December 19, 2006
Welcome back to the PredBlog for our second installation of “Getting to Know Our Organization”. Being that we have already established the rules and what goes on in here, we ought to be able to jump right into it. (If, however, you missed the first article, you can find a link to it on the right of this page, titled “Head Coach Ed Peterson”.)
Let’s get right to it, shall we? Our next featured Predator is the one and only Jeff May. In no way is Jeff going to appreciate his horn being tooted, so to speak, but after the entire PredBlog staff tag team wrestled him into submission, he agreed to sit down for a harmless interview and subject himself to the infamous PredBlog 20 Questions. But, as the rules go, first thing’s first, a little about Jeff, who he is, and how he got to be a star player for the Pocatello Predators.
Unlike many of the Predators, Jeff doesn’t come from around these parts. While not too far away, in fact, just a couple of hours west of here, Jeff was born and raised in the Twin Falls area. He grew up being taught well about how to work and the value of determination specifically in the arena of sports. Being raised around a family full of athletes, he learned at a very early age that playing sports got him out of a mess of chores on the family farm and at the family business. He quickly grew to love football and more than anything else became his true passion in life.
Although Jeff was a multi-sport letterman and a quarterback at Twin Falls High School, class of ‘96, he always felt every sport other than football was meant to be used as a training time for the next football season. He excelled in basketball and baseball and participated in those simply because “the ladies dug the guys playing basketball and baseball”. Jeff, not by his own admission was uber-successful in his days under center even though at one point in a game he found himself calling signals from under the guard. Yup, it’s no joke, but it’s something you’ll have to ask him about on your own time.
During preseason of his senior year, Jeff was unfortunate enough to blow his knee out and thought to himself that he was done playing football for sure. Something we all know about Jeff is that he is a warrior, and throughout the season he battled against all odds to come back midway through the year, where he was able to contribute just enough for a few small colleges to take notice. Also during the season, he found his calling as a scat back; spending much of his field time lined up at running back, but was equally dangerous from the wide receiver position. After high school, Snow College came calling and Jeff signed to play with them. He was a part of the 1996 Snow College team that played in and won the Midwest Bowl, and finished ranked 12th nationally. Jeff looks back on that season as a very special time in his life, especially playing against guys like Corey Dillon (of the New England Patriots), and says, “How many guys can say they’ve butted heads with a super bowl champion?”
After that season, Jeff spent two years on a LDS mission to Santa Rosa, CA. Upon returning from his mission, Jeff bounced around the Idaho-Utah area, living in Twin Falls where he played three seasons with the Magic Valley Bulldawgs, Logan, UT (attending Utah State) and landed himself on a pretty permanent basis now right here in Pocatello. We can call his status “pretty permanent” because he just accepted a job at Idaho Central Credit Union in their fast track to Executive Management program immediately after graduating from Idaho State University with a degree in Mass Communications. He and his wife Jodi seem pretty happy to be living here, and are excited that they get to stick around. They just welcomed their first child on November 9, a boy Jeffrey Jackson (He’ll go by Jackson) who is already suited up in his Dad’s number 7 jersey.
That’s probably enough for everyone to get to know Jeff outside of his notorious message board reputation. So without further ado, we can get to what everyone has been waiting for, the PredBlog 20 Questions. Here you go!
PredBlog Staff: Q. Who would be your three ideal dinner partners?
Jeff May: A. My wife, Jodi, George W. Bush, and my Grandpa May.
PBS: Q. If you weren’t doing what you’re doing, what then?
JM: A. High school teacher and coach.
PBS: Q. What would you want for your last meal?
JM: A. Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and apple crisp for dessert.
PBS: Q. What is the best and worst inventions ever?
JM: A. The best is the TV, and the worst is pass interference penalties.
PBS: Q. What is the best piece of advice ever given to you?
JM: A. Not to be churchy or anything, but 1 Corinthians 9:24 for sure.
PBS: Q. What is you biggest pet peeve?
JM: A. Traffic.
