It's Tony Romo Day on ESPN
by Dave Halprin on Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintI'm flipping through the channels on TV when I come across SportsCenter on ESPN. They now show the upcoming stories on the left-hand side of the screen and the next story listed was Tony Romo. Hmm, Tony Romo news? So I stuck around. I thought it was going to be about the chat he held yesterday that Aaron summarized. Or maybe his paring with Tiger in a golf tournament. When the story finally arrived, there was a picture of Romo and T.O. on the screen. Uh oh, what happened now?
I should have known, suckered by ESPN once again.
The anchor started off with the ominous; it's been a drama-filled offseason for the Cowboys once again. Really? And here I was thinking that this is the most boring offseason I've seen from the Cowboys in a while (excepting the practice 'bubble' collapse). On the drama scale, I'd rank this offseason somewhere between a session of Transcendental Meditation and taking a nap while vacationing at a tropical beach. But I figured T.O. or Romo had really stepped in it somehow, since SportsCenter was hyping a conflict.
Turns out, it was Tony Romo taking a kid from the Starlight Foundation to a Yankees game. The kid is battling leukemia and this was his wish. ESPN, at least, did mention this fact and aired a question from everybody's favorite Ed Werder about it with a Romo reply. But we quickly moved to Werder asking Romo about T.O.'s comments on leadership last week. Romo didn't take the bait, chided Werder and the press about misinterpreting what people say, especially T.O., and that he hadn't seen the comment so he's not going to comment. He then went on to praise T.O.'s abilities. All with that "I think you're a total rat" grin on his face while Werder looked for a money quote.
And that was that. Some drama.
Romo also discussed his girlfriend and the idea that he was bottom-heavy. His response to the out-of-shape issue:
"That's just for other people to talk about. All you can do is put your head down and go to work each day and try to achieve. It's all about just trying to achieve a goal and working hard to do it."
Romo is all over SportsCenter this morning. Videos are below so make the jump. BTW, the clip below with the Werder interview is not the same anchor lead-in that I saw this morning.
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We all need to turn off ESPN
I understand the business of television but they are shameless to a level I find unacceptable.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jul 1, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions
unless your on the east or west coast, BSPN doesn't care
They took a good story(romo helping terminal children) and tried to get Romo to say something bad about TO. Shameless. Someone should buy stuart scott a pair of sunglasses
I actually don't watch them much any more
for exactly that reason.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
I used to watch ESPN before the NFL Network
Now the NFL Network is the only sports station I watch.
In Romo we Trust
I only tune into ESPN news to get my baseball scores of the astros and rangers, and any NBA trade
stuff that has just happened.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
I tried not to watch espn,
it didn’t work.
Romo is in shape
As I mentioned in another post, I witnessed Romo playing golf with Tiger firsthand this morning. I’ll post pics later today. But I can say that those two hung out most of the day, and Romo looked pretty damn fit standing next to Tiger, who, as we all know, is renowned for keeping in fantastic shape. If anything, Romo just looked taller and more muscular than Tiger. He definitely did not look as lame as this loser:
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/74479/tom-brady-shirtless.jpg
looked more muscular than Tiiger???!!!!
As Romo’s biggest fan, I even find that hard to believe as Tiger is probably one of the more fit and chiseled athletes on the planet. He routinely benches over 300 lbs and is by far and away the strongest golfer on tour.
However, I guess that just proves the pear shaped comments by Tex are nothing but absolute nonsense and anyone who wasn’t a Romo hater knew that.
In Romo we Trust
Sorry DavidH22
That simply doesn’t comport with other opinions about Romo’s conditioning, opinions based on things like rumor, innuendo and speculation. You’ll need to come up with something better than close personal obeservation to be convincing. A quote from the National Enquirer, perhaps.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Obeservation
That’s maybe the coolest word I’ve made up on this site.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Obeservation
Two fat guys having a talk.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
Great definition.
It really should be a word
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Could it be a few fat people observing each other?
by Realist Larry on Jul 1, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Obeservation = holding a table (and an extra-wide chair) at a restaurant for a fatty
Tar Heels = National Champs in Basketball ... #1 in Baseball ... Top 10 this year in Football?
And its alternate definition
“Requiring or suggesting the purchase of two airline seats based on weight”
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Can't wait to see the pics.
I wish more of the people that go to games, appearances, and stuff from this site would post pics. That would be sweet. I’m probably going to the Tampa game and although I will undoubtedly be in the cheap seats, I’ll try to get some pics.
