re: Who's old enough to remember Matt Jones?

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I interviewed him in 2004 along with Charlie Bennett from the Charleston Post & Courrier and Rick Scoppe from the Greenville News the week of their game here.

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Ah, that explains it. Matt hated the press. I mean he really, really disliked talking to the press. When the sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette tried to interview him once Matt turned around, dropped his pants, and just stood there to let the guy interview his butt.

He loathed talking to anyone with a microphone.

Oddly enough he was a nice guy away from that. I had a couple of classes with him when I went back to school to get my second degree and he was so laid back he was damn near comatose. Smart though. His big goals in college was to A. play basketball and B. graduate and go on to become a teacher.

The NFL ranked well behind deer season and probably behind pick up a 12 pack of beer for the weekend. A tremendous natural athlete, possibly the best to ever play for Arkansas, but he disliked football. And hated the press. He'd have been happier playing basketball and maybe being a walk on for the Razorbacks in football.

I hope he didn't make you guys interview his butt.