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Title: Barrett Jones: Alabama's Scrabble Master and Well-rounded Nerd Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on November 02, 2011, 06:04:16 PM http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Thayer-Evans-Barrett-Jones-is-a-Scrabble-master-a-brilliant-student-and-the-anchor-on-Alabamas-offensive-line-110211
Quote Barrett Jones is a nerd, at least by football standards. The Alabama redshirt junior left tackle is so talented at the violin that he can play what people hum. He has such a big vocabulary that he once finished 15th in his age proud in a national Scrabble tournament in Boston. He is also smart enough in the classroom that he graduated with his bachelor’s degree in accounting in just three years with a 4.0 grade-point average and is working on his master’s degree while preparing for the CPA test in April. “He’s a good nerd to be around,” Alabama running back Trent Richardson says. Yet the 6-foot-5, 311-pound Jones has another reputation for No. 2 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) entering its colossal home game Saturday night against top-ranked LSU (8-0, 5-0). It’s one that is surprising on a Crimson Tide team stocked with future NFL players “Barrett is probably the most valuable player on the team,” Richardson says. “That’s one person I love to run behind.” Title: Re: Barrett Jones: Alabama's Scrabble Master and Well-rounded Nerd Post by: SUPERCOACH on November 02, 2011, 06:18:08 PM Great article.
Quote Jones’ experience against Oher, however, motivated him. It made him want to become a better football player. Yep, that Oher. Mr. Blindside himself. He got around him and made a tackle for loss in the state championship game. He was a freshman and Oher was a senior. Title: Re: Barrett Jones: Alabama's Scrabble Master and Well-rounded Nerd Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on November 03, 2011, 09:34:39 AM Nice article. Just looking at Barrett you wouldn't think he was an All-American football player. He shows that heart and brains go a long way.
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