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Butch Jones Throws Shade On Refs In Bowl Game

ByZach Ragan|Jan 2, 2015, 5:07 PM EST

Butch Jones is known for his overuse of coach speak.

But that wasn’t the case during halftime of the Vols’ bowl game against Iowa.

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Earlier in the game, Jones got on to the refs for missing some holding calls against Curt Maggitt. We know this because the Pac-12 ref left his mic on during a timeout.

The ref forgot to turn his mic off during that timeout. The media just overheard Butch Jones telling him to keep an eye on Iowa holding.
— Matt Slovin (@MattSlovin) January 2, 2015

At the half, Jones was asked about the job the refs were doing. Butch’s response was amazing.

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