Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon only wanted to lose a few pounds. Instead, he lost his final season of eligibility.
He wanted to set an example. Instead, he feels as if he has been made one.
Jeremy Jarmon wanted to get in better shape but wound up banned by the NCAA.That’s why Jarmon, suspended by the NCAA after a failed drug test in the spring, is working hard at the D-1 Training Center in this Nashville suburb in preparation for the NFL supplemental draft on July 16. Jarmon, Florida State wide receiver Corey Surrency and Central Michigan offensive lineman Joe McMahon are hoping to be selected.
Jarmon is focusing on strengthening his hips and adding an explosive quality to his pass rush by executing set after set of lunges while carrying 265 pounds of weights.
“I think when I show up on July 9 in Lexington [for a pro day workout], I will show them exactly what they’re looking for,” Jarmon said. “I definitely feel I have a lot to offer. I can play in a 4-3 or outside linebacker in a 3-4. I’ve worked hard and my [game] films speak for themselves.”
Frankly, he’d rather be focusing his camera lens in a photography class in Paris.
“After the Liberty Bowl, I told Coach [Rich] Brooks I wanted to talk to him,” Jarmon said. “He said, ‘What’s on your mind?’ I told him I was thinking about studying in France over the summer. I wanted to take photography classes in Paris. He said, ‘Does that mean you want to stay [for a senior season]?’ ”
He did. And Wildcats coaches rejoiced.
Jarmon was an All-SEC selection in 2007, when he was fourth in the league with nine sacks. He had a sore shoulder last season and managed just 4.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss, but he still was a key figure on a defense that also included cornerback Trevard Lindley, linebacker Micah Johnson and tackle Corey Peters in its nucleus.
Jarmon said he was so excited about the possibilities for the 2009 season that he wanted to set an example for his younger teammates. He planned to cut about 8 pounds from his 6-foot-3, 286-pound frame.
“Being a defensive lineman, I’m a bigger guy, period,” Jarmon said. “But I wanted to be slimmer and fit. I wanted to lead by example. Some guys need to go on weight-loss programs, some need to go on weight-gain programs. I wanted to be an example and look the part.”
Jarmon said he began taking fish oil and omega-3 tablets. He changed his diet and started eating turkey burgers, turkey bacon and turkey sausage. Yet he still was having trouble managing his weight because tendinitis in his left shoulder prevented him from working out. So, on advice from a clerk at a health-food store, Jarmon said he began taking a dietary supplement in early February; he said he was unaware the supplement included banned ingredients.
It was a bad move. A Kentucky spokesman said the university requires athletes to sign a policy in which they agree not to take any supplements without approval from a trainer or strength coach. Jeremy Jarmon is preparing for the NFL’s supplemental draft.
Jarmon said he took supplements because it’s somewhat easier and more cost efficient than eating healthy.
“It’s expensive to eat healthy,” said Jarmon, a Memphis native. “I come from a well-off family, but I’m not going to ask my parents to pay for fresh tilapia. Instead of eating fish every night, I take supplements.”
Jarmon admits he should have talked with Kentucky director of sports medicine Jim Madaleno before using the supplement, which he took for 15 days. When he finally talked with Madaleno, Jarmon was told to stop using the supplement immediately. A few days later, Jarmon took a random NCAA drug test.
“I came back from spring break and learned of my status,” Jarmon said.
Kentucky appealed Jarmon’s case while he remained suspended even though he said he passed another NCAA drug test several weeks later.
Jarmon said he believes his suspension would have been reduced – or even lifted – if he had been instructed to take the same supplement by Madaleno or a trainer. A Kentucky spokesman said Madaleno has opted not to comment about Jarmon’s situation because of student privacy laws.
“I learned through the process that it’s OK for a member institution or for an adult to make a mistake,” Jarmon said. “It’s not OK if a student-athlete makes a mistake. Because I made a mistake as a 21-year-old, it cost me my eligibility. If someone had made the decision for me, I wouldn’t have been suspended.”
Jarmon is an eloquent speaker and has a gregarious personality, traits that makes him likeable. Thus, when he claims he didn’t know he had taken an illegal substance – and asserts that he’d never before taken anything illegal – you want to believe him. You hope there still are athletes who won’t resort to breaking rules to be successful. You want to believe it was an honest mistake.