I’d love to see some pics if anyone has toured the new stadium.
by Baked Potato Soup on Jul 1, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
The pic posted above
Romo looks sort of soft, definitely not cut. I don’t know what you guys are looking at
The one in David's post?
That’s Brady. If you are referring to the one leaading the story, I can’t tell what he looks like.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
In the T and half cropped out?
You got you some of that X-ray vision going on, my man. I can’t tell jack about his physique, or Jeter’s for that matter.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Not at all
We’re responding to DavdH22’s reports, who was standing feet away from him while he was playing golf. How is that the same?
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Golf.com has pictures.
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
Actually it is kind of hard to tell
I would write to Tony and ask him for pictures with his shirt off, but lord knows that doesn’t work.
You're still bitter
about being released by Jerry for smoking a little ganja. I know, it’s not as bad as dog fighting or runing people over, but it’s time to move on, man.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
if thats true
I’d hate to see what you think of somebody who is actually chunky because because he looks pretty thin to me.
In Romo we Trust
Well I think he looked at the link David had pasted in there
but that’s Brady, not Romo.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
shocking. dude just saw pics of him next to tiger and he looks forty pounds heavier than him.
at least you are consistent . I gotta give you that,but that’s all you get. and no it wasn’t a pic of brady next to tiger.
Don't believe everything you think.
Your causes are cute!!!
I'm talking about the link DavidH22 pasted in.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
And good call
According to the PGA, Woods is 6’1", 185, so yeah, 40 pounds lighter.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
thats because Romo is 40 lbs heavier than Tiger
Tiger is 6-1, 185 lbs, Romo is 6-2, 225 lbs.
Tiger plays golf, Romo plays football.
It’s not rocket science that both athletes are fit and trim for their respective sports.
In Romo we Trust
Actually this is the normal body type for golf
And the normal body type for football is a lot more cut than that
I know just pointing out that Tiger looks more like a Football player
than he looks like a golf player.
Was it cold that day or was he excited about a good shot?
Those man nipples are telling a story
by StillHateTheGiants on Jul 2, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Ugh , I cant believe we have stooped to this but
Go to golf.com and they have pictures of Romo and woods together. Romo looks 30 lbs bigger because he is a football player. Their level of fitness looks the same though. Romo has a flat stomach and a nicely defined jaw line. he looks ready for the season.
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
in the forth and fifth picture
Tiger looks like heaving big sweating stain on his chest and TR is cool as the other side of the pillow.
I know
Describing another guy’s bod is just not doing it for me. I need to go wash my typing fingers.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
LOL!!
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
Fortunately I suck at typing
so it was just the two index fingers.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
speaking of TO and Romo...
Here are a couple more pics of him.
He doesn’t look chunky to me, but also is probably not in peak shape like he will be after training camp. The writer had a funny line about the first pic, that Romo instinctively threw the ball to the safety and fell down because someone touched him.
by Baked Potato Soup on Jul 2, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
who were you looking at?
I looked at the pics, then read your comment and was confused … until I realized you must have been looking at the guy in the pics.
Somebody should have told her that horizontal stripes can be very unflattering. Makes me think the recent photo shoot at Vanity Fair was heavily photoshopped.
by One.Cool.Customer on Jul 2, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Funny Brady Pic...
Is there one available for every player in the combine??
It looks like a freakin
mug shot.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Ed Turder strikes again
I like how Romo refused to take the bait, he is not going to get into a cross-state word exchange with TO, because both TO and the msm would love that. That kind of situation would become a distraction and would also upset the players that still like TO so Romo needs to take the high road to avoid creating a distraction and to show the guys that still like TO that he is focused on the team not what TO is talking about. I also think that Romo was honest with his statements about TO, he could have been sarcastic or thrown in a few honest jabs about how TO was in the huddle. I think that by Romo being honest and completmentary he makes the TO vs. Romo a one sided argument, leaving TO to muddy the water. I also think that the players who still like TO will see that Romo is not going to degrade or down-play TO’s ability or talent. Of couse, this is only the begining, once the season starts the attention from the msm will shift to whichever side is struggling.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
Taking kids with leukemia to baseball games!
WHAT!
Doesn’t he know that he should have his head focused in the game and not be wasting time doing charitable or any other thing outside of football until he wins a playoff game!
it was weird, I... I mean you probably didn't hear about it because I went under the name of Mike Honcho. But I just wanted you to know that. If you can hear me, if it got into your brain somehow. That I spread my buttcheeks as Mike Honcho.
