This Matt Jones cocaine bust story has exploded throughout the state, from Internet message boards to sports talk radio this morning (in Florida, too), and the fans' reaction is typical disappointment in a guy who seemingly has everything athletically (and physically) and yet is careless enough to throw it all away.

The Jacksonville Jaguars and coach Jack Del Rio were looking for a reason to cut the guy; now they have it.

A felony cocaine bust in these goody goody Roger Goodell times of the NFL would seem like the ultimate black mark on Jones, should he be released by the Jags, finding any other employer anytime soon. Of course, if he ever looked like a natural for the Cowboys, this would be it.

It's worth checking out the run of comments showing up over at Max Brantley's blog at Arkansas Times, and how Jones' latest act has left so many perplexed if not disgusted.

"Dumb. Dumb. Dumb."

Yeah, that about sums it up. But while we always pictured Matt (particularly the long-haired, unshaven version) being more the baked-a-lot-of-the-time Widespread Panic "Spreadhead," due any moment to hop in the van and go on a 10-city trek with the boys and sell tomatoes out the back of the vehicle, who knew he was edging into that more felonious territory?. Matt, buddy, it's no good. Especially doing it out in the open.

Let's not leave out Jared Hicks, who was most certainly a forgotten former walk-on tight end for the Razorbacks until today.

Yes, there is good news in all this: It didn't involve current Hogs. Bobby Petrino can ill-afford anymore of his players to run afoul of the law.