Then you remember all the athletes who have failed drug tests in recent years and how they maintained – even trumpeted – their disdain for performance-enhancing drugs right up until (and in many cases after) tests revealed otherwise. And you also wonder why Jarmon refuses to reveal the product he was taking or the store where it was purchased.
“I just don’t want to say,” he said. “It would be bad publicity for the place. I told NFL teams what the product was and where I purchased it. It’s not a big issue. It’s behind me now.”
Kentucky appealed Jarmon’s suspension, and he thought he’d have a chance to have some or all of the suspension lifted. He thought that proved his case.
Obviously, that wasn’t enough. So instead of taking photos in Paris and getting ready to help Kentucky’s bid for a fourth consecutive bowl appearance, he’s hoping to land a job in the NFL, where the minimum rookie salary is $285,000.
That will buy a lot of tilapia.
America Learns announced today that a strategy created by University of Michigan student Holly Simon has been named February’s America Learns Strategy of the Month. Simon created her strategy to provide her students with a fun opportunity to reinforce what they were learning about sight words, word tenses, and sounding out words. Throughout February, Simon’s strategy will be available not only to the thousands of educators America Learns serves nationwide, but also to the thousands of teachers, tutors, mentors and parents worldwide who subscribe to America Learns’ Strategy of the Month e-newsletter.
Simon, a freshman Chemistry major, was one of the few first-year students to earn a place in the University’s America Reads Tutoring Corps program. “I decided to join America Reads because it seemed like such a valuable experience,” said Simon. “Not only was I getting the chance to teach kids, but I was given the opportunity to change their lives. Knowing that I could impact a child’s life made this experience more than worth it.”
Simon turned a standard Microsoft PowerPoint presentation into an interactive game for her students to be engaged while learning about topics that many students find to be uninteresting. Tutors, teachers and parents may download Simon’s game for free from the America Learns website throughout February and use it as is or easily customize it to cover any content area - from vocabulary practice to math.
“Her strategy is great!,” noted Rachel Klingelhofer, Co-Director, University of Michigan America Reads Tutoring Corps. “It really shows how she considers many important aspects of the work - engagement, review and assessment, diversified instruction, and even closure. She really thought outside the box and put a lot of effort into this lesson. I am really impressed.”
“Holly’s strategy was selected as February’s Strategy of the Month not only because of the way it engages students, but also because of its flexibility,” noted Gary Kosman, Founder and CEO, America Learns. “Any tutor, teacher or parent with limited PowerPoint experience can download the file, customize it with math content, social studies information or science problems and engage students in an exciting reinforcement and review process. We know the resource that Holly created will be useful for years to come.”
Simon’s strategy will be available for the remainder of February at their site, and will be permanently available to all members of the America Learns Network community.
About the University of Michigan America Reads Tutoring Corps:
In the Fall of 1997, the University of Michigan’s Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, its Office of Financial Aid, and its School of Education joined forces to form the University of Michigan America Reads Tutoring Corps. America Reads is committed to having all children reading well and independently by the end of third grade. By recruiting University of Michigan students to serve as tutors, America Reads gets students excited about reading, improves students’ literacy skills, provides greater access to books and opportunities for reading with an adult, and supports literacy development at home. Beginning in September 2005 America Reads expanded from approximately 100 to 200 tutors thanks to a grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to expand the program. Each year more than 600 children in area schools receive reading assistance from America Reads tutors.
Football memorabilia can be traced back all the way to the late 19th century. This is when the sport made its first appearance at universities and colleges. It wasn’t until 1960’s that this sport began to rival baseball in the national stature. As a result, many vintage items from the 1950s and 1960s are more limited than those of other sports therefore making football memorabilia during those times a collector’s find. Hence, it is football cards, autographed NFL replica helmets, and other football memorabilia that have enjoyed incredible rise in demand not mementos from overstocked baseball memorabilia in the market.
