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As I'm sure we all have I've been spending a lot of time this week reading articles, watching replays and reflecting on this truly magical season and the more I do the more I just keep coming back to how truly amazing Andre is.
All week I've been trying to figure out who he reminds of and I think I finally have an interesting comparison, John Terry.
For those with no idea who that is, John Terry is a legendary defender for Chelsea FC based out of London. A player who retired 5 years ago but whose banners still fly around their stadium generally featuring his face his name and 3 words; Captain. Leader. Legend.
The comparison is really three-fold. The first is love of the team and the program. John Terry joined Chelsea's youth team at 14 and was a part of team for the next 22 years. In an era largely defined by the transfer portal and NIL, Andre has always bled UConn and has always put the program before himself. Players like Andre are incredibly rare today and he is a throwback to when guys stayed 4 years loved their program and took it personally when it wasn't performing at the level expected.
Secondly it's the tone they set. In 04/05 Chelsea set a league record allowing 15 goals in 38 games, a record that stands to this day. John Terry was the heart of that defense and anytime you played them you knew it was going to be a war. Andre did that for UConn this year. My girlfriend is not a huge sports fan but did attend about a dozen games this year with me her first being OK ST in December. As the game ended she told me Andre was her favorite player as I looked at the scoreboard Jordan had 26 Adama had 20, Andre had 11. I asked her why, "Andre was everywhere". He was, he was that game and other than a couple games in January he was all season. Adama is our best college player Jordan is our best pro Andre is our heart he was UConn and he was everywhere all year.
Finally both made those around them better because they covered weaknesses allowing other players to take chances and perform at their absolute potentials. Outside backs on Chelsea could get in on the attack knowing if they made a mistake Terry would be their to erase ant chance of a counter. Andre always took on an opponents best perimeter player on defense allowing Jordan and Tristen to do what they did best. On offense he handled the ball allowing Tristen to be Kemba to his Shabazz on occasion resting on offense to stay fresh. Thank you Andre.
Andre Jackson. Captain. Leader. Legend.
All week I've been trying to figure out who he reminds of and I think I finally have an interesting comparison, John Terry.
For those with no idea who that is, John Terry is a legendary defender for Chelsea FC based out of London. A player who retired 5 years ago but whose banners still fly around their stadium generally featuring his face his name and 3 words; Captain. Leader. Legend.
The comparison is really three-fold. The first is love of the team and the program. John Terry joined Chelsea's youth team at 14 and was a part of team for the next 22 years. In an era largely defined by the transfer portal and NIL, Andre has always bled UConn and has always put the program before himself. Players like Andre are incredibly rare today and he is a throwback to when guys stayed 4 years loved their program and took it personally when it wasn't performing at the level expected.
Secondly it's the tone they set. In 04/05 Chelsea set a league record allowing 15 goals in 38 games, a record that stands to this day. John Terry was the heart of that defense and anytime you played them you knew it was going to be a war. Andre did that for UConn this year. My girlfriend is not a huge sports fan but did attend about a dozen games this year with me her first being OK ST in December. As the game ended she told me Andre was her favorite player as I looked at the scoreboard Jordan had 26 Adama had 20, Andre had 11. I asked her why, "Andre was everywhere". He was, he was that game and other than a couple games in January he was all season. Adama is our best college player Jordan is our best pro Andre is our heart he was UConn and he was everywhere all year.
Finally both made those around them better because they covered weaknesses allowing other players to take chances and perform at their absolute potentials. Outside backs on Chelsea could get in on the attack knowing if they made a mistake Terry would be their to erase ant chance of a counter. Andre always took on an opponents best perimeter player on defense allowing Jordan and Tristen to do what they did best. On offense he handled the ball allowing Tristen to be Kemba to his Shabazz on occasion resting on offense to stay fresh. Thank you Andre.
Andre Jackson. Captain. Leader. Legend.
