Toldja the Cowboys Should’ve Hired Norv Turner

A week into the healing process, how are your wounds? Mine are as raw and nasty as today’s weather. Had lots of Cowboys-related thoughts while examining Dallas’ autopsy and consuming Wild Card Weekend. Like: *Special teams coach Bruce Read was fired. Better late than never, I guess. *Jason Garrett and Ray…

O Canada, Your Internet Shenanigans Vaguely Amuse Mark Cuban

After the jump, perhaps the most confusing video ever, featuring the likes of Mark Cuban, Jason Kidd, “Disco” Dirk Nowitzki (wha?) and other Dallas Mavericks during their sojourn to Canada a couple of weeks ago. The host is a YouTube put-on named Kayvon, who’s been known to hassle celebs during…

The 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Biggest. Disappointment. Ever.

If it’s good enough for Kidd Kraddick and Casey Kasem, then a vacation week laced with “Best of …” programming is good enough for my lil’ corner of the blogosphere. Left to digest how the pre-season Super Bowl favorites missed the playoffs and how the group of Cowboy cast-offs in Miami…

Eagles 44, Cowgirls 6

Shittingly. Fittingly. The most disappointing season in Cowboys’ history ends with THE most embarrassing loss in Cowboys’ history. Favored to make it to the Super Bowl, the Cowboys finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs. In a do-or-don’t game, the Cowboys absolutely pussed out and were peed on in a 44-6…

Texas Fight: After “Freakiness” in Dallas, Recruit Chose OU Over UT

Lufkin High School’s Jamarkus McFarland, a highly coveted defensive tackle, committed to the University of Oklahoma yesterday; Merry Christmas, Sooner Nation. And it’s a double kick to the Longhorns’ pants: The University of Texas had hoped to land the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder, but instead a post-Texas-OU party in Dallas helped McFarland…

Texas Stadium Deserved a Fonder Farewell Than This

Standing in the world’s most famous sports tunnel last Saturday night, the symbolism smacked me like the arctic north wind howling up from Texas Stadium’s frigid field. In a chaotic clash of eras—smack dab in the middle of the Astroturf-lined walkway where championships were celebrated and legends were born—the present…

The Worst Cowboys Song Ever and “The Oddest” High School Game Ever

Know Your Dallas Cowboys, apparently, has an endless supply of videos from the Dallas Cowboys Christmas ’86 album. This one, featuring some old-timers, is particularly appropriate, given Texas Stadium’s tepid adios on Saturday night. And, in other local football news — actual news — in the spirit of Christmas, may…

From Dirk Nowitzki, Peace and Joy

Danny Bollinger’s the man who documents the moves of your Dallas Mavs; if you’re not following his fantastic photog blog, which goes more behind-the-scenes than the Wizard of Oz, you’re missing out. A week after this festive photo of Dirk Nowitzki snapped at a charity event made the rounds, Danny…

OU Gotta Be Kidding: Oklahama to Face BYU at Jerryworld in ’09?

That’s what The Oklahoman is speculating this afternoon: OU and Brigham Young will kick off the 2009 college football season at Jerryworld in Arlington. And Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops didn’t do much to stifle the speculation when asked for a comment today. Said Stoops, “Has that been released? All…

Nevermores 33, Never Agains 24

Lowlights from the final night at Texas Stadium: *I know the Buccaneers and Eagles lost yesterday and there’s still hope for the Cowboys making the playoffs. But what happened Saturday night was inexcusable. *Safety Ken Hamlin, who played in the Pro Bowl last January, was unblocked and had both hands on…

A Wake for a Dump, or: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen to Texas Stadium

Editor’s note: Dave Lane, co-host of KTCK-AM’s Saturday-morning The Orphanage reports from Texas Stadium last night:Texas Stadium always looked better on TV. In person, it was a concrete-and-chain-link craphole with tacked-on suites and suspect pools of standing water. Still — as I was reminded yesterday, as early arrivals for the…

My Photographic Farewell to Texas Stadium

I never claimed to be a great writer. Even a worse photographer.Nonetheless, armed with an iPhone and a life’s worth of memories, I’d be honored if you’d allow me to take you on a tour of Texas Stadium’s final night. Follow me. Right this way. Here it is. The house…

Grading Rangers GM Jon Daniels’ Third Year

As we mentioned yesterday, Jon Daniels is entering his fourth year as Texas Rangers general manager. He started off with a bang in year one, trading Alfonso Soriano in his first move and dealing Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez less than two weeks later. Unfortunately, he received very little in…