These memorabilia pieces are precious and great investments. Consequently, it is important to protect them. The best protection for collectibles such as these is display cases. These cases do not only protect the item but also provide an attractive way for your memorabilia to be displayed. These are designed to fit particular collectibles such as helmets, football or jerseys. It is essential to purchase one that is specifically designed for the piece you are displaying. There are cases that can be displayed on the wall while others are intended for the desktop. Here are some models of display cases you can choose from before you select the best one for your memorabilia:
ý If you are planning to show off your precious signed football then a mirrored back or bottom display case might just be the right display case for you. This case will enhance visibility of the piece so that the entire collectible can be viewed at any angle.
ý Glass display cases are the best in quality and offer the best protection for any football collectible. There are a large range of glass cases that comes in different shapes and sizes. Some are made of a tough aluminum frame and shatterproof glass. They also come in hinged or sliding doors that are securely fitted with a lock. The large variety and shape of these display cases enables you to make your entire collection to stand out. These cases can also be tailor-made to meet your personal preferences.
ý Acrylic cases are sometimes favored by other collectors because glass cases can easily break especially with pets and young children around the house. These display cases also offer UV protection like glass cases.
If you a serious football collector then display cases is a vital investment for your collection. Some collectibles such as your line of NFL replica helmets or prized autographed football left in open air can be coated with a thick crust over time as well as being vulnerable to heat and other damaging factors. These display cases can ensure that your collection will be there for you to enjoy in the years to come.
Football memorabilia can be traced back all the way to the late 19th century. This is when the sport made its first appearance at universities and colleges. It wasn’t until 1960’s that this sport began to rival baseball in the national stature.
BCS Championship Game (Bowl Championship Series) is one of the pinnacles of the whole year. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner crowned the BCS national champion. This championship puts the best against the best, selecting the top ten best teams from the year to match up to determine the national champion of all college football teams of the nation.
Referring to the current BCS format, four bowl games and the National Championship Game are considered “BCS bowl games”. Other bowl games include the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, the Sugar Bowl played in New Orleans (should be a exciting game this year), the Orange Bowl in Miami, and the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
Concerning the BCS contract, the first eight seasons of the championship game rotated among the four bowls. In 2007 the last game of the BCS Championship will serve as the host facility of the new stand-alone BCS National Championship game played on January 8 of that year, one week following the playing of the traditional bowl game which would follow the Rose Bowl with the exception of the games to be played in 2010. There are also twenty-seven non-BCS bowls.
The BCS Championship committee has decided to put in a system of BCS bowl games and have the extra game just be called “The National Championship Game to be held at the site of that year’s championship game, such that the additional, non-championship bowl be named after the original bowl. They have also tried to have a system were cities would bid to be the permanent site of the BCS game. But this proposal was voted down.
The BCS Championship game will be an exciting game to see in person. But the tickets will be hard to obtain.
Wake Forest University (WFC) is a private university located in North Carolina. The school, which was founded in 1834 after the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, got its name from the area called Wake Forest where it was originally established. At first, the school was created to teach Baptist laymen and ministers. Nowadays, however, the main campus of this coeducation school is located at Winston Salem and the educational programs available are varied.
The athletic teams of Wake Forest were originally called the Fighting Baptists. This was due to the old connection of the school to the Baptist Convention. The name Demon Deacons, which the WFC teams are now using, was coined after a reporter who covered the match between the Fighting Baptists and Duke Blue Devils wrote that the Deacons (referring to the WFC team) “fought like Demons”. The support of the WFC students, alumni, and fans for their teams, particularly the basketball and football teams, remain solid all these years. And this is because of the program called Screamin’ Demons, wherein students who sign up for the program at the beginning of the athletic season pay about USD 15 for the entire season. Aside from having a free tie-dye shirt in spring and a football shirt in the autumn, the Screamin’ Demons get the finest seats during the games. Furthermore, the program participants also get to watch sports events for free for as long as they show their Screamin’ Demons card for the season. However, the above-mentioned privileges will be forfeited if the member of the program misses two games. Since it is quite difficult to get good seats at WFC basketball games, many fans just opt to join the program to be assured of good seats.
