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Bert Jones in the 70s reminiscing about Ole Miss '72
Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:19 pm
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Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:52 pm to austintexastiger
Thanks for posting that.
My favorite Tiger, Bert is a character.
He was on the radio last week talking about that game.
Said he threw an option pass, meaning it was so wobbly Davis had the option on what end of the ball he wanted to catch.
My favorite Tiger, Bert is a character.
He was on the radio last week talking about that game.
Said he threw an option pass, meaning it was so wobbly Davis had the option on what end of the ball he wanted to catch.
Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:55 pm to austintexastiger
It's a shame he's never done much radio/TV. He has a way with words and would be good at it.
Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:15 pm to austintexastiger
Brad Davis sits behind me in TS. Dude makes every game. True tiger
Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:30 pm to austintexastiger
I was at that game. It was awesome! Ole Piss was hosed!
Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:37 pm to TexTiga
I believe that is one of my favorite momories as a Tiger fan.
Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:51 pm to LSU Fan in AU
Ahhh...the memories. He was a fmatnastic talent. To this day, a great LSU supporter. Mett does remind me of the Rustin Rifle...his swagger, stands tall in the pocket, and has the same cannon for an arm. Mett even has that early 70s hair do going for him.
Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:55 pm to Iam4LSUnTN
Bert Jones is a crazy dude, i have done some work for him at his camp
Posted on 11/12/12 at 11:33 pm to Jim Rockford
Bert was great doing Tigervision games back in the 80's.
Wish he got more respect for his NFL career, he was absolutely incredible when he had talent around him. Too bad he played in the Steelers and Raiders' heyday.
Wish he got more respect for his NFL career, he was absolutely incredible when he had talent around him. Too bad he played in the Steelers and Raiders' heyday.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 1:57 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
I read a story bout Bert in one of the books out there bout LSU football. He & an OL friend had gone deer hunting (skipping class) in the morning, shot a nice buck & then, to save time, they had gutted & dressed the buck in one of the bathrooms in the old dressing rooms in TS. Hurrying to get out to practice, neither took the time to shower and/or clean up. Bert said everytime he & the lineman got in the huddle, all his teammates were cursing them out like dogs, as they got rather rank as the hot, sweaty practice went by. He said Coach Mac just walked up to him, stared him in the eyes, shook his head & walked away without a word.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:19 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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Too bad he played in the Steelers and Raiders' heyday.
and completely fricked up his arm/career in one MNF game
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:26 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
Interesting family. Here's his older brother, who was flying with the Thunderbirds around the time Bert was in the NFL.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:31 pm to austintexastiger
Thanks for posting that. I had never seen it. I was in the student section that night. Ole Miss had punted to Lsu with about 4 minutes left and if memory serves me correctly. Jones was sacked and actually started the drive from like the 17 after the sack. Great Drive!
I met Bert Jones at a dove hunt after his pro career was over and we talked about the game. He told me that drive was the most FUN he ever had in his whole career. Great Tiger!!! 
I met Bert Jones at a dove hunt after his pro career was over and we talked about the game. He told me that drive was the most FUN he ever had in his whole career. Great Tiger!!!
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:34 pm to Iam4LSUnTN
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the same cannon for an arm.
Not really ready to say that, yet. Russell and Jones had unreal arms. Mett is definitely NFL-quality, and probably as good as any we've had (including Hodson), with the exception of Russell and Jones - from a pure armstrength standpoint, those are 2 of the strongest arms in CFB history.
(ETA: I agree that Mett is reminiscent of Jones in style, though.)
This post was edited on 11/13/12 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 11/13/12 at 2:41 pm to Jim Rockford
I saw "Hoss" fly with the "birds." Those uni's are even more geeky than the Blues.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 4:14 pm to austintexastiger
I was at that game, and the explosion of elation after Jackson hit the PAT was unrivaled until Skyler Green caught the game winner against UGA in '03 and, unlike today, NOBODY LEFT THE DAMN GAME!!! The stands were still full all the way until the end.
Also notice how Ole Miss' colors were painted into the SEZ. That was fairly common back in those days.
It was also nice to hear John Ferguson's voice. He, to me, is STILL the Voice of the Tigers. His vocabulary was rivaled only by that of Howard Cosell.
Also notice how Ole Miss' colors were painted into the SEZ. That was fairly common back in those days.
It was also nice to hear John Ferguson's voice. He, to me, is STILL the Voice of the Tigers. His vocabulary was rivaled only by that of Howard Cosell.
This post was edited on 11/13/12 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 11/13/12 at 4:20 pm to austintexastiger
Thanks bro.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 4:25 pm to austintexastiger
sounds like John Ferguson's voice doing the narration.
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