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October 2006 ArchivesTexans quarterback David Carr spent most of the second He had a stunned look in his eyes. We've seen it before, Bonzi Wells could finally make his debute tonight when It won't mean much in terms of what he's going to get out of the playing time. But Rocket fans really need to see him out there. Anyone who has even a passing relationship with Anything Houston is on his "A list" , Rockets , Astros,and Beyonce. Mario Williams is a gentle, soft-spoken young man who has been thrust into the NFL spotlight. Not that he's knocking it ....'cause he loves the money .... but I don't think there is anyway he anticipated being under such a microscope. ...You have to be hard pressed to remember a weekend when some many teams did so well. Both Texas and Texas A&M had thrilling victories, while Rice and the University of Houston also marched on. And how about the Texans, maybe they should wear red every week? It looks like it makes for easier targets for quarterback David Carr. How many times have the Texans said this season, if we run the ball well, we'll be fine. Guess what rookie Wali Lundy ran the ball well, and they did fine. (And they say football is a complicated game.) The only downer of the weekend, Texas Southern losing a heart breaker to Mississippi Valley ... There were many stars in the Texans 27-to-7 victory over But my vote goes to runnng backs Wali Lundy and It's never good when booth announcers are the news. They are to report and comment on the games, not become part of the event. But as we start the new week, two announces are without jobs because they said things this weekend before engaging their brains first. If the Texans were a ship sailing the high seas they would be They are not drowning yet, but it seemed like it after Truth be told, I didn't expect them to win the game, but I did think If Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione was writing a letter For the first time in 6 tries , the Aggies knocked off a ranked The plane crash that Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle Wednesday stirred up memories for 11 News reporter Dan Lauck. He was a young sportswriter in New York back in the '70s when Yankee catcher Thurman Munson crashed his small plane and died. Lauck was the first reporter on the scene.
As the Texans prepare to meet the Cowboys they must ask themselves, One look at the Dallas, Philadelphia game tape and the Texans I mean, no one does a better Statue of Liberty impersonation If you're a golf fan ..... than I suggest taking in this week's Administaff Small Business Classic at Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring. The Champions Tour is making it's 3rd annual stop at this northern course and when I attended Wednesday's Pro-Am everything looked in great shape for this event. ...I have never seen so much talk about a big toe toenails than this past year and all the conversation is centered around some of Houston's finest athletes. We're not referring to the ordinary Joe's, or Harry's or Pete's for Pete's sake, we talking about the players we pay to see. It's makes me cringe to think about removing toenails. Isn't that what they used to do to spies to get them to talk? With the playoffs out of reach for the Texans this week's game against the Cowboys is the biggest of the season. It's been 5 seasons since the opening 19-10 shocker in front of a national television audience, and would it be nice to think the Texans have improved each succeeding season. They have not. Certainly the Cowboys are beatable, but so are the Texans. The defense just didn't get well in one week even if they did handle the Miami Dolphins. The Cowboys are coming off a tough loss in Philadelphia, and they will be hungry to get back winning. The Texans enjoyed a bye week, but no the challenge is to make ... So the Texans didn't draft Reggie , Vince, or Matt Leinart, What I do know is , watching the 3 rookies on Sunday was In the case of Stratford quarterback Andrew Luck, its to easy Sure his pop is former N.F.L. Oilers quarterback Oliver Luck, I talked with both father and son this week and the visit When I attended last week's Texas A&M/Texas Tech football game a few things stood out to me. Sure the 85,000 plus fans stayed until the very end ..and the burgers were great as usual afterwards at the Dixie Chicken ....but where's the beef on the Aggies football team?? It doesn't come as much of a surprise that the Rangers fired manager Buck Showalter, but what is surprising is that he had 3 years left on his contract. I remember thinking four years ago it was a bad hire and would end badly for the Rangers and Showalter. It's not that guys don't need second chances, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland have all been shown the door elsewhere, and the trio are managing teams in the playoffs. But Showalter's hire was more curious. OK, he didn't get along with the Boss in New York, and he had an expansion club in Arizona, but was there any evidence he would be successful in A... The Rockets are officially underway with flash bulbs bursting and interviews being conducted as media day kicked things off at the Toyota Center. I spoke with Tracy McGrady, who had a content look on his face while even going through all the hoopla, and asked him why he looked so relaxed. (By the way, T-Mac always looks relaxed but today was different) He basically told me for the first time in his career he is surrounded by players who he thinks can win a championship. The Texans got a win and now everyone is happy. Have you noticed? Life is so much better when you walk off the field on top instead of getting plowed and it couldn't come at a better time for Gary Kubiak, David Carr and Mario Williams. The Texans now have two weeks to relish on this one and that is a good thing with the bye week coming up. Although the Texans have a long way to go to be a consistant winner, we are starting to see the effects of the decision they made on draft day to select Mario Williams. It's a long term decision. ...Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth says he deserves to be punished after being ejected in the Titans' loss to Dallas. Haynesworth was tossed yesterday after stomping on the head of Cowboys center Andre Gurode, and nearly blinding the lineman who played his high school ball at North Shore in the Galena Park school district. But the question comes next, what should be his punishment? While this happened on a football field, the action was criminal in nature. We have seen hockey players in courtrooms before, and Haynesworth should be subjected to the same. A suspension is not enough. The league must sen... |