PBS: Q. What would you do if you won the Lottery jackpot?
JM: A. I’d keep working. I’d give money to my family and I’d build a nice house on a private lake and water ski all day long.
PBS: Q. What would you do if you were the RMFL Commissioner for the day?
JM: A. Give the Predators 10 home games, and make a new rule that anyone wearing a #7 jersey gets one free penalty per game.
PBS: Q. What athlete would you most not want to meet in a dark alley?
JM: A. Ray Lewis, definitely.
PBS: Q. Who has been the most damaging athlete to sports?
JM: A. Terrell Owens.
PBS: Q. What is your personal best day?
JM: A. A couple of Fridays ago. I got taken to lunch by my boss, I got taken to dinner by my wife, got a new job, Jackson had a good day…it was just one of those days where everything seemed to go my way.
PBS: Q. Your personal worst day?
JM: A. The day I tore my LCL in high school and was told I couldn’t play my senior year.
PBS: Q. Who is your most memorable sporting icon?
JM: A. George Halas.
PBS: Q. What is you favorite thing to do in your spare time?
JM: A. Water ski with my family and friends.
PBS: Q. Something strange and unusual about you that your friends don’t know?
JM: A. Nothing really, I’m a pretty open guy, if there’s something strange or unusual about me, my friends probably know about it.
PBS: Q. Who is the most dangerous player in the RMFL?
JM: A. Kelly Nebeker, hands down. (Our very own All-Star wide receiver.)
PBS: Q. Fill in the blank. Every man should have a _______?
JM: A. Little baby boy.
PBS: Q. The best improvement to football since its inception?
JM: A. Moving the goalposts behind the end zone.
PBS: Q. What one piece of advice would you give yourself if you could talk to yourself 10 years ago?
JM: A. Education is more important than you think it is.
PBS: Q. What’s you biggest fear?
JM: A. Not being a good parent or husband, and not being able to provide for my family.
PBS: Q. Any final thoughts?
JM: A. “I am NOT the dirtiest player in the league.”
Welcome back to the PredBlog for our second installation of “Getting to Know Our Organization”. Being that we have already established the rules and what goes on in here, we ought to be able to jump right into it. (If, however, you missed the first article, you can find a link to it on the right of this page, titled “Head Coach Ed Peterson”.)
Let’s get right to it, shall we? Our next featured Predator is the one and only Jeff May. In no way is Jeff going to appreciate his horn being tooted, so to speak, but after the entire PredBlog staff tag team wrestled him into submission, he agreed to sit down for a harmless interview and subject himself to the infamous PredBlog 20 Questions. But, as the rules go, first thing’s first, a little about Jeff, who he is, and how he got to be a star player for the Pocatello Predators.
Unlike many of the Predators, Jeff doesn’t come from around these parts. While not too far away, in fact, just a couple of hours west of here, Jeff was born and raised in the Twin Falls area. He grew up being taught well about how to work and the value of determination specifically in the arena of sports. Being raised around a family full of athletes, he learned at a very early age that playing sports got him out of a mess of chores on the family farm and at the family business. He quickly grew to love football and more than anything else became his true passion in life.
Although Jeff was a multi-sport letterman and a quarterback at Twin Falls High School, class of ‘96, he always felt every sport other than football was meant to be used as a training time for the next football season. He excelled in basketball and baseball and participated in those simply because “the ladies dug the guys playing basketball and baseball”. Jeff, not by his own admission was uber-successful in his days under center even though at one point in a game he found himself calling signals from under the guard. Yup, it’s no joke, but it’s something you’ll have to ask him about on your own time.
During preseason of his senior year, Jeff was unfortunate enough to blow his knee out and thought to himself that he was done playing football for sure. Something we all know about Jeff is that he is a warrior, and throughout the season he battled against all odds to come back midway through the year, where he was able to contribute just enough for a few small colleges to take notice. Also during the season, he found his calling as a scat back; spending much of his field time lined up at running back, but was equally dangerous from the wide receiver position. After high school, Snow College came calling and Jeff signed to play with them. He was a part of the 1996 Snow College team that played in and won the Midwest Bowl, and finished ranked 12th nationally. Jeff looks back on that season as a very special time in his life, especially playing against guys like Corey Dillon (of the New England Patriots), and says, “How many guys can say they’ve butted heads with a super bowl champion?”
