Why I am happy to be a Cowboys fan: Washington Redskins sue fans for NOT BEING ABLE to PAY for tickets!

pretty shitty what you are doing to your fans Dan....

The economy is bad and is not turning around as fast as people would like it to.  That is a simple fact.  one of the first things to go when this happens is the entertainment dollars that used to flow so freely.  A buddy of the blogs use to work at a law firm in LA that had a box at Staples.  (calm down, it was for the Clippers)  he would get tickets and call us and tell us to fly down.  A bunch of us would and we called it “Stuffing the Box” because that is what we did once we got there.  The Box would have a bunch of booze (he would call down for more if we were running out of anything) and food, plus the GAME!  It was awesome and we made teh most of it.

But, the economy turned and he ended up going to a new firm that doesn’t splurge like the last one did.  Now, our other friends hook us up with tickets to baseball games (and they are good seats right behind home plate maybe 20 rows back) but there is nothing like the box…in more ways than one…

What the Redskins are doing, makes their name fit.  That type of sensitivity with keeping the name shows they are only concerning with the effect of the bottom line…

For Redskins Fans, Hard Luck Runs Into Team’s Hard Line
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 3, 2009

It would be hard to find a more loyal fan of the Washington Redskins than real estate agent Pat Hill. She’s had season tickets since the early 1960s, when her daughter danced in the halftime shows at the old D.C. Stadium, before it was renamed in memory of Robert F. Kennedy.

Romosexuality: Candice Crawford now dating Tony Romo

Isn't Missouri the "Show Me State?" Even if they are not, show me more please...

Being the Dallas Cowboys QB comes with responsibilities and perks.  You have the responsibility to win that first playoff game in over a decade.  That is your A number 1 job. But, work doesn’t need to be all consuming.  You have to be able to blow off some steam.  Tony knows how to pick the best ways to do it.

Officer Ricky Award of the Week: Cop that detained Ryan Moats has detained other NFL stars…

or at least he stopped an NFL wife in a traffic stop and was unprofessional.

We here at Too Old want to start an Officer Ricky of the Week award

and Robert Powell will be the inaugural award winner.

We already talked about the dumbass who detained Ryan Moats and prevented him from seeing his dying mother in law, but Powell seems to have an issue with people questioning his authority.

Another allegation has surfaced against the officer who prevented Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats from entering a hospital to see his dying mother-in-law last week.

The Dallas Morning News reports that Maritza Thomas, wife of former Cowboys linebacker Zach Thomas, was handcuffed and spent approximately three hours in jail after Dallas officer Robert Powell pulled her over for an illegal U-turn in July 2008.

Michelle Witten, Rebbeca Peete and Maritza Thomas

After looking at the picture, I can’t see her as a threat serious enough to throw her in the clink.  Give her a ticket and keep it moving.  But, for Powell, it was not enough.

“This in no way compares to what happened to Ryan Moats and his family,” Thomas told The Morning News. “But we wanted to tell our story, not knowing how many others have been affected by Officer Powell. We know the vast majority of the Dallas police force are good and professional people, but this guy just seems excessive.”

Let me put on the translation from a black man…

That nigga fucked with me and my fam as well.  If he would have stopped me from seeing my mother in law, I would have busted him in his asshole.  I got mad love for Ryan and his fam…Our thoughts go out to him and the rest of his people, because he really fucked with them bad…Fucking cops are always harassing some niggas, even when we got some money.  My wife has some ethnicity to her, so he just saw another illegal to fuck with who didn’t have shit.  Well, motherfucker, you are wrong.  Her man is a football player and a good one at that.  So, we need others to hear about this bastard, becuase you know he fucks with people for fun.  That’s the nigga we used to give swirlies and atomic wedgies to.

A young officer Robert Powell declares after this, "I am going to become a douche bag police officer!"

Four of the five tickets issued against Maritza Thomas were later dropped including failure to show proof of insurance, running a red light, improper address on driver’s license and a registration sticker was not on the windshield. She accepted deferred adjudication for the illegal U-turn charge, and her record will be cleared next month.

So, you stopped her really for nothing then?  You got our kicks with harassing people.  That Red light running was probably dropped, because you just made that shit up.

“This situation never should’ve happened,” Maritza Thomas’ attorney, Brody Shanklin told The Morning News. “Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, no person should be arrested for a Class C citation. In this case, it was an example of Officer Powell being overzealous and exerting his authority in a manner that he never should have.”

Bob Gorsky, Powell’s attorney, defended his client’s actions.

“I do understand that an arrest on multiple traffic charges happens often and is absolutely proper under these circumstances,” Gorsky told The Morning News. “Often, when there are multiple charges, an arrest made and bond posted, some of the charges from a single event are later dropped.”

What you don’t explain is why you arrested her for those trumped up charges?  People do not get arrested, they get a fix-it ticket in conjunction with a summons to appear for the moving violation part.  But, you decided it would be fun to mess with people.

Powell pulled over Moats for running a red light on his way to the hospital to see his dying mother-in-law. Powell detained Moats for 13 minutes, in which time his mother-in-law died. Powell issued an apology on Friday.

A Dallas police spokesman declined to comment but said the department would investigate any complaint filed against Powell, who is on administrative leave.

Robert Powell at boot camp during the Police Academy

I Love ME some ME! T.O. does it again

What you got on DeeBo's popcorn?

We here at Too Old joke about that Erik is about about himself.  When T.O. said this comment, all we could think about was Erik.

Terrell Owens is clearly about himself.

