Rowdy was fired...sorta

[Big Dakota]

BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys Can Rowdy! Take Heart Fans, There is Good News Today.

By Richie Whitt in Dallas Cowboys
Mon., Oct. 5 2009 @ 1:00PM
It was the worst of mascots. It was the best of mascots. ​Some news that will surely soften Broncos 17, Cowboys 10.
Would you believe: R.I.P., Rowdy.
Well, the obnoxious, foam, giant-noggin'ed Cowboys' mascot isn't exactly dead. But I heard over the weekend that at least we won't be subjected to his stupid shenanigans any longer at Cowboys Stadium.
I guess we were too distracted by Peasant Passes or JumboJerry or sex in restrooms or go-go dancers on platforms n' poles to notice, but when I started thinking about it, I don't remember seeing Rowdy at the first two games.
You?
Turns out Rowdy - a.k.a. Ted Ovletrea - will still make appearances for the team - pep rallies and hospital visits, etc. - but the mascot will no longer be part of the game-day presentation at home games in Arlington.
My reaction: Hallelujah!
Jody Dean's morning show over at KLUV 98.7 FM has the confirmation.
In short, "Rowdy" was laid off in August, told by the team he couldn't be trusted on the sideline of the new joint. 12 years of waving off perfectly good field goals and revving a 4-wheeler at training camp was more than enough. For crying out loud, the guy thing had a web site devoted to his demise.
But - prepare to cringe - we probably haven't heard the last of Rowdy.
"Next year," he told Dean, "the book will be out."
Tags: Cowboys Stadium, football, Jerry Jones, Rowdy

 

[rcaldw]

Good to know that our GM/football man is hard at work with his finger on the pulse of what is most important to team operations at the moment.

 

[wileedog]

Championship

 

[theebs]

Good to know that our GM/football man is hard at work with his finger on the pulse of what is most important to team operations at the moment.

He is.

The texas A&M pagentry and keeping the arkansas A&M game in arlington for 20 years.

And of course how it looked on the videoboard.

I am sure sometime this week we will see the stadium designer and the rest of his family running around with bono promoting the stadium and the U2 concert.

that is what all nfl general managers do on saturdays and weeks leading into games is it not?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys Can Rowdy!

There is a God!

 

[theebs]

There is a God!

If there was a god, Jerry would have been umasked as rowdy, we would then be rid of the two mascots on this team. One wears a giant smile and the other a big heavy suit and rides a four wheeler.

 

[DallasEast]

Turns out Rowdy - a.k.a. Ted Ovletrea - will still make appearances for the team - pep rallies and hospital visits, etc. - but the mascot will no longer be part of the game-day presentation at home games in Arlington.

My week just got a little brighter. Planet Jupiter Head is adios.

 

[ZeroClub]

Jerry, I am your father.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Jerry, I am your father.

You must look like a prune if you are Jerry's father.:

 

[Danny White]

Every cloud has a silver lining.

 

[WG5516]

This story was hilarious.....


Dallas mascot gets boot from Berger
Saints punter/kicker, 'Rowdy' involved in pregame run-in
By Brian Allee-Walsh
Staff writer
The Dallas Cowboys' mascot could have been flagged for running into the kicker before Sunday's game against the Saints at Texas Stadium.

Saints punter/kicker Mitch Berger said the Cowboys' mascot known as "Rowdy" knocked him to the ground while trying to block a kickoff during pregame warmups.

Berger said he landed awkwardly on the mascot, then lit into him as head referee Tony Corrente looked on in disbelief. "I was practicing my kickoffs, and the big mascot dove in front of me to block the ball, and he took my knees out," said Berger, who was selected NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Cowboys. "He could have blown my knee out. I started smacking the guy in the head and screaming at him. I yelled a few expletives at him, and he's screaming back at me under his (costume).

"I tried to rip his head off and throw it but I couldn't get it off. The referee saw it all, but what's he going to do, throw a flag?"

Moments later, Berger shanked the opening kickoff out of bounds, giving the Cowboys good field position at their 40-yard line.

"I hadn't kicked a ball out of bounds in two years," Berger said. "I'm not making excuses. That wasn't his fault. I should have composed myself, but it was crazy. It's really funny as hell when you think about it -- here I am beating up this mascot before the game -- but he could have injured me."

