Your latest ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cowboy

Not to be outdone by fellow Triplet Emmitt Smith, now comes Troy Aikman on the new version of Dancing With the Stars show this fall. So now we have jimmy Johnson on Survivor, and Troy on this show. What’s next? Michael Irvin on the Life Channel? Whoo Boy!

Looks like TMZ broke the story here.

Oh wait, now we have conflicting stories.

Troy Aikman says he’s doing Dancing With the Stars (Lifelinelive)

Troy says “no way.” (dallasbasketball.com)

Dez Bryant Deal is Done!!!

The Dallas Cowboys have announced that receiver Dez Bryant has agreed to terms.

At 5:47 Central time today. More to follow.

So much for any hold out. The Cowboys have reached an agreement with first round pick Dez Bryant.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones is scheduled to meet with the media at 6:45 p.m. He and Bryant’s agent, Eugene Parker, started talks Monday and were able to come to a deal quickly. Bryant is the first first rounder to sign, which is a good thing because the Cowboys report to San Antonio on Friday for Saturday’s first practice.

The deal is 5-years, at $11.8 million with $8.3 million guaranteed.

The Cowboys traded up in April to get Bryant, the Lufkin native, after he slipped with some teams concerned about off-field issues. Bryant played in only three games as a junior at Oklahoma State because of an NCAA suspension. He had 17 catches for 323 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his college career with 147 receptions for 2,425 yards and 29 touchdowns.

With Miles Austin and Roy Williams, Bryant is not expected to start immediately, but he could have a big impact on special teams. He averaged 19.6 yards per punt return and also returned kicks.

Dez Bryant deal is done (PFT)

Cowboys agree to five-year deal with Dez Bryant (DMN)

Jimmy Johnson survived Jerry Jones, but can he survive this?

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson will be a contestant on the reality TV show Survivor this fall. The show will take place in Nicaragua according to the Dallas Morning News.

The series is being taped in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Filming started at the end of June, according to local reports.

Johnson, 67, will be one of the oldest contestants to ever appear on “Survivor,” one of his favorite television shows. The Miami Herald reported last year that he was almost a contestant on “Survivor: Gabon” (which aired in 2008), but he failed a physical. He has lost weight since.

Let’s hope Jimmy can make it 39 days without a beer.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson to be a contestant on ‘Survivor: Nicaragua (DMN)

Martellus Bennett at it again

Cowboys Tight End Martellus Bennett causing controversy on YouTube again. The video shows Bennett dressed up as Osama bin Laden. He’s already pulled the video, but it’s still out there on some news channels.

I have not seen it yet, but can this be any more stupid for an NFL player (or anyone for that matter) to do?

Given the fact that MartyB dropped from the #2 tight end to #3, should have been a signal for the guy to start concentrating on football, but we see where that ended up. Expect this guy to get cut in training camp because A) he’s not that good, and B) who needs Osama on heir team?

Just general thinking..oh yeah, it’s called scattershooting

If you Google the word “scattershooting” you will find lots of Texas results or results that are Texas related. I wonder why that is?

It’s Sunday evening and I have tons of things in my head, but nothing specific. Just thinking about a lot of things at once. Attention Deficit Disorder? I dunno. Here’s what I do know though, in order for a blog post to be interesting, it has to be interesting. Well duh, what does that mean? It means I shouldn’t write about myself but write about what’s interesting for the readers. Hello? No one really cares what I think, and I really don’t blame them for that.

The Rangers are in first place and the last game of the series with the Astros is tonight. Looks like the Rangers win the Silver Boot …again. Will Roy Oswalt become a Ranger? Will the Rangers ever get sold to Nolan Ryan et al? It’s somewhere in the future at this point.

Well boys and girls, it’s almost the national party that is the 4th of July! Hard to imagine time goes so fast that it’s almost the middle of summer already. I’m always amazed at how fast time goes from July 4th, until school starts. Seems like only minutes.

This week begins my last week at school. Yay. I had some good classes this semester.

I’ve also been watching lots of baseball this summer. The Grand Prairie AirHogs rock!

So I’ve been working, going to school, and blogging the AirHogs and I’ve been having a blast. I’ve been going to church, and trying to also do some volunteer work at work. I’ve been very blessed. I’m thankful for many things.

Oh, and here is a great picture of my team from work. We had an outing at the bowling alley. I had fun in spite of my 97.

Don’t look now, but it’s almost time for Cowboys training camp…the cycle continues.

Well I guess that’s about it. In honor of the Eagles who were in town this weekend, I’ll leave you with this…

Thanks for reading my blog!

Sports Illustrated through the years

Who here has not enjoyed the media giant that is Sports Illustrated? That magazine that has captured the hearts of the sports nation, and is such a media giant that it has its own cult following? Everyone knows how huge Sports Illustrated is in the world of sports, and it got me to thinking how old and how long has this great publication been around? Feast your eyes on the above picture which clearly states it’s the “First Issue”.  It’s Eddie Mathews, Baseball, Milwaukee Braves photographed by: Mark Kauffman, and the year was 1954. Which means I’m even older than the Super Bowl and Sports Illustrated? Sheesh!

But it got me to thinking back to some of the more memorable covers that comes to mind.

How about this for irony? One of the most shocking news stories of the century was in November of 1963 when the tragedy of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas Texas. The very next month, the December issue of SI had this magazine cover of Roger Staubach, the future Hall of Fame Quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.

