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Normally I can dig into all kinds of info for these Primer threads. There really isn't much I can dig into as it pertains to the Texans.
First of all I have to tell you, I think Texans is a really dumb mascot name. I didn't like it for the now Kansas City Chiefs, and I don't like it now. Maybe part of that is that I genuinely admired the Houston Oilers and "Luv Ya Blue." Part of it is that it is just a plain boring mascot name. They chose the name to honor the defunct Wold Football League team of the same name.
So I think I will start there for this primer. The History of Professional Football in the city of Houston, Texas.
The Houston Oilers were one of the original eight teams in the AFL. Owned by Bud Adams he sought to hire a native Texan named Tom Landry to be his Head Coach. Landry was also sought after by Clint Murchison and Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys. He chose the established security of the NFL over the AFL and the rest is History.
Bud Adams has always seemed to have a deep seated resentment towards the city of Dallas and the Cowboys. Perhaps Landry spurning his offer is the genesis of this. I like to think so.
The Oilers were the AFL Champions in 1960 and 1961. The first two years of AFL existence. I think Adams always has felt Landry turned down a better team to coach the Cowboys. Maybe he did. Regardless of Landry's reasons, you can't argue with the ultimate results.
In 1970 the AFL-NFL merger happened. It opened the door to a head to head series between the interstate rivals. In 1970 in the final game of the season the Oilers came to Dallas and Tom Landry handed Bud Adams a 52-10 headache. That win gave the Cowboys their 4th straight Division crown and a path to the playoffs. They would go on to their first Super Bowl ever.
Bud Adams team settled for a 3-10-1 season their first n the NFL and he saw the ever more popular Cowboys take a stranglehold on the state of Texas that they have never relinquished.
The game was played on Bob Hayes birthday and oh, did he ever celebrate in a big way. Hayes caught 6 passes for 187 yards and 4 TDs. When the game ended he had passed Frank Clarke as the Cowboys all time leading receiver. Happy Birthday Bullet.
By the end of that game the Dallas Cowboys vaunted Doomsday defense had not allowed an Offensive TD in 17 straight quarters.
Tom Landry would face the Houston Oilers 6 times in his time in Dallas. He held a 4-2 advantage over Bud Adams' squad. Jimmy Johnson lost in his only game against the Oilers, Barry Switzer won in his only game against them. Thus the Cowboys record against the Houston Oilers was 5-3.
The Cowboys were 3-1 in the games played at Houston.
In 1996 Bud Adams took the Oilers to Tennessee and the interstate rivalry died. The Governor's Cup series was temporarily over. Adams was extremely frustrated over his inability to secure a new stadium for the Oilers to play in. At the time of its original construction in 1965 the Astrodome was one of the true sports marvels in the world.
Six years after the Oilers left Hosuton in the rearview mirror the NFL awarded the City of Houston it's 32nd franchise. Bob McNair, he founded a business in Houston in 1960 that in 1999 was sold to Enron. So as you might guess he is involved in energy or power companies. McNair was actually awarded the Houston franchise in 1999, but they did not get started until 2002.
Part of his ownership in the NFL was that the team get a new Stadium. Reliant Stadium. Reliant Stadium is the first ever professional sports stadium with a retractable roof. Manhattan Construction built Reliant Stadium and also built our very own Cowboys Stadium. My how retractable roofs have evolved in such a short time.
The Texans first ever game was against the Dallas Cowboys in 2002. That game will forever be one in which I would like to punch Dave Campo and Quincy Carter until I am too tired to punch any more. It is the first time in NFL History that a rookie QB on an expansion team won his first NFL game. There were 20 penalties in the game, 9 by Dallas. The final score was 10-19, Houston.
The Cowboys lone touchdown that day was a 46 yard run by Michael Wiley.
Last weeks victory over Indianapolis may have finally replaced that win as the most important in Texans History. If the Texans beat us this week, I guarantee you this will be the crowning game in their History so far.
You see, they have no History to this point. They are the only team in the four major professional sports leagues to never have played a post season game. That's right, every other team in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL has played in the post season and the hapless Texans have not.
They aren't just a little brother to Dallas over there, they're the runt of all organized sports. Their win loss record is 51-79. That is a .392 winning %. The worst in NFL history by a fairly wide margin.
The Cowboys and Texans are tied in the all time series. in 2006 the Texans visited Texas Stadium and left with a 34-6 bad taste in their mouths. That day Terrell owens caught 3 TD passes, the last one courtesy of a 2 yard pass from Tony Romo who came in to mop up for Drew Bledsoe and provided Cowboys fans their first real glimpse into the future. Romo completed his first 2 passes in the NFL, the 2nd was the TD to Owens, the first was a 33 yard strike to Sam Hurd.
Sunday breaks the 1-1 tie. Including the pre-season, the home team has won every matchup between the 2 teams. We can't have that Sunday, but it probably won't be easy.