Saints players and coaches erupted in laughter as the incident unfolded in front of them. "I saw it, and I couldn't help but laugh," Saints snapper Kevin Houser said. "I was laughing all the way through the national anthem. I had the church giggles."

The Cowboys' mascot, Ted Ovletrea, did not return calls to his Dallas office and cell phone. "I didn't see it, but I heard about it on talk radio here in Dallas. Was it a 5-yard penalty for running into the kicker or a 15-yard penalty for roughing the kicker?" quipped Cowboys director of public relations Rich Dalrymple.

 

[ZeroClub]

You must look like a prune if you are Jerry's father.:

Exactly.

Before his operation, Rowdy looked like a California Raisin.

 

[goliadmike]

I can't believe that stupid mascot lasted for 12 freaking years!

 

[Big Dakota]

This story was hilarious.....


Dallas mascot gets boot from Berger
Saints punter/kicker, 'Rowdy' involved in pregame run-in
By Brian Allee-Walsh
Staff writer
The Dallas Cowboys' mascot could have been flagged for running into the kicker before Sunday's game against the Saints at Texas Stadium.

Saints punter/kicker Mitch Berger said the Cowboys' mascot known as "Rowdy" knocked him to the ground while trying to block a kickoff during pregame warmups.

Berger said he landed awkwardly on the mascot, then lit into him as head referee Tony Corrente looked on in disbelief. "I was practicing my kickoffs, and the big mascot dove in front of me to block the ball, and he took my knees out," said Berger, who was selected NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Cowboys. "He could have blown my knee out. I started smacking the guy in the head and screaming at him. I yelled a few expletives at him, and he's screaming back at me under his (costume).

"I tried to rip his head off and throw it but I couldn't get it off. The referee saw it all, but what's he going to do, throw a flag?"

Moments later, Berger shanked the opening kickoff out of bounds, giving the Cowboys good field position at their 40-yard line.

"I hadn't kicked a ball out of bounds in two years," Berger said. "I'm not making excuses. That wasn't his fault. I should have composed myself, but it was crazy. It's really funny as hell when you think about it -- here I am beating up this mascot before the game -- but he could have injured me."

Saints players and coaches erupted in laughter as the incident unfolded in front of them. "I saw it, and I couldn't help but laugh," Saints snapper Kevin Houser said. "I was laughing all the way through the national anthem. I had the church giggles."

The Cowboys' mascot, Ted Ovletrea, did not return calls to his Dallas office and cell phone. "I didn't see it, but I heard about it on talk radio here in Dallas. Was it a 5-yard penalty for running into the kicker or a 15-yard penalty for roughing the kicker?" quipped Cowboys director of public relations Rich Dalrymple.

Wow, i don't remember his. Just about as stupid as it gets. This Ovletrea idiot was out of controll.

 

[The Quest for Six]

I can't believe that stupid mascot lasted for 12 freaking years!

it's been twelve years since the cowboys won a playoff game too......coincidence????

 

[Hypnotoad]

Well! That explains why we are 2-2! Quick someone start a new thread asking for an exorcism.

 

[dcfanatic]

He is.

The texas A&M pagentry and keeping the arkansas A&M game in arlington for 20 years.

And of course how it looked on the videoboard.

I am sure sometime this week we will see the stadium designer and the rest of his family running around with bono promoting the stadium and the U2 concert.

that is what all nfl general managers do on saturdays and weeks leading into games is it not?

I think he's going to invite his new favorite team, the Broncos and their 4-0 record, to play the rest of their games at JerryWorld.

And don't be surprised if Mike Nolan is the new head coach here next season.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

If there was a god, Jerry would have been umasked as rowdy, we would then be rid of the two mascots on this team. One wears a giant smile and the other a big heavy suit and rides a four wheeler.

No Jerry is more like this here....

http://i137.***BLOCKED***/albums/q216/Dinero80/TheJoker.jpg

 

[Cowchick]

Noooooooooo!!! Please say it aint so.

 

[goliadmike]

it's been twelve years since the cowboys won a playoff game too......coincidence????

HMMMMMMM.