 Some of the SI covers were comical and unforgettable, like this cover from 1970. This photo reminded me of Mad Magazine’s Alfred E. Newman.

 And who could forget the very first Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl win and the cover of SI on that day?

And then there was/is the whole SI Jinx Theory:

Millions of superstitious readers — and many athletes — believe that an appearance on Sports Illustrated’s cover is the kiss of death. But is there really such a thing as the SI Jinx? In this week’s issue, senior writer Alexander Wolff attempts to answer that very question. Read about Wolff’s experience working on the story.

6•5•2000		A day after this cover appearance Anna Kournikova is bounced from the French Open in the second round, the earliest she has exited a Grand Slam in three years.		9•4•2000		After Week 1, Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf has gone 17 for 39 with three interceptions. He throws seven more interceptions than touchdowns for the season.
10•9•2000		Two games after his cover appearance the Rams’ Kurt Warner breaks his pinkie and, for the first time since he won the job, is sidelined, missing his next five games.		12•4•2000		Minnesota quarterback Daunte Culpepper wants to be “The Greatest Ever!” but he’s not yet great enough to prevent the Vikings from losing its next (and final) three regular season games.
1•22•2001		Amani Toomer and the Giants, featured after a rout of the Vikings in the NFC title game, lose 31-7 to the Ravens in the Super Bowl.		3•5•2001		Days after Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox appeared on SI’s cover, it was announced that he had split a tendon in his right wrist.
5•21•2001		The Hornets, appearing with a 3-2 lead on the Bucks in the second round of the playoffs, lose the next two games and the series.		8•13•2001		Oregon State, SI’s preseason college football No. 1, lost 44-24 to Fresno State in its opener

So all-in-all, Sports Illustrated has been a large part of Americana. Some things you just expect to be great. Sports Illustrated has been doing it for a long time.

That Old Black Magic (SI)

SI Vault (SI)

Cowboys could be a sleeper for Atogwe

According to ESPN, Rams unsigned restricted free agent safety O. J. Atogwe is “scheduled to become a free agent at midnight.”

This could be the first real test in the off-season for Jerry Jones to wheel and deal since there are no restrictions on money spent and no salary cap this year. Other teams to be rumored in the Atogwe Sweepstakes are Minnesota and Miami.

Vikings could be a sleeper for the Atoqwe (PFT)

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper

Troy just continues making news

You would think some people just have luck on their side. You would also think some people just succeed at everything they do. Like Troy Aikman. Isn’t it enough to have won a couple of Super Bowls and have a great career as a sports broadcaster? Now, he hits a hole-in-one at the golf course.

The former Cowboys quarterback shot his very first hole-in-one Wednesday at Gleneagles Country Club in Plano.

Aikman was playing with a private charity tournament when he scored the coup.

The Number 4 hole on the Kings Course at Gleneagles is a par 3.

The next thing you know, he’ll tell us he’s a millionaire. Oh wait.

Troy Aikman shoots a hole-in-one (myfoxdfw.com)

Saturday Scattershooting

April 24, 21010

Good Saturday morning world!

It’s the best day of the week for me. I have time to sit down with a cup of coffee and collect my thoughts that get stored in my head throughout the week, but I never have time to write about at that time.

Thanks for stopping by, I know there are millions of things to read, so I’ll get right to the point with my thoughts.

How bout those Cowboys huh? Dez Bryant and Sean Lee. Everyone keeps asking the question “what about left tackle?” I would imagine Jerry already has that question answered. The Cowboys already have Doug Free, but remember, this is an unrestricted cap year in the NFL, which means Jerry can go buy anyone he wants in the free agent market place. Owners can spend as much as they want, there is no cap. Watch what happens after this draft is over. The fun will just be starting.

I’m starting a new group to see if there is an interest by writers who want to network and exchange ideas. The group is called “Starving Writers” and I have started a page on Facebook for the group. I find it hard to really think of myself as of writer, but the fact is, I’ve been doing this blog for a few years now, and I like writing, so I guess I can consider myself as a writer. Pretty sure there are tons of folks like me out there so we’ll see how this group goes. Let’s hope we can get some people interested in it but I’m somewhat sceptical as I haven’t seen many people comment on this blog, but we’ll see. I’m sure there are people out there that write poetry, short stories, interest in many things, so let’s see if we can stir that interest in joining a group. The reason I call the group Starving Writers is most writers that are starting out and are passionate about writing, very seldom get paid. We do it because it’s interesting and it’s like a second nature to us. It’s like a starving artist kind of thing. There is talent and desire, we just don’t get paid for it. That’s ok, we don’t need the money to do what we like to do. So, we’ll see how it goes.

I’m very thankful my stress test came back ok. It was huge in fact for me to realize I’m ok. I hadn’t realized how worried I was about myself that I caused myself more harm than good. The plain truth is, I worried too much and dwelled on it too much. After the stress test, I went out last night and had some chicken wings and boy, were they good. It was a far cry from the rice and beans I had been eating to make sure I hadn’t been eating any fat.

Some other rambling thoughts:

Will Tiger and his wife get divorced?

Will the Texas Rangers ever get sold?

How will the Dallas Mavericks feel if they lose in the 1st round to San Antonio?

How long will it take before Deadspin.com to get sued?

I’m about to go do some Saturday chores. Thanks for reading my blog, and come back soon!