One of the longest weekends in DFW sports

Wow!!! This was probably one of the longest weekends in DFW sports that I can remember in a very long time. It was depressing all weekend long to see the different teams. Wasn't because they lost...it was because of how they lost. Let's take a look at the different games/series that hopefully after this article, I will be able to forget about quickly.

*The Texas Rangers almost certainly made sure they won't win the American League West division as they folded under the pressure this weekend in the most crucial series of the season as the Oakland A's came into Rangers Ballpark In Arlington and swept the Rangers right out of the division championship race. They attempted a comeback on Friday night, but thanks to a horrible call by third base umpire Andy Fletcher (who was out of position and therefore couldn't clearly see that Alex Rios was safe at third) the comeback ended and Texas lost 9-8. Then on Saturday Yu Darvish pitched his butt off only to see his offense disappear and he lost his 4th 1-0 game of the season (2nd in as many starts). Then on Sunday was over from the beginning. Martin Perez gave up a 2-run home run and that started the A's on a 5-1 win to drop their magic number to clinch the division down to 8. Put the Rangers lineup on a milk cartoon because they have gone missing and they need to be found soon before it's too late and even the Wild Card isn't an option. They can take a step in the right direction tonight when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, who also have been struggling as of late. But the Rangers on are on the playoff Titanic and we are waiting to see if they are going to get on a lifeboat or go down.

*The Dallas Cowboys didn't look too bad yesterday against the more improved Kansas City Chiefs...but they definitely have some work to do. Offensively they were rolling in the first half. The only problem is that Chiefs coach Andy Reid made adjustments at halftime and the Cowboys did not. Defensively, they made some good stops, but they have to step it up or they will lose a lot of close games this year. I'm not too worried about the Cowboys at this point. They are 1-1 and tied for the NFC East lead. It's early so no need to panic just yet.




*The Texas Longhorns are...absolutely pathetic. They hosted the number 25 ranked team in the country, the Running Rebels of Ole Miss on Saturday night and it looked really good early on. The Horns had a 23-14 lead and Ole Miss couldn't figure out how to move the ball at all on offense. Then the 2nd half started and all that went out the window. Ole Miss scored 30 unanswered points and just destroyed Texas 44-23. It's time for Mack Brown to be fired at Texas. It's time for a new coach and a whole new coaching staff to lead the Horns because Mack Brown isn't getting it done anymore. Remember how toward the end of Tom Landry's career as the Dallas Cowboys head coach? He was still doing what he has always done and the league had figured out how to stop him. He wouldn't change for anything in the world and it cost him his job. Well Mack Brown is the Texas Longhorns version of Tom Landry. He is still doing his thing and all other college football teams have figured out how to stop him, yet he doesn't change anything. As long as Mack Brown is the head coach for the Longhorns, rest assured Texas will never see another Big 12 championship or even a large bowl game.


Now there were a few bright spots this weekend for me:



*The Texas A&M/Alabama game definitely lived up to the hype. Back and forth all game long only to see Alabama squeak past the Aggies 49-42. The great thing about this...Johnny Moron lost. Yes he put up big numbers against the Tide (over 500 yards of offense), but he still lost. The Alabama defense was giving him the money hand sign that Manziel gave during the Rice and Sam Houston State games. It was great. To see Johnny Moron hanging his head after a loss made my weekend.



*Hockey is finally back and although the Stars lost their preseason opener to the St. Louis Blues 6-5 in a shootout, the fact that hockey is back brings a smile to my face. First-round draft pick Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and newly acquired Tyler Seguin scored once. Just to have the Dallas Stars back on the ice was a great sight to behold.




So even though this was the sports weekend from ... there were some bright spots. Just gotta look forward to this week's action and hope that our beloved DFW teams can turn it around.