"The Jimmy" Award

Here at the FFF, there are few things that we hold more sacred than a good, heartfelt reference to one’s self in the third person. We love this so much that I thought our blog needed an award of distinction to recognize great third person usage.

No person does the third person reference better than Urban “bigger than the program” Meyer and he is no doubt on the Mount Rushmore of third person vernacular. That said, the true ‘third person’ icon is Jimmy, from Seinfeld, as in “Jimmy likes Elaine.” As such, our award will bear his name and we will be giving this award anytime we witness good third person usage.



Today’s winner is Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard. Mr. Pollard wins the Jimmy for holding himself up as the moral standard bearer for ISU as he discussed the recent departure of Coach Gene Chizik, who apparently told Mr. Pollard one thing and the banks of Auburn, Alabama another. Mr. Pollard has this to say about his former coach, “…if he can live with that, more power to him. I know Jamie Pollard couldn’t have done that to this place.”

Nice work Jamie. For that nice moment of self recognition, we crown you the inaugural winner of "The Jimmy".