What happens in Vegas … shouldn’t happen during the stretch drive of the playoffs. That’s not some dorky sportswriter talking. That’s the gold-standard opinion of a guy possessing two Super Bowl rings, a bust in Canton and the best reputation of any athlete to ever play in Dallas-Fort Worth. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo jets…
Fame. Fortune. Females. Ah, the life. Tiger Woods has it all. Except as of last week, of course, he needs a new driver. I’d love to hit a 210-yard 6-iron. I’d love to win a Major or 14. Truth to be told, I’d love me some Elin, too. I’d love…
Okay, I’m confused. No, even more than usual. I suck at math. I’m the guy who – when trying to figure out how many years it’s taken the Texas Rangers to win their one playoff game – has to use fingers, toes and those rudamentary IIII IIII marks. My abacus tells me…
My folks have gone to most every single SMU home game this year, and they’re all ready to pony up for 2010 season tickets following this evening’s 26-21 win over Tulane. Big Hersch, who enjoyed the extra legroom during this less-than-sold-out Saturday, is a Mustang Class o’ 66; his good…
There’s at least one person reading Unfair Park this morning: the Friend who sends along this piece by longtime New York Times baseball columnist Murray Chass, who wrote on Wednesday that now way in hell should Tom Hicks be able to sell Your Texas Rangers to Tom Hicks. Writes Chass,…
10. A win? Meh. Stats schmatts. Turkey? Whatever. Not to name drop or pound my chest or launch a pre-emptive-strike excuse for whatever distracted drivel may follow, but the highlight of a certain dorky sportswriter/radio host’s Thanksgiving occured when an immaculate blonde went out of her way to meet him and even admit to…
I’m out at Cowboys Stadium for my show with Newy Sruggs on 105.3 The Fan, followed by the pre-game show from Noon-3 p.m. with Jagger and Larry Brown. Took this pic a minute ago. It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! Nope, it’s an American flag!!!…
In between turkey, dressing and indigestion, take a second today to be thankful for what you have. Then read my tale of Ray Johnston, and be thankful for what you don’t have…
Ray Johnston got out of the hospital in Dallas last weekend. Don’t bother with the cards or flowers or well wishes, because he’s gone. Just like that. By the time you read this, Johnston will be back on the road with his band, back planning his next series of motivational…
Two brief football notes of interest, the first involving SMU, where there’s been little interesting football of note in recent years. The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting today that David Matlin, the Hawaii Bowl’s exec director, will be at Gerald J. Ford Stadium this Saturday when the Mustangs play Tulane. Just…
The turkey. The dressing. The relatives and the heartburn, neither of which will leave. The red kettle. The grandiose halftime show, this year featuring Daughtry. The – usually anyway – Cowboys’ victory. Ah, Thanksgiving. The elements are similar, but tomorrow will be the first Thanksgiving Day game in Cowboys Stadium. Should…
Well, the former Dallas Cowboys head coach and current Fox NFL analyst didn’t say exactly that this morning with Newy Scruggs and me on 105.3 The Fan. But he did – once and for all, 12th verse – emphatically deny that he’d ever consider returning to the Cowboys. “No, I love…
Yesterday, after practice at the American Airlines Center, the Mavs hosted their 13th annual Turkey Dunk, attended by some 125 homeless and “at-risk” kids. We sent the great Hal Samples to the shindig, during which the team partnered with Rainbow Days and put on a clinic for the kiddos, which…
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback rating. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings – if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here – the…
Jason Garrett is clueless. Roy Williams is a bust. Martellus Bennett is a non-factor. Felix Jones has lost a step. Nick Folk has the yips. Marc Colombo is hurt. Ken Hamlin can’t tackle. Anthony Spencer doesn’t have a sack. Dave Campo and Terence Newman had to be seperated on the sidelines. And Bobby Carpenter gets…
The Washington Redskins suck. Furthermore, they were playing without running back Clinton Portis, tight end Chris Cooley, two starting offensive linemen and stud defensive playmaker Albert Haynesworth. That’s what makes yesterday’s 7-6 escape by the Dallas Cowboys so damn fugly. A couple missed field goals by Shaun Suisham. A vintageTony Romo escape-n-create…
10. Fine, I’ll say it: Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is too quick to abandon the pass. I’ll say it, of course, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. After only 11 handoffs to running backs in Green Bay, Dallas was committed to the running game today. The good: 33 rushes for 153…
The Washington Post’s The League blog wonders this morning, “Why are the Cowboys So Hated? How does ‘America’s Team’ remain one of the most loathed franchises in sports?” To which the responses, including essays from Eagles and Giants bloggers, have been varied and nasty. (Something about Cowboys fans being “soulless”…
Late yesterday Tom Hicks made it clear: He intends to keep majority ownership of the Texas Rangers, despite all that danged debt. Three would-be buyers have already traipsed through Arlington to meet with Jon Daniels and Nolan Ryan, more parties may join the fray before the deadline, but Hicks ain’t…
The good news: Your Texas Rangers may be led next season and beyond by an ownership group that includes Nolan Ryan as a front man and Roger Staubach as an investor. The bad news … …
Let’s face it, SMU picked a bad year to have a good year. Coming off consecutive 1-11 seasons and without a bowl game since flight attendants were stewardesses, Danny White quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys and the NCAA handed out its one and only death penalty, the Mustangs quietly earned their…
Wade Phillips wants more balance. Jason Witten wants to get back to the “brand.” Felix Jones and Tahsard Choice want more touches. You, the Dallas Cowboys fan, just want to win. I think Tony Romo is an elite quarterback and in the NFL you control the clock on the ground…
