re: For the old-timers...when did Cholly Mac first get on the hot seat?

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We actually beat the Bear in '69 and '70 but not again until '82.

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We won the 1970 game with Buddy Lee at QB, not Jones. Paul Lyons moved over to offense from defense because Mac wanted someone who could run the option, and would listen to his coaching. After Buddy Lee went down in the second half against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, Jones played in his place. On what would wind up being our final play on 4th down, Mac sent in a play that Jones disregarded and checked to his own play. We failed to get a first down and lost the game. A lot of finger pointing started, but ultimately, it was a long time before Mac and Jones were one speaking terms again. Paul Lyons started the following year until the Notre Dame game in BR, at which point Mac named Jones the starter. Mac and Jones were not very close for the longest after the Nebraska game, to the point the Jones proclaimed that the highlight of his career at LSU was leaving. Mac responded by saying that Jones was not very coachable.