When Jimmy didn't let them eat on the plane

[SteveTheCowboy]

All I knew was that I absolutely loved those Miami teams he put together before he came to Dallas. They were brash, talented, and played like their hair was on fire. I desperately wanted him to bring that to Dallas.

Nobody could know the future, of course, but I loved the way his teams played.

Sure enough, he did bring it to Dallas.

Urban Meyer?

He coached NFL talent in the NCAA all day long.

Just goes to show how fleeting it really is.

 

[Toro9]

Steak and lobster
The finest whiskey
The finest beer
The finest women

Take a day off (and a bunch of vitamins , do a quick work out) and chil then it's back to work on Tuesday.

 

[windward]

Jimmy throwing a tantrum like a toddler is not why the team won the title.

 

[Flamma]

It's cool dude. A LOT of people were "super excited" about their NCAA coach becoming NFL coaches. Then complete failure ensued.

Jimmy was a very good NCAA coach.
Then he became a VERY good NFL coach.

It was a very rare situation.

I loved Urban Meyer as an NCAA coach. I knew he would FAIL as NFL coach. It';s just not the same.

LOL yeah, when I see a college coach come over now, I'm not expecting much.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Steak and lobster
The finest whiskey
The finest beer
The finest women

Take a day off (and a bunch of vitamins , do a quick work out) and chil then it's back to work on Tuesday.

I like your list. But the last one is singular for me. 32 years married. She is the finest.

 

[rags747]

So you KNEW Jimmy would bring us NFL greatness?

When SO many other NCAA coaches then and now fail.

Okay. Sure.

What I knew was that the Hurricanes were brash, loud and played in your face with a take no prisoners attitude. That’s all I needed after the final Landry years where we were so old school it was sickening. Obviously I had the right thinking because our Cowboy teams reflected that Attitude 150%! Your take obviously was quite different at the time. Sorry about that…

 

[rags747]

Jimmy throwing a tantrum like a toddler is not why the team won the title.

I would argue the exact opposite. Every Great organization needs a General Patton, Jimmy was our Patton!

 

[windward]

I would argue the exact opposite. Every Great organization needs a General Patton, Jimmy was our Patton!

I’d say they won in spite of that outburst. That was possibly the best Cowboy team ever.

Look, Jimmy was a great coach for Dallas, but I don’t think he’s a great human at all.

 

[rags747]

I’d say they won in spite of that outburst. That was possibly the best Cowboy team ever.

Look, Jimmy was a great coach for Dallas, but I don’t think he’s a great human at all.

He was exactly what Dallas needed at that time. Listen, he’s a cantankerous sob and I’m sure he was not much fun to work with as Jerry will sure attest. Great human, probably better today in old age than when he was younger. Age tends to mellow people out!

 

[shabazz]

We've seen how old-school coaching is tolerated by the current crop.......Bienenmy expected and demanded commitment and hard work by his offense and they cried to the HC and media.

 

[windward]

He was exactly what Dallas needed at that time. Listen, he’s a cantankerous sob and I’m sure he was not much fun to work with as Jerry will sure attest. Great human, probably better today in old age than when he was younger. Age tends to mellow people out!

I think they could have had similar results if say… Bill Walsh was the HC

 

[coult44]

Players are snowflakes nowadays....

But you’re probably on the side of not allowing kids to have water during practice, and telling then to suck it Up when they had legit concussions right???

 

[HeavyBarrel]

We weren’t allowed to talk on the bus before the game and we weren’t allowed to talk after the game on the bus if we lost. If we won it was like Lord of the Flies on the buss lol

 

[EenonyMoose]

Sure, he won Super Bowls, but he was also a toxic, raging narcissist. Depriving people of food as punishment is a psychological torture mechanism, not a motivational tool. Some of you are just way too freaking weird for your own good.

 

[john van brocklin]

But you’re probably on the side of not allowing kids to have water during practice, and telling then to suck it Up when they had legit concussions right???

Not at all....

 

[rags747]

I think they could have had similar results if say… Bill Walsh was the HC

I’m taking Jimmy if that choice was offered.

 

[Mark]

The fact that Troy - as the most visible Dallas player, and de facto representative of the rest - totally bought into & embraced Jimmy's disciplinarian style from Day One was a huge factor in propagating the winning culture that brought the Cowboys three Lombardi trophies in four years.

 

[Techsass]

The fact that Troy - as the most visible Dallas player, and de facto representative of the rest - totally bought into & embraced Jimmy's disciplinarian style from Day One was a huge factor in propagating the winning culture that brought the Cowboys three Lombardi trophies in four years.

We've all heard the stories of how irritated Troy was with Switzer's lack of disciplin.

 

[nightrain]

Because players really don't care that much about winning these days.

It's a job.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Jimmy throwing a tantrum like a toddler is not why the team won the title.

Didn't hurt though making the players not want to lose. Remember, that was an old squad Jimmy took over and according to guys like Irvin, full of players who were happy collecting a paycheck and a loss. Poor Landry had lost it and no one had the guts to tell him.