Non-football geeks should look away now
There are certain sporting events that only happen every four years, and while the wait can be painful, it just makes the event that much more exciting. The Olympics and the World Cup are the obvious ones. But in that group is Texans vs. Cowboys, and like the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, it's happening in 2006.
I'm excited enough about it as it is, but there was speculation at the end of last year that, because of the Texan's lousy record, it wouldn't be nationally broadcast. But tell me that if the Texans take Reggie Bush #1, that the prospect of Houston vs. Dallas and Reggie Bush vs. Terrell Owens isn't going to get that matchup a prime national broadcast. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Thursday night opener.
I need to stop thinking about this, because I'm getting a little breathless. I can't wait.
5 comments:
You realize of course that Reggie Bush and TO won't be on the field at the same time. It's not like they're really playing against each other.
I'm hoping that next year at this time you can still shout with glee that the Texans have never lost to the Cowboys. Their last meeting turned out to be the best first game for a franchise ever.
I was taking into account the low quality of some of the Texan's baffling personnel moves and assuming that they'd draft Reggie Bush and then start him as a cornerback.
Actually, I just meant from a media standpoint. Hyping up, "Who will have the better game?! The new guy or the loudmouth?!" should get people pretty excited.
It would be amazing if the Texans one, but that's going to be kind of a longshot. The Cowboys have their problems, but they'll be a lot better and if the Texans secondary doesn't improve a WHOLE lot by some miracle in the offseason, TO will have a hell of a day.
Take it for what it's worth (ie, not much), but I've heard rumblings that Dallas will open the year at Philly on MNF this year. It wouldn't surprise me if ESPN wanted that one as their first game, as they have been all over the TO/Donovan story for the past year. But I definitely agree that the Texans/Cowboys game has intrigue written all over it and will likely be a primetime game at some point in the season.
I've heard rumblings that the Ravens' President could be the next NFL Commissioner, and he would put all the Ravens games in prime time.
These are rumblings inside my head, obviously.
The rumblings in my head are the crazy kind, too. Xtian's right: there's no way the Cowboys aren't going to start off the season against the Eagles. I was just getting over-excited is all. I forgot that there are rivalries that have lasted longer than four years and that are cared about equally on both sides. ;-)
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