{"id":6352,"date":"2013-12-19T07:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T12:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6352"},"modified":"2013-12-19T07:05:43","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T12:05:43","slug":"mickey-matthews-thanks-fans-with-this-classy-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6352","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Matthews Thanks Fans With This Classy Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=6353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?fit=599%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"599,776\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?fit=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?fit=599%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6353\" alt=\"Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?resize=599%2C776\" width=\"599\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?w=599&amp;ssl=1 599w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bb0tSyVCMAA_X7G.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Mickey Matthews had the above ad run in the DNR this morning. In it thanks the JMU and Harrisonburg communities for all of their support over the past 15 years. It&#8217;s a classy move by JMU&#8217;s all time winningest football coach and his family.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not unusual to see millionaire athletes do something like this after they trade or retire. The fact that Mickey did it in his situation, while not unprecedented, just seems a little bit different and speaks volumes about the man. Just a classy move all around. Well done Coach. And thank you for all you did for us fans.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6352&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mickey Matthews had the above ad run in the DNR this morning. In it thanks the JMU and Harrisonburg communities for all of their support over the past 15 years. It&#8217;s a classy move by JMU&#8217;s all time winningest football coach and his family. It&#8217;s not unusual to see millionaire athletes do something like this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8293,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8293","url_meta":{"origin":6352,"position":0},"title":"Mickey Matthews is Officially Back","date":"January 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in college football that is. Yesterday Coastal Carolina University named\u00a0Mickey Matthews\u00a0its defensive coordinator. Mickey had been working as a television commentator for the past two years after being relieved of his duties as head coach of the JMU football team. He's JMU's winningest coach. 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