The school colors of Wake Forest are Old Gold and Black. Since 1895, the school has since used these colors even when their teams were still called the Fighting Baptists. The description of the colors of WFC, including its tiger logo, was seen first at the school’s literary magazine. The one who designed the original logo or symbol of WFC was John M Heck, according to a magazine article in 1895. The college logo was composed of an old gold and black WFC letters over a tiger’s head. However, historians claim that the colors and the logo of the school were actually associated or loosely based on the scriptures. Up until now, many are still debating as to the origins of the colors and the logo of the school.
But if Wake Forest’s symbol and colors are ripe with controversies, it’s a different story with the Demon Deacons mascot whose origin is very clear. In 1943, the first person who donned the school mascot was Jack Baldwin. According to him, he along with his fraternity brothers came up with the idea of dressing as a deacon - complete with a black umbrella, top hat and tails - and entering the football field while riding the North Carolina ram. This stunt, which was originally intended as a joke, became a Wake Forest tradition.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was founded in 1872 as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAM). In 1896, the school, which is located at Blacksburg in the state of Virginia, changed its name to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (or VPI for short). Nowadays, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is more commonly known as Virginia Tech or VT. This polytechnic university is renowned for its programs in architecture, agriculture, business, engineering and science. At present, this school is considered as having the largest population of full time students in Virginia. The students and alumni of this school strive to uphold the school’s motto, Ut Prosim, which means “That I May Serve”.
Majority of the athletics teams of Virginia Tech are known as the Hokies. However, the swimming team members fondly call themselves “H2Okies”, an obvious pun on the chemical formula that represents water. Although many know that Hokie is used to refer to the fans and sports teams of VT, not many are aware of the origins of the word. In 1896, when the name of the school was changed from VAM to VPI, naturally the school needed to change its cheer. So in the same year, the student body held a new-cheer-writing contest. The Old Hokie Cheer, which was penned by OM Stull, won the first prize and was used for several years. According to Stull, the name Hokie was just something that he invented. Eventually, because of the attention-grabbing factor of the cheer, the VT students, fans, alumni, and sports teams were later called the Hokies. Nowadays, a Hokie officially means a loyal VT fan.
Most of the school traditions of Virginia Tech actually originated in 1896. In fact, even the school’s official colors – Burnt Orange and Chicago Maroon - were selected in the same year. According to the committee responsible for choosing the colors, they picked the orange-maroon combo because it was a unique and special color blend, never before seen in other sports teams. The official mascot of VT is the Hokie Bird, which is very similar to turkey. The reason behind this was probably because the VT sports teams were previously known as the Fighting Gobblers. Hence, the artists who created the official mascot got their inspiration for the Hokie Bird from the good old turkey. Despite the name change, the VT stuck with their previous turkey motif. The most popular logo of the school is the stylized VT, which cannot only be seen on the uniforms of the athletes, but also on the merchandise sold to promote the school and the teams. In fact, the university had the VT logo trademarked and all merchandise that use it should be licensed.
Within the first few years after the establishment of Virginia Tech, a rivalry with the Virginia Military Institute quickly evolved. As the rivalry deepened, the Military Classic of the South, a yearly football match between VT and VMI, was held on Thanksgiving Day in Roanoke until the ’70s. Nowadays, the major rivals of the VT Hokies are the Miami Hurricanes, the West Virginia Mountaineers, and the Virginia Cavaliers.
UCLA is actually the acronym of the University of California, Los Angeles. This institution, which was founded in 1881, was originally referred to as the California State Normal School’s Los Angeles branch. However, the name was changed to the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919 when it was given a university status. In 1927, the institution changed its name to University of California, Los Angeles. It is considered as one of the oldest general-purpose institutions in the system of the University of California.
The sports teams of the University of California, Los Angeles are actually called the Bruins. Two of the important sports competitions where the UCLA Bruins participate in are the Pacific Ten Conference and the NCAA Division I-A. The home venue of the Bruins Football team is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Meanwhile, Pauley Pavilion, which is located right at the campus of the university, is the home venue for the basketball, the volleyball, as well as the women’s gymnastic teams.