I know! how dare he!
Where are his priorities? Where is his focus and dedication to football?
Doesn’t he know Cowboys fans wish he would lock himself in a room at Valley Ranch until he wins a playoff game!
LMAO!!!
In Romo we Trust
shhamme
wow cant believe someone would post a comment like u did. Tony doin somethin for a sick child wow. Plus everyone needs a break from the game. Im just as a die hard fan as anyone but at the end it is just a game. A- hole
It's a running joke here, making fun of people who give Romo a hard time
He didn’t mean it, it was sarcastic
by Realist Larry on Jul 2, 2009 2:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m not seeing the problem here. This was a very good use of sarcasm.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Haha
Yeah, obviously I was being sarcastic.
My whole point, is that it shouldn’t matter what someone is doing in their off-off time if they are still doing their job on a week to week basis and working hard at it.
If Romo was playing video games at his house and NO one knew about it, but was trying his best to become the best Halo player of all time, no one would be saying anything because the press doesn’t report it.
It’s just stupid that we are having entire blogs that were being taken over by debates on Romo playing golf. In a league that is swarmed by people beating up women, doing drugs, and vicious cycle of stupidity, are we really hung up on the fact that a trys to qualify for the US Open, in the OFFseason? An offseason where apparently he’s seen at Valley Ranch practicing with Roy Williams and doing things all year long?
Its all about perspective I guess.
it was weird, I... I mean you probably didn't hear about it because I went under the name of Mike Honcho. But I just wanted you to know that. If you can hear me, if it got into your brain somehow. That I spread my buttcheeks as Mike Honcho.
The only thing that confused me a little was that the kid was a giants fan (football) but asked
to meet Romo, in one of those clips the sportscenter guys said that he wanted to meet Romo but that he was a giants fan; HA even giants fans do not want to meet their own QB.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
Just because he has cancer doesn't mean he's not intelligent
He knows Romo is much better than Eli, lol!
In Romo we Trust
Maybe he was hoping Romo would bring Jessica, and she'd give him a little something something for being a sick kid and all
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
I live literally 5 minutes away from where the Pro-Am is taking place haha
Dan Snyder lives 5 minutes away as well.
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
Can you go over to his house and
set a burning sack of dog poop on his porch and ring the bell for me?
When did I become a Cowboy fan? When my mom told me I was.
What good is that going to do?
He does own the redskins, he’s used to a stinking bag of dog poop by now.
It’s called reliant stadium.
by Musiccitynorm on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
ROFL!!! Oh man, me too!
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
LOL
i would. His house has gates and such. But everyone hates him around here.
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
Is Tiger a Cowboys fan?
I noticed he was wearing blue and silver. (er… Romo wasn’t, but at least he had the hat). I don’t care about Golf at all, but from now on I’ll root for Tiger.
I'm pretty sure Tiger prefered to play with Romo instead of Campbell
because he’s a much better golfer. One thing I know about really good golfers is that they don’t like to play with your average hacker.
In Romo we Trust
Yeah, Romo is not a hacker
he was consistently shot-for-shot with Tiger, at least distance-wise on the drives especially. Tony did find the beach 3 or 4 times, but got out of them easily. One one chip shot from about 30 yards off the green, the ball landed about 20 feet past the pin, and spun back to about six inches. The crowd erupted, it was awesome.
David, this first-hand account is fantastic
Thanks for sharing. Amazing.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
And the best part is..........
he’s probably making it all up and you would never know.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jul 2, 2009 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I guess the photos will help
but you could be right. I mean who IS DavidH22? What do we really know about him?
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
You guys are funny
I am trying to figure out how to post photos on here but don’t know how. If anyone can advise me, I’ll post them. In the meantime they are on my Facebook page.
Who “is” Davidh22. Well, it all depends on what the meaning of “is” is.
OMG!!
Whazzup? How are Hillary and Chelsea?
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
If you mean upload for viewing...you have to host the photos on a server somewhere
then you can use the icon above to insert them into the post
by Dave Halprin on Jul 2, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Can I assume you're going to do a detailed Fan Post?
I have my rec standing by…
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Not just the kid
Yup, the kid wanted to meet Romo…and so did Tiger. He invited Romo, and was excited to meet Tony. BTW, J. Simp was looking fine and tasty too. Tony’s a winner, has a killer RICH girlfriend, Supterstars, and regular folks alike want to meet him. Romo is the real deal on every level. Oh, and one more thing. Polish your glasses. The dude looks like a linebacker in those photos. I’m just sitting back and waiting for Tony to prove he can still torch this league without the incredible human mouth.
