Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:
*October's radio ratings (covering Sept. 12-Oct. 9) are in and while The Ticket remains dominant and ESPN is still clearly No. 2, the Cowboys' roller-coaster of mediocrity has finally breathed a smidge of life into the last-place Fan. The Ticket is No. 1 among the coveted demographic of Men 25-54 in morning (7.8), midday (6.8) and afternoon (6.9), comfortably ahead of ESPN's 3.4, 4.8 and 4.7. The Fan, which has struggled to get its nose above a 2.0 in any hour of any day part the last six months, enjoyed boosts in morning (2.6), midday (3.3) and afternoon (2.7).
*Speaking of Richie Incognito's bullying and NFL hazing, you can criticize Dez Bryant for a lot of things but he doesn't take crap from anyone from his mom to Roy Williams. Remember as a rookie when he refused to carry the veteran receiver's pads to the locker room after a training camp practice in San Antonio? But, then again, he did once succumb to rookie tradition and pick up the tab for a team dinner. Tab?
$54,896.
*Cowboys will face Drew Brees Sunday night in New Orleans, ending a remarkable stretch of five consecutive games against opposing starting quarterbacks from Texas high schools: Robert Griffin III (Copperas Cove), Nick Foles (Austin Westlake), Matthew Stafford (Highland Park), Christian Ponder (Colleyville Heritage) and Brees (Austin Westlake). And next time you run into the self-proclaimed "Biggest Cowboys Fan EVER!", try this trivia on them: Name the 6 quarterbacks from Texas high schools who have started a game for the Cowboys. (Answer below.)
*As the Adrian Peterson 11-yard touchdown run reminded us Sunday, it is perfectly legal - in the NFL anyway - for a teammate to push a ball-carrier from behind, even into the end zone. Peterson's run was epic, but I don't think he makes into the end zone without the assist from tight end Chase Ford.
*I know this pains Romo haters, but No. 9 is a legit Top 10 quarterback. No? He's Top 10 in all the following categories: Attempts (1st), Completions (2nd), Percentage (5th), Yards (5th), Touchdowns (3rd) and Rating (7th). As far as Interceptions? 17th. Same number (6) as Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, and fewer than Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger. I got the details over at
NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.
*Mavs-Lakers tonight at AAC. Chris Kaman is hardly an intriguing replacement for Kobe's absence.
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our website we have Pizza Buzz T-shirts for sale. This satisfied customer decided to wear one ... and nothing else.
*Curious by all the hype, I tried to watch an episode of
Duck Dynasty. Tried. Made it through about 10 minutes before I couldn't take it anymore. Really, America? We're really mesmerized by a "reality" show that couldn't possibly be more fake and scripted. I think the attraction is that Uncle Si and the boys are just regular guys, yet nothing they do on that show is authentic.
*Sounds like DeMarcus Ware returns Sunday night in New Orleans, but don't expect Miles Austin or Morris Claiborne. But, seriously, isn't Orlando Scandrick making you forget about last year's overall No. 6 draft choice?
*Not downplaying the role of the head coach, or am I? Here's betting the Broncos don't miss a beat with Jack Del Rio as their head coach instead of John Fox. As long as Peyton's in charge, they'll remain the best team in the NFL. Sorry, Chiefs.
*Now that Aaron Rodgers is out three weeks with a fractured shoulder, I wonder if the Packers do what the Rams did and call up Brett Favre?
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*Stared at it a while. Snapped a pic. Studied the pic. And still not sure what's so great - remember, it cost
$14 million to buy and install - about AT&T Stadium's Sky Mirror. You?
*Stranger: "Hey Richie, great to see you again!" Richie: "Hey ... (panicking because I have no clue who I'm talking to) ... man!" Happens at least once a week. I'll say it again, life would be better if everyone wore name tags.
*Per Twitter's @ESPNStatsInfo, they're now attempting to clarify their numbers. Here's the exact Tweet from this morning:
Cowboys are 17-1 vs teams below .500 (opp final win pct) since Jason Garrett's first game as head coach and 4-19 vs teams .500 or above. But like I do, don't most Cowboys fans consider Garrett being the "head coach" since he took over for Wade Phillips midway in 2010? If not, who exactly does @ESPNStatsInfo think coached the Cowboys the final eight games that year? And since Garrett was the coach then - interim or otherwise - his team lost to the Cardinals, who finished 5-11. This should be their Tweet moving forward:
Under Jason Garrett, the Cowboys are 17-2 against teams that finished the season with a record under .500. There. Is that so hard?
*Looking to rub elbows or maybe even bump booties with the
buh-NAN-uz up in Plano/Frisco? Sybil's hosting a Wednesday night
"Boots & Babes" party from 9-11 at
Blue Martini. And she claims getting on the guest list is as easy as emailing her at Sybil@SybilSummers.com. See you there!
*Trivia answer: Don Meredith (Mount Vernon), John Roach (Highland Park), Jerry Rhome (Sunset), Wade Wilson (Commerce), Clint Stoerner (Baytown) and Stephen McGee (Burnet).
*Today? With Pizza Buzz up and running about as smooth as we could expect less than two weeks in, I've suddenly got a sliver of free time. Hello Lifetime Fitness, me and my love handles have missed you. Don't be a stranger.