The first mascot of the University of California, Los Angeles is called Rags, a little fuzzy dog found by the school’s gardener in 1918 in the lawn of the campus. However, UCLA adopted a cub as its mascot when Berkeley got the golden bear. In 1920, after winning several football games, the university adopted a grizzly bear as its new mascot. But when UCLA joined the Pacific Coast Conference, they had to change their mascot again since the University of Montana is already known as the Grizzlies. Since Berkeley was known as both the Bear and the Bruins, the Los Angeles branch of the University of California just decided to use the name Bruins. So in 1928, a few days after the student council approved the new mascot name, the school organ changed its name from Cub Californian to the Daily Bruin. It is also important for the Bruins fans to know that these mascots were real live bears during the early years. Nevertheless, even if the bears were trained, many believed that they were not safe around many fans and spectators, thus in the 1960s, the university decided to simply use student mascots. During the 1967 football games, Joe Bruin was joined by Josephine Bruin, the first woman mascot. Up to the present, you will see both Joe and Josephine Bruin sashaying, dancing, and jumping their hearts out during sports events where the school is involved.
Aside from the mascots, the other important school tradition is the UCLA colors and fight songs. Just like in other schools, the colors of the university have undergone a number of changes. However in 2004, the university Chancellor has decided to make the sun gold and deep sky blue as the exact hues that will represent the school. Furthermore, black, white, or blue can be used for the logo of the University of California, Los Angeles, while gold should only be used as an accent color. Meanwhile, the popular fight songs of the Bruins are the Mighty Bruins and Sons of Westwood.
Texas Tech University, which is located at Lubbock Texas, was established on February 10, 1923. This public university was originally called the Texas Tech University System, which is known for being one of the largest contiguous campuses in the US. Also, this institution is the only one in Texas that houses undergraduate, medical, and law schools at the same campus or location. When it comes to sports, the athletic teams that represent this school are called the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Women teams are also called Red Raiders, except for the women’s basketball team which is called the Lady Raiders. Texas Tech Swimwear is worn by the girls at Texas Tech.
The Texas Tech University has two mascots, Masked Rider and Raider Red. The former is actually the oldest mascot of the university. Although the Masked Rider was first used by the athletic teams of the school in 1936, it became an official mascot only in 1954 when Joe Kirk Fulton together with his horse Blackie led the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team into the field at the Gater Bowl. An Atlanta Journal writer, Ed Danforth, even wrote that there is no team in any sports bowl to have ever made a sensational entrance such as the one that Fulton, along with the rest of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, pulled that day. To commemorate this unforgettable tradition, a statue of the Masked Rider created by renowned artist Grant Speed was unveiled in 2000.
The other mascot of Texas Tech University, Raider Red, is a fairly recent addition to the team. This mascot was actually unveiled during the 1971 football games because the Southwest Conference did not allow the inclusion of live and breathing animal mascots on the games unless the host school explicitly consented. So, in games or situations where the home team cannot bring the beloved Masked Rider’s horse, the raiders usually bring Raider Red, which was created by Jim Gaspard. Although the true identity of the Masked Rider is known to everyone, the identity of the one who is wearing the Raider Red costume is not public knowledge, at least until the end of the student’s tenure. However, one thing is for sure, the one who dons Raider Red should be a member of the High Riders or the Saddle Tramps.
For the longest time, the rivals of the Texas Tech University in athletic competitions have been the Texas A&M Aggies and the Texas Longhorns. The students and fans of Texas Tech usually camp outside the Jones AT&T Stadium the night before important games against the Aggies, the Longhorns, and even the Oklahoma Sooners are held. Aside from the mascots, another popular school tradition of Texas Tech is the Double T Logo. Whenever you see this symbol, it is a good bet that the one wearing it is a student, alumni, or a fan of the Texas Tech teams. The first one who used this symbol to decorate the football team’s sweater is EY Freeland, who is also the first coach of the Texas Tech football team. The logo was updated in 2000 to make the Double T look more three-dimensional.
The members of the sports teams of the University of Texas (UT), Austin are called the Texas Longhorns. Sometimes they are also known as Texas, Horns, and Longhorns. As many of you might know, the longhorn cattle are considered as the largest animals that represent the state of Texas. This big beast is very important to Texans because of its significance in the development of the state. The moniker for the strong sports teams of this university actually first appeared in a newspaper in Texas in 1900.