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.
Joe ThEEsman
At one point
someone in the gallery yelled to Tiger “Hey Tiger why don’t you get a Redskin to play with you next year?” Everybody broke out in laughter and Tiger grinned. But like the ESPN clip above observed, Jason Campbell played today but apparently Tiger chose Romo, and there were many Romo #9 jerseys on the course following Tiger around. I did not see a single Redskins jersey. Maybe they showed up after I left at 10am to get back to work. Most Redskins fans probably don’t have anything better to do on a weekday afternoon.
Like I said earlier, for the 12 holes that I observed today, Romo and Tiger were hanging out on the fairways and on the greens for about 95% of the time, to the exclusion of the other people in their foursome (House Minority Leader John Boehner and some dude I’ve never heard of), laughing and clearly having a good time. It appeared to me that they were two professional athletes around the same age and who each have enjoyed success in their respective fields (obviously, Tiger much much more success in his), so they liked hanging out together. Oh, and both are banging hot blondes.
Ironically, Romo and Tiger
are my two favorite athletes in all of sports and to see them playing side by side probably was an awesome experience, I really envy you Dave.
In Romo we Trust
Boehner
Heh heh. He said Boehner.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Go to golf.com for pictures.
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
Tiger photo comparison
Great string today, guys…hey, just for grins I went back to compare photos of Tiger now and three years ago – I know you don’t want to hear this, but, holy smokes, he has a completely different physique now – he HAS to be on the juice or something…simply not possible with all his travel and ridiculuous schedule. Seems to me the PGA wanted to introduce performance enhancing drug testing but it got nixed.
"The Most Dangerous Man in the world is the one with nothing to lose"
Except that...
Everywhere he travels, I’m sure he has gyms at his disposal.
He’s not steroids big, he’s c reatin and working out big.
Plus he had like half a year where all he was doing was working out while he was hurt. I don’t want to turn this into a golf thread, but that’s just silly speculation that really has nothing to back it up.
it was weird, I... I mean you probably didn't hear about it because I went under the name of Mike Honcho. But I just wanted you to know that. If you can hear me, if it got into your brain somehow. That I spread my buttcheeks as Mike Honcho.
No way he got up to 185
WITHOUT THE JUICE! It’s a physical impossibility.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Haha
I know right?
it was weird, I... I mean you probably didn't hear about it because I went under the name of Mike Honcho. But I just wanted you to know that. If you can hear me, if it got into your brain somehow. That I spread my buttcheeks as Mike Honcho.
some guy at the golf tournament had a shirt that said "Romo wasnt built in a day."
I hadnt heard or seen one of those.
I read no newspaper but Ritchies, and in that chiefly the advertisements, For they contain the only truths to be relied upon in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson.
Gotta get me one of those!
All eyes on Free.
by Aaron Novinger on Jul 1, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Would you believe this is the link?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/07/cowboys_fans_descend_on_congre.html
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
butt shot
You can tell this is a boring off-season when we are all looking for shots of Tony’s butt or with his shirt off….
(On a serious note, I would point out that this yet another story that shows he is still a classy, down-to-earth guy who cares about others.)
And another story that reminds me how grateful I am for the internet and blogs (this one in particular) so I don’t have to rely on the swill that the mediots at ESPN produce.
"Where's Woody? - We need another Darren Woodson
I think you are right
But isn’t it amazing how much crap the guy has to take?
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Yeah
one thing I like about Tony is that more than being a great football player an athlete, he’s also a great guy and that’s clearly evident.
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
I commend Romo
Let’s hope he doesn’t take the kids out to a game where he’s playing. Who knows how more sick the poor kids would get.
Hmmm.
I would have went with something like, “I heard Romo collapsed after the 7th inning stretch.” Or, “Romo was supposed to take a Cowboys fan, but that kid intercepted him.”
Anyway, it’s stories like this that make you remember how much cooler our QB is than most other teams’.
by Baked Potato Soup on Jul 2, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Werder is like a tattle tale running between people trying to get them to
dish dirt on each other. We get it; TO is an ass who keeps saying he’s not going to dis his old team anymore and then does it anyway. ESPN and Werder are the freaking National Enquirer of sports for reporting that crap and giving TO the attention he desperately craves. It’s the only reason he keeps shooting his mouth off. If people ignored his words, he’d find some other way to make a fool of himself and leave the Cowboys alone .
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