Former Tennessee Vols head coach Butch Jones, who is currently the head coach at Arkansas State, revealed earlier this summer that he has an idea of what his post-coaching career will be.
And I'm not sure it's the best idea.
Jones told Inside the Booth late last month that he would like to work in the media.
"So kind of in my next life, I want to get into media," said Jones.
Butch Jones working in the media would be hard to believe after some of his exchanges with reporters over the years.
At Tennessee, Jones developed a reputation for being thin-skinned thanks to some of his bizarre moments with reporters.
For example, there was the time Jones quickly ended his post-game press conference after an inexcusable loss to Vanderbilt in 2016 (which cost the Vols a shot at the Sugar Bowl), leaving his players to face the media.
Butch Jones left media room b4 most press members could make it down elevator.
— Jonathan Hutton (@HuttonOutkick) November 27, 2016
So who is there to take questions from media?
His Sr QB.
Or how about the time that Jones lectured the media on how they were covering Tennessee's football program (this was the same day that Jones claimed Shy Tuttle suffered an injury when he "fell on a helmet", disputing a report that the injury was caused by a fight with a teammate).
'Fake news' - Tennessee coach Butch Jones criticizes media coverage of his program. More from @stevemegargee: https://t.co/VDKb6cLtG7 pic.twitter.com/XIrUwWj2SW
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 26, 2017
Or how about just last fall when Jones seemingly called out Tennessee fans for the negative attention surrounding him at Arkansas State.
“A lot of that (negativity) is from another fan base”…..who do we think Butch is talking about? pic.twitter.com/40J46QGK41
— Vols Big Orange Podcast (@BigOrangePod) September 6, 2023
Might want to try another post-coaching career Jones. I don't think media is for you.
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