Merry Christmas from BTB!

by Dave Halprin on Dec 25, 2008 6:00 AM CST in Dallas Cowboys News

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

December not only marks the Christmas holiday but is also the anniversary of Blogging The Boys joining SB Nation. Three years ago in August '05 I started BTB and spent the first month or so talking to myself. Then a few guys joined me and commented on the blog, soon there was a small community that migrated over when the blog moved here in December of '05. I can't thank those guys enough who started with the blog in those early days and stayed with it.

Three years later it's amazing to see how much this little ol' blog has grown. This year, Brandon and Tuna Helper joined me on the front-page and frankly saved me from going insane by giving me a little downtime. Now, we've added Rafael and Raul and all the crew from BSR and the blog is thriving more than ever. Those guys have brought a whole new energy and perspective to the blog and next year should be our best yet. A big thanks to them.

Merry Christmas, or Happy Hanukkah or just Happy Holidays to everybody out there who reads the blog. Without you, this would all be an effort in futility. If you're blogging and nobody reads it - are you really blogging? We'll leave that philosophical conundrum for another day.

This is a great community we have here so I wish you all the best today. And I wish us all much joy on Sunday when we kick some Eagles butt. Nothing would make a better Christmas gift than to watch Cris Carter and Keyshawn Johnson squirm on camera when they have to keep talking about the Cowboys in the playoffs.

Special holiday shoutout to some of my Cowboys brethren like Shango, DCFanatic, Chris at Inside the Huddle, Hostile at CowboysZone, and Josh Skeety and AZ Cowboy at Cowboys-Forum.

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First?..

Am I really First… omg!!… I would like to thank my….

LOL…. Happy Holidays to all of you Cowboy fans an your families

Semper Fi.

by UnNecessary Roughness on Dec 25, 2008 6:40 AM CST reply actions

Happy Holidays to All

I love the blog. I only found it during the middle of this season and only wish I had found it earlier.
Keep up the great work guys

"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."

by aussie_cowboy on Dec 25, 2008 6:47 AM CST reply actions

safe and happy holiday wishes to you guys! May the new year find us playoff bound!

by Loozeeana_Cowboy on Dec 25, 2008 7:33 AM CST reply actions

Merry Christmas

and thank you all BTB writers for being present all year round. I only discovered your site a few months ago and check it everyday now.
To all readers and writers and their family, I wish you a wonderful Holiday season and to the Cowboys fan…..a playoff spot brought by Santa.
Take care

by Helene on Dec 25, 2008 7:38 AM CST reply actions

Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter!!!

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Dec 25, 2008 7:45 AM CST reply actions

All I want for Christmas is is a SB Ring?

Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry - ESPN

by Nelson... on Dec 25, 2008 8:09 AM CST reply actions

*!

Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry - ESPN

by Nelson... on Dec 25, 2008 8:09 AM CST up reply actions

+1

I agree, that is the only thing I truly want for Christmas.

Merry Christmas all, and thanks to all BTB staff for such a great site.

mjl

Duane Thomas, Calvin Hill, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith ... and now BOTH Marion Barber and Felix Jones

by DalaiLuke on Dec 25, 2008 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

Merry Christmas

My families in the other room opening presents excited about christmas. Yet I still find myself on this blog. I love this place keep up the good work.

by DallascowboysTO on Dec 25, 2008 8:51 AM CST reply actions

Santa was generous this year...

Of course I am easy to shop for.

Equal number of Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars and Texas Longhorns shirts and sweatshirts….Some DC collectors beer steins and glasses…A new DC hat…and best of all….A NEW BLU-RAY PLAYER!!!!!! YEAH BABY!!!

Every one have a fun and safe holidays and to my brethren overseas and abroad, “Hoorah!!!”

By the way, how many are watching A Christmas Story right now?

www.bloggingtheboys.com

by Brandon Worley on Dec 25, 2008 8:54 AM CST reply actions

Ive got

Still not done hoping for those play off tickets but… Peronalized DC house key, cowboys travel bag, I love me some cowboys shirt, got 5 championship rings shirt, a new DC sweater, 100 things a cowboys fan should know book and DC mouse pad. My family thinks the only thing I care about is the cowboys. Which is true.

by DallascowboysTO on Dec 25, 2008 9:12 AM CST up reply actions

Looks like you scored big time.

by CowboyMan on Dec 25, 2008 1:57 PM CST up reply actions

Saw it earlier.

A timeless classic.

Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry - ESPN

by Nelson... on Dec 25, 2008 10:42 PM CST up reply actions

Thank You All

Grizz and All of the Folks Who Work on this Blog — Thank you one and all for your hard work. This is the first site that I always come to for news about my favorite football team. I know that there is a lot of hard work and effort that most people do not see — Thanks Again!

by lonpatel on Dec 25, 2008 9:14 AM CST reply actions

Kudos to All

Same sentiments to a great crew. You make visiting the web / this site a pleasure.

by oldtimer on Dec 25, 2008 11:42 AM CST up reply actions

All I want for Christmas

Is a win on Sunday and then another playoff victory

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Dec 25, 2008 9:46 AM CST reply actions

+1

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 25, 2008 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

+2

"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"

by Wmillion on Dec 25, 2008 11:29 AM CST up reply actions

+1

Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a safe and happy one guys…..

by Boyzfan94 on Dec 25, 2008 9:57 AM CST reply actions

I would like nothing more than to see the Fox pregame crew, especially Bradshaw and Caliendo, squirm on camera after seeing us win.

by ym on Dec 25, 2008 10:00 AM CST reply actions

Merry Christmas to everyone in my Cowboys family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have no doubt that Santa delivered a lump of coal to Andy Reid.

by TARHEEL PAUL on Dec 25, 2008 10:07 AM CST reply actions

Merry Christmas everyone!!

My wishes are a slaughtering of the Eagles Sunday. A playoff game in Chicago and with my newfound Xmas cash maybe I could find a couple tickets to see Kyle Orton and Demarcus Ware become conjoined twins. And finally, of course, I’d like to seen another Boys SB victory.

by illcowboy on Dec 25, 2008 10:42 AM CST reply actions

I'm so glad I found your site a few years ago, Grizz.

This is — and has been — my number one source for Dallas Cowboys information. As I’ve stated before, thank you so much for creating Bloggingtheboys.com. Without you, there’d be no BTB Nation. I appreciate what you’ve started, what you’ve continued, and what you’re progressively enhancing.

Much gratitude to the stellar cast of you Dave “Grizz” Halprin, Brandon W., Tuna Helper, and the outstanding additions of Rafael Vela and Raul Villaronga. The RV Team has taken Blogging The Boys to an even higher level.

I love me some BTB!

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to the Fab 5 and all of my BTB Brethren!!!!!!!

"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson

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by silverblue5 on Dec 25, 2008 11:03 AM CST reply actions