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This photo of Butch Jones smoking a cigar is going viral after Alabama-Tennessee game
By Andrew Olson
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Butch Jones was on the losing side of the Third Saturday in October for five years. Saturday he finally got to take part in a winning tradition.
While it’s an expected W in the Nick Saban era, Alabama players (and staffers) still enjoy smoking a victory cigar after beating Tennessee. Saturday night was no different. After beating Tennessee 58-21 in Neyland Stadium, UA players and staffers smoked their victory cigars in the locker room.
This year, Jones got to partake:
SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM COACH JONES #RollTIde pic.twitter.com/iQa11oN42F
— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) October 20, 2018
Tide players were aware of the significance of Jones facing his former team. They also gave him a Gatorade bath on the sidelines.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