After that season, Jeff spent two years on a LDS mission to Santa Rosa, CA. Upon returning from his mission, Jeff bounced around the Idaho-Utah area, living in Twin Falls where he played three seasons with the Magic Valley Bulldawgs, Logan, UT (attending Utah State) and landed himself on a pretty permanent basis now right here in Pocatello. We can call his status “pretty permanent” because he just accepted a job at Idaho Central Credit Union in their fast track to Executive Management program immediately after graduating from Idaho State University with a degree in Mass Communications. He and his wife Jodi seem pretty happy to be living here, and are excited that they get to stick around. They just welcomed their first child on November 9, a boy Jeffrey Jackson (He’ll go by Jackson) who is already suited up in his Dad’s number 7 jersey.
That’s probably enough for everyone to get to know Jeff outside of his notorious message board reputation. So without further ado, we can get to what everyone has been waiting for, the PredBlog 20 Questions. Here you go!
PredBlog Staff: Q. Who would be your three ideal dinner partners?
Jeff May: A. My wife, Jodi, George W. Bush, and my Grandpa May.
PBS: Q. If you weren’t doing what you’re doing, what then?
JM: A. High school teacher and coach.
PBS: Q. What would you want for your last meal?
JM: A. Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and apple crisp for dessert.
PBS: Q. What is the best and worst inventions ever?
JM: A. The best is the TV, and the worst is pass interference penalties.
PBS: Q. What is the best piece of advice ever given to you?
JM: A. Not to be churchy or anything, but 1 Corinthians 9:24 for sure.
PBS: Q. What is you biggest pet peeve?
JM: A. Traffic.
PBS: Q. What would you do if you won the Lottery jackpot?
JM: A. I’d keep working. I’d give money to my family and I’d build a nice house on a private lake and water ski all day long.
PBS: Q. What would you do if you were the RMFL Commissioner for the day?
JM: A. Give the Predators 10 home games, and make a new rule that anyone wearing a #7 jersey gets one free penalty per game.
PBS: Q. What athlete would you most not want to meet in a dark alley?
JM: A. Ray Lewis, definitely.
PBS: Q. Who has been the most damaging athlete to sports?
JM: A. Terrell Owens.
PBS: Q. What is your personal best day?
JM: A. A couple of Fridays ago. I got taken to lunch by my boss, I got taken to dinner by my wife, got a new job, Jackson had a good day…it was just one of those days where everything seemed to go my way.
PBS: Q. Your personal worst day?
JM: A. The day I tore my LCL in high school and was told I couldn’t play my senior year.
PBS: Q. Who is your most memorable sporting icon?
JM: A. George Halas.
PBS: Q. What is you favorite thing to do in your spare time?
JM: A. Water ski with my family and friends.
PBS: Q. Something strange and unusual about you that your friends don’t know?
JM: A. Nothing really, I’m a pretty open guy, if there’s something strange or unusual about me, my friends probably know about it.
PBS: Q. Who is the most dangerous player in the RMFL?
JM: A. Kelly Nebeker, hands down. (Our very own All-Star wide receiver.)
PBS: Q. Fill in the blank. Every man should have a _______?
JM: A. Little baby boy.
PBS: Q. The best improvement to football since its inception?
JM: A. Moving the goalposts behind the end zone.
PBS: Q. What one piece of advice would you give yourself if you could talk to yourself 10 years ago?
JM: A. Education is more important than you think it is.
PBS: Q. What’s you biggest fear?
JM: A. Not being a good parent or husband, and not being able to provide for my family.
PBS: Q. Any final thoughts?
JM: A. “I am NOT the dirtiest player in the league.”
-PBS
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