Awesome post. Your son was a warrior and talented. His INT was sick.

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Oct 30, 2017
1:11:36pm

Gerald-DeGroot All-American

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Gerald-DeGroot

Previous username: GoCougarsKris
Bio page: Gerald-DeGroot
Joined: Jun 24, 2004
Last login: Feb 17, 2021
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Probably ill advised, but here's the story from Grant Jones's dad

BYUFBDAD

10/30/17 12:56pm

sharing info on the internet is never ill advised. always remember that.

smokymountainrain

10/30/17 12:59pm

Congrats. Thanks for sharing. I'd be a proud father as well, as you should be.

Turnpike Lane

10/30/17 1:03pm

Fantastic share! Please give him a huge congrats on life and everything from

Shovel jockey

10/30/17 1:08pm

He has real talent

bluelands

10/30/17 1:09pm

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Buffalo

10/30/17 1:09pm

Here's a great dad. Thanx, man.

mantis mutu

10/30/17 1:11pm

Awesome post. Your son was a warrior and talented. His INT was sick.

Gerald-DeGroot

10/30/17 1:11pm

Thanks for sharing. How come your time here will be winding down now?

RdF3

10/30/17 1:12pm

Awesome! Tell him thanks.

Mathew

10/30/17 1:12pm

Well done.

Y'zFan

10/30/17 1:15pm

Love it. Your son's accomplishments are impressive enough at face value, but the

Cashmeousside

10/30/17 1:17pm

Thanks so much for sharing! Your sons example of sacrifice, dedication, and willingness

CLCougar

10/30/17 1:21pm

Great one-handed interception and was fun to watch on special teams.

Super Chicken

10/30/17 1:21pm

Why is fansince67 laughing at so many posts like this in this thread?

Turbine

10/30/17 1:30pm

I chalked it up to him being old and confused about emojis.

Super Chicken

10/30/17 1:34pm

haha, I was thinking he was a jerk. But you are probably right.

Turbine

10/30/17 1:47pm

My dad thinks LOL means “lots of love”. It makes for funny messages.

Gerald-DeGroot

10/30/17 1:50pm

Jeff lost his job and won't have money for kids christmas this year. lol.

Turbine

10/30/17 1:54pm

Do what you can to help. Lol.

Gerald-DeGroot

10/30/17 2:14pm

Oh, man! This is seriously funny!

IdahoCoug

10/30/17 4:57pm

He probably thinks of it as a smiley face as in "this makes me happy"

Alister Mackenzie

10/30/17 1:37pm

#Stud. Great example.

RockyBalboa

10/30/17 1:22pm

I've always been impressed with your ability to handle the good and bad of CB

Left Shark Coug

10/30/17 1:24pm

Your son represents the good of BYU football. Lots of reasons to be proud.

Sandstone Cougar

10/30/17 1:29pm

You should be very proud. What a great young man who clearly understands the

TheLoneCougar

10/30/17 1:30pm

Love this post

Coug

10/30/17 1:33pm

Thank you for sharing and thank you for your contribution to BYU football

GOR

10/30/17 1:38pm

Awesome! So great to hear the story. I couldn't believe that he was a walk-on

JuicyJam

10/30/17 1:42pm

If he is headed to Deloitte the fun is just beginning. Thanks for sharing!

rtNelson

10/30/17 1:49pm

I would love to see profiles like these for all of our Walk-Ons

MapCoug

10/30/17 1:49pm

I forget which game I noticed Grant

JKLCoug

10/30/17 1:54pm

Thank you for this wonderful recap of your son's career. Very sad his career

LV Mike

10/30/17 1:54pm

Awesome thanks so much for sharing!! Best of luck to all of you and a personal

Blue for Life

10/30/17 2:24pm

Thanks for the information about your son. He sounds like a wonderful

Bullrider

10/30/17 2:24pm

need more of these. provides perspective on who these kids really are.

MormonThug

10/30/17 2:27pm

Glad he had a positive experience, sorry for the horrible injuries he suffered.

Archaea

10/30/17 2:31pm

Thanks for sharing.

RedSox

10/30/17 2:35pm

Thanks to your son for the blood and sweat he's shed in blue.

Real Men Wear Blue

10/30/17 2:44pm

If you stick around long enough, you can change your name to BYUFBGRANDPA

2FarGone

10/30/17 2:52pm

Just curious...what do you (or Grant) think is the difference between this year

RUNBYU1

10/30/17 3:02pm

Excellent question. Would love to read the feedback. An Insiders view

CT98

10/30/17 5:34pm

I remember seeing Grant at an open fall practice in 2014 running with the

Ironhide

10/30/17 3:06pm

Stay Proud!

Beetdiggercoug

10/30/17 3:15pm

Grant was in my ward a couple of years ago. A stand up super nice guy. I've

ColonelMustard

10/30/17 4:10pm

Thanks everybody, I'm not sure what to say, but thank you. It's been a terrific

BYUFBDAD

10/30/17 4:12pm

Thank you for sharing!

DrTDR

10/30/17 6:25pm

Grant is an example of everything good about BYU football.

Kama'aina

10/30/17 6:29pm

Hope you'll stay active on CB-Have appreciated your insight and comments

bacoug

10/30/17 4:22pm

Awesome! I love your last comment too.

Thug Mormons

10/30/17 4:34pm

Outstanding profile. Thanks for sharing.

Ham

10/30/17 4:39pm

Thank you sir!

libertycoug

10/30/17 5:00pm

We were heartsick to see him go down on Saturday.

fudgers

10/30/17 5:18pm

Stick around. CB can use some more sane posters.

rockhound

10/30/17 5:27pm

Having had a

Richw

10/30/17 5:45pm

Is Jimmer your son in law?

CT98

11/1/17 9:42am

Love your sig. That's how I feel too. My dad worked for Nike and I had to work

RUNBYU1

11/1/17 6:08pm

Thanks for sharing

warp

10/30/17 6:55pm

Wonderful post!!

wilsdad

10/30/17 7:37pm

great post. I've heard great things about him from Concordites

mindzeYe

10/30/17 8:52pm

Great story! Thanks for sharing!

Nagurski

10/30/17 10:00pm

Love this post. I remember watching his HS highlights. He has incredible hands!

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

10/30/17 11:57pm

I will remember him as Elder Jones.

OldCosmo

10/31/17 7:02am

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your story...

DoneDirtCheap

10/31/17 8:55am

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