If you have been to the games played by Texas Longhorns, you probably saw a big cattle with BEVO imprinted on its face. Do you know what BEVO stand for? There are actually a lot of stories behind the reason why UT’s mascot was called BEVO. One of the most popular stories that have been circulating for a long time now regarding the nickname is actually about a prank done by the Texas Aggies, a strong rival to the UT Longhorns. According to the story, Aggies one night branded 13-0 on the university’s first longhorn mascot as a prank. So, when the Horns saw the branding, they immediately tried to cover up the act. Thus, they changed the 13 to B, the – to E, and inserted V before the 0 to spell BEVO. However, this story is actually far from the truth. Texas Longhorn Swimwear is worn by the coeds at the University of Texas.
According to the official website of the Texas Longhorns, the name was actually first coined by the editor Ben Dyer of Texas Exes Alcalde magazine when he gave a blow by blow report of what has happened during a Longhorn football game in December 1916. At the end of the report, he simply said that the name of the longhorn cattle that was introduced as a first live mascot of the University of Texas was BEVO. However, nobody really knew why Mr. Dyer called the mascot BEVO. By the way, it is true that some Aggies students once branded a dying longhorn mascot of the UT with 13-0 (the score that the Aggies got in a collegiate football game in 1915), but the animal died immediately after the branding, but it is not true that this prank was the reason behind the BEVO moniker.
Much like other school athletic teams, white and burnt orange were not the original school colors for the Texas Longhorns. In the 1890s, the winning team of the University of Texas actually wore white and gold, then eventually maroon and orange. Because of the confusions, however, the Board of Regent decided to ask the alumni to vote what colors they preferred. Majority of the 1,111 alumni who voted chose white and orange. For many years, the Horns wore these colors but the shade of orange used in the uniforms of the players lost vividness and changed to yellow just before the end of the seasons. Thus, in 1928, the coach of the UT football ordered that a darker shade of orange be used in the uniforms of the team so that it would not fade. From then on, the Longhorns have used white and burnt orange, also known as Texas orange, as their official school colors.
Texas A&M University is the coeducational public school that lies in Collage Station in Texas. This university, which is also called TAMU or A&M, was formerly known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. However, the school was renamed as Texas A&M in 1963 even if the letters A and M did not really have explicit meaning anymore. Students, alumni and even sports teams of this institution have been known as the Aggies.
If there is one school in Texas where the school spirit is deeply ingrained in its students and alumni, it can only be Texas A&M. In fact, a number of school traditions practiced by the Aggies can be traced back to its foundation in the1890s. The Aggies believe that these traditions and practices are important in forging a spirit of respect and loyalty not only for the school but for the country as well. In fact, the bond of the students of TAMU and the Aggie spirit are especially perceivable during sports events.
Aside from the Aggie Rings and the Senior Boots, the one tradition that makes Texas A&M stand out is the concept of the 12th Man. Students and fans of the football team of the Aggies call themselves the 12th Man, or the 12th member of the 11-player football team, as a show of their support and devotion to the team. In fact, when players of Texas A&M is hurt or when the school band plays The Spirit of Aggieland or the Aggie War Hymn, the Aggies step off the bleachers as a symbol of respect. Another tradition that perks up the spirit of enthusiasm, desire and readiness is the Yell Leaders, which consists of only five members. Unlike in other universities that have several cheerleaders to rouse their fans for support of their sports teams, the Aggies only have five people, who are composed of three seniors and two juniors and are elected by the student body, to pass instructions of what to yell or cheer on Aggie fans during sports events. Majority, if not all, of Aggies watching the games heed the shouts of the Yell Leaders as a sign of unity and strong support for their fellow Aggies who are doing their best to win the games. Now, you may be wondering how the Aggies know how to respond to the hand gestures and signals given by Yell Leaders. Well then, you might find it interesting that the students of A&M actually have a Midnight Yell Practice at the Kyle Field on the eve of every game.
Aside from yells and cheers, another important part of every collegiate competition is the presence of the school mascot. In the case of the Texas A&M, Reveille is not simply a mascot but she is also considered as the first lady of the university, often called the Aggieland. The whole student body and even the alumni of TAMU show respect for Reveille. In fact the Aggies, especially the corps of cadets of the university, refer to Reveille as “Ma’am”.