First of all I have to tell you, I think Texans is a really dumb mascot name. I didn't like it for the now Kansas City Chiefs, and I don't like it now. Maybe part of that is that I genuinely admired the Houston Oilers and "Luv Ya Blue." Part of it is that it is just a plain boring mascot name. They chose the name to honor the defunct Wold Football League team of the same name.
So I think I will start there for this primer. The History of Professional Football in the city of Houston, Texas.
The Houston Oilers were one of the original eight teams in the AFL. Owned by Bud Adams he sought to hire a native Texan named Tom Landry to be his Head Coach. Landry was also sought after by Clint Murchison and Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys. He chose the established security of the NFL over the AFL and the rest is History.
Bud Adams has always seemed to have a deep seated resentment towards the city of Dallas and the Cowboys. Perhaps Landry spurning his offer is the genesis of this. I like to think so.
The Oilers were the AFL Champions in 1960 and 1961. The first two years of AFL existence. I think Adams always has felt Landry turned down a better team to coach the Cowboys. Maybe he did. Regardless of Landry's reasons, you can't argue with the ultimate results.
In 1970 the AFL-NFL merger happened. It opened the door to a head to head series between the interstate rivals. In 1970 in the final game of the season the Oilers came to Dallas and Tom Landry handed Bud Adams a 52-10 headache. That win gave the Cowboys their 4th straight Division crown and a path to the playoffs. They would go on to their first Super Bowl ever.
Bud Adams team settled for a 3-10-1 season their first n the NFL and he saw the ever more popular Cowboys take a stranglehold on the state of Texas that they have never relinquished.
The game was played on Bob Hayes birthday and oh, did he ever celebrate in a big way. Hayes caught 6 passes for 187 yards and 4 TDs. When the game ended he had passed Frank Clarke as the Cowboys all time leading receiver. Happy Birthday Bullet.
By the end of that game the Dallas Cowboys vaunted Doomsday defense had not allowed an Offensive TD in 17 straight quarters.
Tom Landry would face the Houston Oilers 6 times in his time in Dallas. He held a 4-2 advantage over Bud Adams' squad. Jimmy Johnson lost in his only game against the Oilers, Barry Switzer won in his only game against them. Thus the Cowboys record against the Houston Oilers was 5-3.
The Cowboys were 3-1 in the games played at Houston.
In 1996 Bud Adams took the Oilers to Tennessee and the interstate rivalry died. The Governor's Cup series was temporarily over. Adams was extremely frustrated over his inability to secure a new stadium for the Oilers to play in. At the time of its original construction in 1965 the Astrodome was one of the true sports marvels in the world.
Six years after the Oilers left Hosuton in the rearview mirror the NFL awarded the City of Houston it's 32nd franchise. Bob McNair, he founded a business in Houston in 1960 that in 1999 was sold to Enron. So as you might guess he is involved in energy or power companies. McNair was actually awarded the Houston franchise in 1999, but they did not get started until 2002.
Part of his ownership in the NFL was that the team get a new Stadium. Reliant Stadium. Reliant Stadium is the first ever professional sports stadium with a retractable roof. Manhattan Construction built Reliant Stadium and also built our very own Cowboys Stadium. My how retractable roofs have evolved in such a short time.
The Texans first ever game was against the Dallas Cowboys in 2002. That game will forever be one in which I would like to punch Dave Campo and Quincy Carter until I am too tired to punch any more. It is the first time in NFL History that a rookie QB on an expansion team won his first NFL game. There were 20 penalties in the game, 9 by Dallas. The final score was 10-19, Houston.
The Cowboys lone touchdown that day was a 46 yard run by Michael Wiley.
Last weeks victory over Indianapolis may have finally replaced that win as the most important in Texans History. If the Texans beat us this week, I guarantee you this will be the crowning game in their History so far.
You see, they have no History to this point. They are the only team in the four major professional sports leagues to never have played a post season game. That's right, every other team in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL has played in the post season and the hapless Texans have not.
They aren't just a little brother to Dallas over there, they're the runt of all organized sports. Their win loss record is 51-79. That is a .392 winning %. The worst in NFL history by a fairly wide margin.
The Cowboys and Texans are tied in the all time series. in 2006 the Texans visited Texas Stadium and left with a 34-6 bad taste in their mouths. That day Terrell owens caught 3 TD passes, the last one courtesy of a 2 yard pass from Tony Romo who came in to mop up for Drew Bledsoe and provided Cowboys fans their first real glimpse into the future. Romo completed his first 2 passes in the NFL, the 2nd was the TD to Owens, the first was a 33 yard strike to Sam Hurd.
Sunday breaks the 1-1 tie. Including the pre-season, the home team has won every matchup between the 2 teams. We can't have that Sunday, but it probably won't be easy.
What were they thinking? That is hellarious!! Stallions is by far the best of the bunch I think. They should have gotten the Houston public school system to have a contest and let the kids choose their mascot names.
