Its time for a WIN

December 31, 1967.
Its been over 40 years.
I was a kid, 11 years old.
The TV was in black and white.
The NFL was on CBS...always.
The field was frozen, so were the players, and the refs, even the marching band.
The Cowboys dug in, Jethro Pugh looked like a bull, pawing at the ground, trying to
dig a foothold so he can fight off the Packer lineman.
It didn't help.
Bart Starr scored.
I cried like a baby.
The Cowboys lost at Lambeau.
They have lost there since then but none stand out like that one.
I am sick of that memory.
I want to see the Boys leave their with a WIN.
Their first win at Lambeau, with a Wisconsin guy leading the way for the Boys.
That might not take away the pain from long ago, but it just might.
I have waited long enough. Just do it Cowboys !!!!!!
later....Poke

wow

been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
uh-huh, not at this game.
best game i ever saw at the Tabernacle of the Blue Star.
not most dominating, not most historic ( emmitt breaking the record ).
just the best, lead changes, kick off returns, long passes, big defensive plays
to seal the deal, this game had it all and then some.
LOUDEST CROWD EVER.
for this one you didnt need a seat cuz you werent gonna use it anyway.
didnt need a cell phone cuz nobody could hear what you were saying.
no camera required cuz who the heck wanted to take pictures when the next play
might be the most important play of the game.
did i mention LOUDEST CROWD EVER ?
my voice is just now sounding semi-normal. my ears finally quit ringing tuesday night.
i have watched it twice on my dvr already and i still cant get over it.
good thing i dont have to start getting ready to play green bay like our players
better be doing.
only negative....Texas Stadium ( ol Jerry himself) has got the tailgating all messed
up, only allowed on first and last rows in the blue lot, lotta event staff ridin
around in golf carts telling folks they cant have chairs set up behind their vehicles, dontcha dare let your stuff cross the yellow parking lines...gimme a break
Jerruh..im still gonna spend money when i get inside but dont mess with my plan of
getting there really early to beat the traffic.
heck for the first time ever i didnt even take a single picture of the Cheerleaders,
that oughta let you know how good the game was !!!!!
anyway now that my head has cleared a lil, guess it is time to think about the cheeseheads...time to finally win one at Lambeau.
later Poke

A good start

That was a good first game, the first step towards what is hoped to be
a good season.
of course when its the Boys a good season includes a trip to The Super Bowl.
way too early to tell if that happens.
but you gotta start with the first game. i am not too sure the Browns were
a good test of how good the Boys are but you gotta like the way the offense
moved the ball, and how the defense kept the Browns from scoring.
you also have to wonder if things would have been different if the Browns QB
wouldnt have missed on several of his throws.
and the always present penalties...gee whiz how many years have we been saying
you gotta cut down the penalties !!
the rookies looked good, Zach Thomas was okay, i didnt think he was spectacular
but i think he will be, Adam Jones needs to keep improving, Greg Ellis said on the post game show he felt like a cornerback he was in coverage so much but their plan
to chip Winslow worked pretty well.
all in all a good start...but thats all it was..a start.
so dont go handing out any trophies just yet, next game should be a much stronger
test.......a monday nighter versus the Iggles...im already ready to go to Texas Stadium and see that one...
dontcha just love football season ??????
later Poke

Finally...real football

okay the anger is nearly gone from the loss to the Giants.
the frustration nearly forgotten.
but the sense of lost chances remain in my head.
you dont get 13-3 very often.
you dont get first round byes very often.
you dont get playoff games at home very often.
Our Boys threw away a great possibility last year.
TIME to find out what kind of team we will have this year.


lets close out Texas Stadium the same way they opened it....with a Super Bowl win.

Temporary Program Change

for the next few days i may be posting baseball related stuff here.
my brother and i are going to New York to catch the Astros-Mets and then
finish off with Red Sox- Yankees at the last series between those 2 teams
at The House that Ruth Built. I may be posting pics here from my phone since
that works so easily.
So...Cowboy fans take care of the Boys while I'm gone..be back before the last
preseason game...
later Poke

Gettin loose

Rain at practice

The first 1000

Longer & longer

Line at 3pm