Here is what the Cowboys blogwriters at the Dallas Morning News had to say about T.O. and his “love of the game.” Because, what fan doesn’t want the star player on the team to be willing to play for nothing?

T.O. said he could see himself playing for another three to five seasons. He’ll turn 34 in December, but he’s a fitness freak who definitely doesn’t look his age. But he doesn’t expect to play into his 40s like former 49ers teammate Jerry Rice.

“Jerry had a unique and uncanny love for the game,” T.O. said. “That, that’s the difference between he and I. He grew up with that football mentality and that was his dream. As far as for me, it’s something I fell into. I’m very athletic. I’m able to do a lot of things. I’m very competitive, so that’s pretty much my drive.”

T.O.’s first love is still himself, as his famous “I love me some me” quote indicated. His love for the game is directly related to the love he gets from his coaches and quarterback.

“They’re giving me those opportunities,” T.O. said. “That’s all I ever wanted last year. I think I mentioned that when I said, ‘Why did you bring me here?’”

We’re seeing why Jerry brought T.O. to Valley Ranch, and it sounds like it’s something we ought to get used to.

Now T.O. needs to have the spotlight all to himself

ESPN.com: NFL

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Monday, January 26, 2009
Owens to star in reality show

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Associated Press

DALLAS — Terrell Owens hopes to score with a new cable reality show. The Dallas Cowboys‘ controversial wide receiver will star in his own show on VH1 this summer, giving fans a look into his life off the field. VH1 announced Monday that the series takes place in the offseason, and T.O.’s best friends and publicists — Monique Jackson and Kita Williams — will help him re-examine his personal life. The two will work as “matchmakers and therapists” for Owens. Owens, who caught 69 passes for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns this season, was prominently featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” that tracked the Cowboys in training camp last year.

Erik, when are you going to have this happen?  People woulds like to see how to live the life of Riley that you live…

The No Fun League or the NFL psuedo-NAZIs strike again on T.O.

Even if you don’t like football, you have to be amused at the stunts of Terrell Owens and other performers during the course of the football game.

Most people who start off playing or watching football do because as young men or women, something spoke to them about the game. Maybe it was the ability to run on the green grass, or the love of competition was the key to you pressuring your parents for your first piece of equipment. Whatever the reason, we worship at the mecca of football every Saturday, Sunday, some Thursdays and Fridays to watch the players of our favorite teams strap it up and play football.

The reason that I am ticked off is that there is a clear double standard in football, and I have not really seen anyone address the differences. I was at home watching football with the entire Too Old crew, rooting for the Raiders. (See our live blog thoughts on the game) Before the Raider game, Green Bay was playing Minnesota. Since I have Aaron Rodgers on my fantasy team ( BTW, I put the beatdown on a buddy and won all the awards this week in the fantasy realm on ESPN) I watched the game with some interest. (That and he led a mini golden era in CAL football with the upset of USC and the almost upset the following year)

Aaron Rodgers scores his first rushing touchdown in the second half of a very close game. The game is made emotional by the fact that Rodgers has to replace a legend in Brett Favre, and they are playing his first game at home against the hated Minnesota Vikings. So, after his scores, he is clearly jacked up. This is the time that he will be able to turn the crowd that was so pro Brett Favre into fans of number 12, Aaron Rodgers. So, he does what is a time honored tradition, which is to hop into the stands afters scoring, called the Lambeau Leap.

Now, here is where I have my problem. Look at the picture closely. You see to refs standing right there watching the entire spectacle. They are always sort of amused when it happens. Some make it up, others do not have the strength to get up there after a long play. How is this not showing up the other team, or causing a non football spectacle on the field? Honestly, I think that all should be able to admit that it is. This is a slight delay to the game. But, for showmanship value, I think that it is worth it. It is not Peter Griffin over the top in his performance from the Music Man.

In the episode “Patriot Games” of Family Guy, Peter Griffin sings the song complete with choreography, leading the crowd into chorus, as a victory dance after scoring a touchdown and after guest Tom Brady tells him “no showboating”.

That is a little over the top, but pretending and paying tribute to Usain Bolt and his stunning victory in the Olympics is not distracting or insulting to the other team. He got into a track stand and pretended to go off on the sound of an imaginary gun. Stunts like this where Hines Ward dances to MIMIC Chad Johnson

And the original trickster in all his glory and different moves

Chad Johnson

( start at 1:15)

Or Chad doing the riverdance.

There is a story behind his celebrations and the Riverdance has a funny story behind it. Apparently the dance is also a diss at Brian Urlacher as well. The story behind the story is that Urlachers baby mama was suing Lord of the Dance, Micheal Flatley. Since the Bengals were playing the Bears, it seemed like the perfect in your face answer to a defense that talked a lot of trash about how they were going to be able to stop Ocho Cinco.

But, back to my man, T.O. The football as a camera and other funny celebrations go to show his creativity. I hated him as a 49er coming and celebrating at the star.

But, I respected that and I think that he respected George Teague coming and lying his ass out for his celebration on the scared star.

Now, as a Cowboy, I appreciate the celebrations even more. The league will need to slow down and let players show some of their more personal side. Unlike all the other sports where you can see the player/athlete, football has helmets which obscure the player. As a player, I would imagine that is nice, since it gives you some anonymity that you might otherwise not get. But, for the true showman, you have to let a player play.

So, in conclusion, STOP HATING NFL! You make me like you less. Notice I didn’t say that I was going to stop watching football, because I wont. But, you will make me angry and I will continue to vent in my blog….lol But, seriously. QUIT HATING on entertainment.