The return of a longstanding feud(Cowboys-Oilers, er, Texans)

Houston Chronicle ^ | 9/7/02 | fran blinebury

[Diddle E. Squat]

Some fun and memories for a Sunday afternoon.

[TexasCajun]

Lots of memories, yes!

Same ole rivalary? No.

New Owners -- New Coaches -- New Players -- New Houston Team with New Name

I don't expect much from of a new frahchise team, but how many years will Houston tolerate that excuse.

The more some things change, the more others seem to stay the same.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yep, it'll take awhile. But I still get steamed when I meet a native Houstonian who is a cowboys fan. Almost as bad as a Texas boy going to play at OU!

Do you remember Dan Pastorini wrecking all those racing speedboats in the offseasons?

[dtel]

'Luv ya Blue" was my second favorite team at the time, the first always being the Cowboys, Adams screwed the pooch when he let Bum go.
As far as the popularity of the Cowboys goes, it was mostly Tex, he was a marketing genius. But NEVER and I mean never discount the Cheerleaders as a source of the popularity.
Everybody loves cute, leggy girls from Texas. ;^)
Of course 5 Lombardi trophies does help keep the legend alive.
Run Emmitt run.

[TexasCajun]

Yes, I remember Dan. He was a Joe Nammoth wanna be.

I think he sells used boats now.

My favorite had to be Carl Mauck, a down-home country boy that would bust up anybody that got close to Dan on Sunday afternoon.

Oh... I just remembered something I liked about Dan P. ---Didn't he punch out Dale Robertson of the old Houston Post in the locker-room once? Now, I would have bought a ticket to that.

[TexasCajun]

I also get tired of hearing the bad rap on Bud Adams.

It was Mayor Bob and his cronies that wanted Bud to leave town. It was Mayor Bob and his cronies on the Houston Sports Authority that got control and managed every aspect of the new football team and stadium(s).

Isn't that what Bud wanted, more seats to compete with the larger stadiums. Once Bud leaves, Mayor Bob, his cronies(Houston Sports Authority) and puppet mayor "Out-of-Town" Brown build a new stadium.

It wasn't Bud Adams fault the Oilers left, it was Mayor Bob!

[dtel]

C'mon you're giving Adams too much credit also, anybody that would wear a toupee that ugly can't be playing with a full deck.
Although he does deserve some credit because he didn't go the Jones route and use Joan Rivers' plastic surgeon.
Really does Jerry look more like Joan or Mikey Jackson?

[Diddle E. Squat]

What's the saying, now whenever Jerry Jones smiles his arms fly up?

[dtel]

Exactly!
How's the weather down your way?
Nice little shower here in Tyler.

[dtel]

The Titans ended up beating Philly. YEEHAW
Number 97 had a whale of a day, was draped on McNabb's back like a cheap suit all day.
I still like to see the Titans do well, I think Fischer has done a remarkable job getting that team to play with all the f-ups Bud presents him with.
Bud did his best to botch the move to Tennessee and damn near alienated all the Nashville fans before he even got there.

[Feckless]

"in the only state in the union that truly has a nationalistic feel?"

My Ohio native wife (yes, I married a yankee whose state's name is a Jap word and whose flag closely resembles PR's) has, after 21 years of marriage and 10 years in God's country finally realizes (and resents) what it means to be a "Native Texan".

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yep, good game.

Hit and miss showers here in DFW, but they are saying it will go on thru Tuesday. Fay's remnants have stalled out south of San Antonio, gonna pump moisture up for awhile. Better hope you don't get stuck in one those train of showers.

Did ya hear about that trucker that hit a bridge and collapsed it onto I-45 this morning south of Dallas? No lie.

[Diddle E. Squat]

That's funny!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Sad story:

19-month-old killed after I-45 overpass collapses
09/08/2002

By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News


RICHLAND -- A 19-month-old boy was killed Sunday when a tractor-trailer traveling struck a support column of an overpass on Interstate 45, causing an overpass to collapse on the truck, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The driver of the truck, Cleaster Broadway, 41, was pinned by debris in the cab of the truck. The driver was communicating with sheriff’s and Department of Public Safety officials, said Lt. Gary Myles. The toddler was a passenger in the truck.

Myles said no other vehicles were involved in the accident, which occurred near the Navarro County town of Richland, about 60 miles south of Dallas.

Cranes were on hand to raise the debris from the pinned truck, but Myles said officials were awaiting a team of engineering advisers to determine the best way to extricate the truck driver.

“We have cranes to raise the bridge, but we may just have to cut him out,” Myles said. “We just don’t know what the plan of attack is going to be. We’re waiting on a team of engineers from Texas A&M to determine the safest means to get this cleared.”

Myles said the truck was traveling northbound when it lost control.

“He skidded off to the right and overcorrected and came back to the left,” Myles said. “He went over an embankment and hit a structure that supports the bridge on the southbound side. The bridge collapsed, closing the southbound lane to traffic.”

The incident happened about 9 a.m. Sunday.

Myles said southbound traffic had been rerouted through the city of Richland and was moving steadily.

[dtel]

I hadn't heard that, what a bummer.

[gcruse]

Last I heard, the NFL merchandising for the Dallas Cowboys exceeds that for all the other teams in the league, combined.

Remembering the days of Jimmie Johnson, Troy Aikman, and a healthy Emmitt Smith, the league operated at three levels. At the top and alone, the Dallas Cowboys. Level two, the San Francisco 49ers.
Level three, everybody else.

A team like that has to have fans everywhere.

[Diddle E. Squat]

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."


Paging Tony Bruno, "How 'bout them Cowboys!!!!"

[sinkspur]

Quincy who?

Man, this was one of the most pathetic Cowboy games I've ever seen.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Rambo didn't help.

[CounterCounterCulture]

19-10 TEXANS!