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I can't make this stuff up
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:22 pm
by PulpExposure
Well, our least favorite franchise is back again, making a total mockery of
themselves.
The first time Michael Irvin watched "American Idol," he loved the concept of giving undiscovered singers the chance to become stars. Now Irvin is doing the same for NFL wannabes.
The Hall of Fame receiver is launching a reality TV show in which 12 "football neophytes" will compete for an impressive grand prize: a spot on the Dallas Cowboys' training camp roster.
"I don't know if you can walk upon any group of guys that wouldn't say they dreamed of playing in the NFL when they were playing in their front yard," Irvin told The Associated Press on Thursday. "So we're going to take a group of guys from their front yard, dwindle them to one and give that guy the opportunity of a lifetime."
The Cowboys confirmed that one of their 80 roster spots will go to the show's winner.
The money shot:
Considering the Cowboys are coming off a disappointing season filled with all sorts of turmoil, adding a player more likely to be profiled in "People" than "Sports Illustrated" seems risky. It could be perceived as just another sideshow, like the cameras from HBO's "Hard Knocks" that tracked the team in training camp last year.
Yet Irvin, who hosts a local radio show that spends a lot of time analyzing the Cowboys, dismissed that notion.
"I don't see how you can make this a negative for the Dallas Cowboys," he said. "We all talk of doing good things for the community, for people, giving people opportunities. Jerry has stepped up and said, 'OK, let's do it.'"
Yes, this is for the good of mankind!
Next time you complain about Snyder, just think...at least we're not this freaking circus.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:27 pm
by Countertrey
Indeed... we are a totally different circus... More like "Cirque du Burgundy de Boones Farm"
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:47 pm
by ChocolateMilk
it would be even crazier if the guy actually earned a spot on the 53 man roster
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:24 pm
by Deadskins
Yeah, that would be like holding open tryouts and having a guy off the streets make the team.
Cough cough Herb Mulkey cough cough Vince Papale cough cough
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:05 pm
by DEHog
Isn't that how Romo made the team?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:05 pm
by tcwest10
JSPB22 wrote:Yeah, that would be like holding open tryouts and having a guy off the streets make the team.
Cough cough Herb Mulkey cough cough Vince Papale cough cough
"Waterboy". Achoo!
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:06 pm
by Fios
tcwest10 wrote:JSPB22 wrote:Yeah, that would be like holding open tryouts and having a guy off the streets make the team.
Cough cough Herb Mulkey cough cough Vince Papale cough cough
"Waterboy". Achoo!
Um ... what?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:28 pm
by tcwest10
Combining a cold symptom with a long-shot walk-on player.
Too much for the cup?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:30 pm
by Irn-Bru
"Waterboy" as in Adam Sandler, I take it.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:32 pm
by tcwest10
Irn-Bru wrote:"Waterboy" as in Adam Sandler, I take it.
My hero on this site is losing his edge. Thanks for picking that up, Irn-Bru.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:34 pm
by Irn-Bru
tcwest10 wrote:Irn-Bru wrote:"Waterboy" as in Adam Sandler, I take it.
My hero on this site is losing his edge. Thanks for picking that up, Irn-Bru.
Let it not be said I can't ruin a good joke.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:36 pm
by Countertrey
Irn-Bru wrote:tcwest10 wrote:Irn-Bru wrote:"Waterboy" as in Adam Sandler, I take it.
My hero on this site is losing his edge. Thanks for picking that up, Irn-Bru.
Let it not be said I can't ruin a good joke.
No one would say that.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:25 pm
by Fios
I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:50 am
by ChocolateMilk
Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:34 am
by VetSkinsFan
ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:32 am
by Deadskins
VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:33 am
by Deadskins
tcwest10 wrote:JSPB22 wrote:Yeah, that would be like holding open tryouts and having a guy off the streets make the team.
Cough cough Herb Mulkey cough cough Vince Papale cough cough
"Waterboy". Achoo!
Not the pros.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:32 pm
by JansenFan
VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Ditto, except 12 months and Okinawa.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:32 pm
by VetSkinsFan
JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:45 pm
by DEHog
VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:57 pm
by VetSkinsFan
DEHog wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
You can remember? I usually stayed drunk so I wouldn't be thinking about my wife back in the states. Pathetic, I know, but I made it (with a few less brain cells wich I couldn't afford to lose in the 1st place).
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:43 pm
by DEHog
VetSkinsFan wrote:DEHog wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
You can remember? I usually stayed drunk so I wouldn't be thinking about my wife back in the states. Pathetic, I know, but I made it (with a few less brain cells wich I couldn't afford to lose in the 1st place).
Yea I remember I went there and came back not much in between...Why do you think I called it vacation land
Where you at Yongsan or closer to the boarder?
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:39 pm
by PulpExposure
VetSkinsFan wrote:DEHog wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
You can remember? I usually stayed drunk so I wouldn't be thinking about my wife back in the states. Pathetic, I know, but I made it (with a few less brain cells
wich I couldn't afford to lose in the 1st place).
Looks like you left an
h behind, too
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:40 pm
by VetSkinsFan
PulpExposure wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:DEHog wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
You can remember? I usually stayed drunk so I wouldn't be thinking about my wife back in the states. Pathetic, I know, but I made it (with a few less brain cells
wich I couldn't afford to lose in the 1st place).
Looks like you left an
h behind, too
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:20 pm
by Fios
VetSkinsFan wrote:PulpExposure wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:DEHog wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:JSPB22 wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:ChocolateMilk wrote:Fios wrote:I'm not fully recovered from a rather extended inaugural celebration, I spent much of this morning convinced today was Saturday
i hate it when that kind of thing happends..
That was 14 months of my life in Korea
Korea?
Uncle Sam thought I'd like to visit South Korea...
Spent 7 years on Okinawa Korea was vacation land for me...made many memories there!
You can remember? I usually stayed drunk so I wouldn't be thinking about my wife back in the states. Pathetic, I know, but I made it (with a few less brain cells
wich I couldn't afford to lose in the 1st place).
Looks like you left an
h behind, too
'Twas a joke amigo, no need to get eye rolly (unless you just thought the joke sucked)