campus without hearing Jimmer Fredette’s name a dozen times. His name comes up everywhere: in class, at work, during lunch … really, people? Cut it out with the Jimmer worship. Last time I checked, idol worship was very much frowned upon in the scriptures.

Don’t you have a life to live? Then quit wasting it in front of the TV or in lines at the Marriott Center.

At the very least, stop trying to convert those of us who don’t follow BYU sports and don’t care that baseball and badminton are two different things. Pushing basketball on us isn’t going to make us like it any better.

I’m not blaming Jimmer for all this; was it Nephi’s fault in the Book of Mormon when his brothers worshiped him? As far as I’m concerned, Jimmer is perfectly free to live his dreams. If he reaches his goals and lives his dreams, more power to him. I would like the same courtesy from his fans: let me live my own dreams in peace, even if they don’t include ever sitting in the Marriott Center screaming my brains out."

Michelle Peralta

Apple Valley, Calif.

But Michelle didn't stop there. The poor girl decided to post about her Jimmer feelings on Facebook too. And, not surprisingly, over 600 people responded. The letter and Facebook fiasco made national headlines. ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, Rivals.com and NBCSports.com all took the time to talk about it...and yes, mention how hilarious this is.

Here are some of my favorite Facebook responses: Be forewarned, it's Mormon humor. And, therefore, hysterical :)

• "Have you heard about this guy named Jimmer Fredette? He is the one and true basketball player at BYU. If you are interested, I could send a couple of our representatives to tell you more about The Jimmer."
• "When Brigham Young said 'This is the place,' it's because Jimmer told him to."
• "I don't always drink blue kool-aid, but when I do, it's Jimmerequis."
• "I believe a sports free education is why they created BYU-Idaho."
• "God said 'Let there be Jimmer. And there was Jimmer. And He saw that it was good."
• "The 3 Nephites who wished to never die only chose that so they could watch Jimmer play." 
• "And Michelle, with her girl-feet ice cold in the snow,stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. And she puzzled and puzzled til' her puzzler was sore. Then Michelle thought of something she hadn't before. What if Jimmermania, she thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Jimmermania, perhaps, means a little bit more?"                                        
• And the very last comment: "Your facebook page has been Jimmered. If you don't know what that means, ask Tre'von Willis." (UNLV)

OK me again. LIKE REALLY MICHELLE?!?!?!?! 

REALLY!?!?!?!

I'm just sayin.....