THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 29, 1996 TAG: 9609290305
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C14 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Compiled by Dave Lewis
LENGTH: 107 lines
Hey gang, what time is it? Payback time!
Yo, Barry baby. Remember that silly remark you made last January?
Well, Bubba, it's about to come back and haunt you.
After his Cowboys rolled over the Eagles in the playoffs, Barry Switzer gloated that his Boys kicked the Eagles' rumps.
Eagles coach Ray Rhodes bristled, promising retribution somewhere down the road.
Well, that road could be Monday night in Philadelphia when the Cowboys come visiting.
Ah, sweet friction. A delicious feud. Bad temper and threats of revenge.
Reminded of Rhodes' promise, Switzer countered, ``I've been hearing payback since I was in junior high school.''
Uh, Barry, this is NOT junior high. It's the NFL which means ``Not For Long'' if you keep stirring up the enemy.
You snooze, you lose? Well, not, all the time
Like Joe Gibbs before him, undefeated Panthers coach Dom Capers has taken to sleeping in his office two nights a week - Tuesday and Wednesday.
He has a rollaway bed in his downstairs office.
It's OK with wife Karen, though. She's a United Airlines flight attendant and is frequently gone during the middle of the week.
The Capers usually get together on Friday, which they call their ``date night.''
All together now, ``Awwwww.''
Medical report: Maybe if he had a heart attack...
You name it, Vincent Brisby has tried it - ice, heat, massage, ultrasound.
But the strained hamstring he suffered in late July continues to bother the Patriots' wide receiver.
Translation: He's still not available.
``It's been depressing,'' Brisby said.
Coach Bill Parcells has another word for it, but we can't print it.
``I recovered from open heart surgery faster,'' Parcells said.
Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe is not surprised. ``Bill's Superman,'' he said.
And how did Brisby feel about Parcell's shot?
``It was funny,'' he said. ``Bill, he's got a sense of humor.''
And not a whole lot of patience.
Bottom line in Houston: No one cares
They don't count points at the Astrodome.
They count empty seats.
And it's likely to get even worse for the lame-duck Oilers who have six more games at home and still another season in Houston in 1997 before they can split for Nashville.
``This is a divorce,'' Oilers tackle Irv Eatman said. ``I'd rather have somebody just tell me to get lost. This is like a husband and wife staying together until the kids get out of high school.''
The Oilers' next home game is Oct. 20. ... in case anyone cares.
This view finds 0-4 Saints blue and in a stew over voodoo
You know that 15-foot voodoo doll that the High Priestess of Voodoo placed in the second deck of the Superdome to break the Saints' losing ways?
Well, it hasn't worked.
The Saints are 0-4.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
The voodoo doll has been taken to a secret site to be buried. ... along with the Saints, of course.
Hello? Hello? Uh, is anyone out there?
Much to the chagrin of Rams owner Georgia Frontiere, telephones throughout the TWA Dome were out of service during most of the Redskins game.
Rams officials said the disruption was caused by a programming problem.
Translation: Programming problem could be the area code for ``we didn't pay the bill.''
Next time Georgia, when the envelope marked AT&T arrives, it's probably a good idea for you to open it.
Jekyll & Hyde: Bears' Cox says he can't help it
All that spitting and punching and flaunting is enough to make Bryan Cox sick to his stomach.
So why doesn't he just stop it.
Good idea.
Problem is, he says he can't.
The former Dolphin and current Bear linebacker is downright appalled at some of the things he has done on the field.
When Cox sees replays of himself, ``I feel like the biggest idiot in the world, but it's too late to change it then, and I know it's going to happen again.''
Well, at least he's got that idiot thing right.
Gee, wonder what he left for a tip
After his first 100-yard rushing game as an NFL player, Oilers rookie Eddie George was told it's traditional to take his offensive linemen out to dinner.
The tab for George at Arcodoro's in Houston was, burp, $1,300!
``When I saw the bill, I figured I could have bought the restaurant,'' he said.
Sorry Eddie, you would be a little short even for Burger King.
You don't say:
Nick Canepa of the San Diego Union-Tribune: ``Tampa Bay's Tony Dungy waited his entire life to coach an NFL team. I hope someday he gets the chance.'' ILLUSTRATION: Photo
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