This is Jimmer Fredette.

As you all know, he is one of the best guards in the country right now. Which is a huge accomplishment for any athlete. Nominated the player of the year in the NCAA, his points per game are limitless. He can shoot from any angle and from any position on the court, by what seems as a flick of the wrist. How does Jimmer do it you ask? I don't know.

I am not a Jimmer hater, but I am not a Jimmer Fanatic. I love the fact he has aspirations and wants to do something worthwhile with his life. It seems that a lot of students on BYU campus have fallen into this "Jimmer-Mania" craze. See pictures for examples:

I got tired of looking through the plethora of pictures and signs.... just take those two and multiply their existence by 1000. It's a little over the top.

Don't get me wrong. Jimmer is a great guy. He was in my ward at Church when I first moved into my apartment complex and I had NO idea who he was. I was used to introducing myself to everyone and I was going to introduce myself to him one day but all of these girls kept flocking to him. Little did I know, he was a basketball star. But I still don't think knowing that fact would have made me go crazy over his very presence. I've always had a fascination with the term "famous" or "celebrity". What makes them so different than anyone else? They have their own problems and relationships. They face their own trials and dilemmas in life. But in the end they always seem to have their faces plastered on magazines and are quoted all over the news. I just ask myself all the time-- do I really want to go crazy for a person I don't know? Do I laud their name (not speaking directly of Jimmer) without knowing what they really stand for? We may think we know someone from the things that they have said and the way that they live their lives but in the end we don't really KNOW them. We like them for something they do that we can't that somehow makes them awesome. I think the concept of a "celebrity" is always interesting.

For the record, I love BYU Basketball. The team is composed of many talented individuals who live moral lives and are passionate about the sport that they play. They want to make the school look good and do their best to be missionaries for the Church at the same time. It's quite an amazing task that comes with a lot of responsibility and integrity. I applaud them.

In the end... I'm just a hater of band-wagon Jimmer fanatics. You know who you are.