Bonus Blog Post from The Mole - Dallas Report

For every yin, a yang. While The Boz is diligently working away in Steeler Country, I was down in Dallas this weekend watching the Suh make his best pitch for the Heisman. Meanwhile, I was eating hot dogs. The Big XII Championship game was at the new Jerry Jones Cashitorium. As a stadium it is impressive. It is, however, a lousy place to watch a football game. The huge screens are so big you find yourself watching it instead of the players on the field. There is no information about yardage, etc. Even the down and distance is hidden. I guess if you have players like Romo you don't want too many distractions.

During pre-game warm ups there was this big announcement to the punters on the field, "Attention - this is Stadium Control. Do not punt balls into the screens. Any team doing so will be assessed for any damage." Really? They call themselves "Stadium Control?"
A few sections over a Husker fan stood up and yelled, "Attention Stadium Control, this is common sense. Do not build a football stadium with a screen 90 feet from the field!!"

Anyway, my first dog was suprisingly good. It was also from New York. A Nathan's Famous slathered in mustard from the concourse. And then the most wonderful thing happened. In the skybox, our host ordered lots of food, including an eight-dog roller machine with warming tray for the buns.

It was glorious. Unfortunately, it was the last great thing that happened during the game. I also note that the sign in front of the roller dogs said "NY Kosher Hot Dogs." Do you think the Cowboys' love of New York hot dogs had anything to do with their loss to the Giants the next day?

To console myself the next day I made my way out to Wild About Harry's, a hot dog and homemade custard joint. I was greeted by this happy fellow:

The dogs were tremendous. I had a Chicago and a Texas dog. The Chicago dog was remarkably authentic, but the Texas dog was actually better. Chili, cheese and onions. Wash that down with some homemade custard (Harry's mom's recipe) and that will cheer a boy up after a tough loss.

Harry's is opening a location in Austin too, so if you are a Texas fan you should consider yourself lucky. Again.

Dog on . . .