Thanks for the Memories

On Thursday, March 25, the BYU basketball team was defeated in overtime by Florida in the third round of March Madness.  My school has only made it to the Sweet 16 one other time in  history, so I'm pretty proud of them.  Of course it was very disappointing when they lost, but I don't want to go into a commentary of the game here.  I just want to put up some of my favorite memories of the season.

 This season will forever be defined by Jimmer Fredette--the man, the legend, the star of the media hype.  I wrote about the start of super Jimmer Mania here.  Lets take a moment to look at some more Jimmer memes:

The Testaments of one team and many 3-pointers

Jimmer's fanbase extends beyond generations.

And lets not forget the coaches:

The fans made some super memorable signs:

Yahoo! Sports even did a story on the Ten Best Jimmer Signs:
1. "John Stockton is really here to see Jimmer."
2. "Physics says NO. Jimmer says YES."
3. "Jimmer Crossing, Brace Yourself."
4. "Romney/Jimmer, 2012. Jimmer/Romney, 2012."
5. "Cougs bring style ... And today's fashion is Jimmer."
6. "Jimmerica: Land of the three, Home of the shaved."
7. "It's Peanut Butter Jimmer Time."
8. "Gonzaga, a bunch of Jimmerish."
9. "Who needs 7 footers when you can have 27 footers?"
10. "Happy St. Jimmer Day."



But those are only signs found at the first two tournament games.  For a while, I couldn't go anywhere without seeing some Jimmer Mania:

Valentine's Day at the Testing Center

The Bowling Alley

Wal-Mart

And then there were the fan videos:

 

 

Plus THREE Sports Illustrated covers:

To Jimmer and the rest of the the BYU team: Thanks for the memories.