| Show This is how they try to cowboy up Larry Stewart Los Angeles Times A new segment on the F ox NFL Sunday show called Grumpy Old Coaches features Barry Switzer 69 and Jimmy Johnson 64 Both played at Arkansas although at different times and both coached at Arkansas They later were on the same staff for three seasons at Oklahoma and were rival head coaches at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State So they go back a long way But there was speculation about bitterness between them when Johnson abruptly left the Dallas Cowboys in 1993 after winning two consecutive Super Bowls and Switzer replaced him When I left the Cowboys there was a little tension Johnson said on a conference call last week Chimed in Switzer who was also on the call my damn fault Continued Johnson After about three years years I called Barry one day and said Barry listen I know we have not talked and there was some tension when I left the Cowboys and I just wanted to tell you there is no no hard feelings at allAnd allAnd allAnd all And he says What the heck are you dying Trivia time Switzer won three national championships during his tenure at Oklahoma 1973 88 Who did Switzer succeed succeed as the t i f head coach The power of TV player Justin Gimelstob is retiring from tennis and hoping to work in sports television So after he lost his round first-round US U.S. Open match to Andy Roddick Gimelstob was allowed to conduct the post- post match interview on USA Network Net What were the keys to the match besides you being way better than me Gimelstob said The question caught the attention of Jay Lenos Leno's people as the Tonight Show US U.S. Open correspondent His off beat report was shown Friday night Gimelstob told Morning Briefing he couldn't believe all the attention he got at the Open carrying around a Tonight Show microphone I felt like a cult hero he said I had to be the most popular round first-round loser in the history of the US U.S. Open It will get worse Shaquille ONeal claimed one of the reasons he has filed for divorce is a conflict over money He thinks she took some of his money said Leno Wait till the divorce goes through Short quips NBC football host Bob Costas made a surprise appearance during comedian Frank Caliendo's taped segment on Foxs Fox's show Sunday Although looking mote more like Rodney Dangerfield Caliendo was wasI f I doing his John Madden impersonation when he made a joke about Costas' Costas height The foot 6 2 1 Costas suddenly appeared on the set and said Listen Caliendo Ive I've had it up to here with you mocking me all the time The segment ended up with Costas supposedly popping ng Caliendo in the nose which drew this response from Ho Howie Hoie ie Long Frank just got his butt kicked by a pre No introduction needed now NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whose first job with the he league was in the mail room in 1981 introduced himself to then- then commissioner Pete Rozelle by letter When Goodell was a guest on HBO's Costas Now last week Costas had an original copy of that letter Youre a young guy You say Respectfully Roger Goodell I look forward to any employment or any opportunity Costas said Said Goodell In other words I begged Trivia answer Chuck Fairbanks who left Oklahoma to become coach of the New England nd Patriots And finally Referring to Peyton Manning Dwight Times Perry of The Seattle wrote With the Indianapolis Colts' Colts three three- year year record of 2 11 in exhibition games they're now saying he cant can't win wiri l' l The Little One t |
