Don’t Be Shy, Say How You Really Feel About Cowboys

Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe might not be welcome in Dallas, or anywhere else in Texas after writing:

“The Cowboys are going to Super Bowl XXX, which means two long weeks of bad hair, big egos, big hair, bad egos, arrogance, corporate gluttony, cheap shots and cut blocks.

“Really how can anyone root for Dallas? If you back the Cowboys, you’ve got to be an insatiable front-runner, a cabbage, or, worse, a Texan.”

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Trivia time: Who holds the NCAA Division I record for most three-point baskets in a game?

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There, there: Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, on the rest he got the night before Steve Spurrier made his decision to stay as football coach: “To be honest with you, last night I slept like a baby. I woke up every five minutes crying.”

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What’s next? Pittsburgh Steeler running back Byron “Bam” Morris has given himself a new nickname, “Bamma Ramma.” It would be more appropriate if he played for Alabama.

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The have-nots: After George Washington’s basketball team lost, 92-77, to Missouri last Saturday in Columbia, Mo., Colonial Coach Mike Jarvis said:

“This is a one-shot-come- get-your-butt- beat-go-home-never- come-back-again kind of game.”

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Thanks, sucker: Golden State’s Chris Mullin told a blizzard story involving his brother, Terrence, who was snowed in at home in Brooklyn. In fact, his front door was frozen shut.

He saw some guys standing outside, so he threw money from an upstairs window and asked them to shovel him out.

Fat chance. They took the money and ran.

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Stampede: The football fields at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona, where the Pittsburgh Steelers will practice for the Super Bowl, must be resodded at a cost of $30,000.

It seems that the Nebraska Cornhuskers tore them to shreds while practicing for the Fiesta Bowl. The NFL expects the Fiesta Bowl to pick up the tab.

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A real journeyman: Lance Parrish, a 39-year-old backup catcher who has been with five teams, including the Angels, since 1992, has signed with Pittsburgh.

“To be honest, I don’t know why teams keep signing me,” Parrish said.

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Looking back: On this day in 1980, Terry Bradshaw passed for 309 yards as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, and became the first team to win four Super Bowls.

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Trivia answer: Dave Jamerson of Ohio against Charleston of West Virginia on Dec. 21, 1989, and Askia Jones of Kansas State against Fresno State on March 24, 1994, with 14.

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Quotebook: Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt, talking about defenses in women’s basketball: “Yes, we still call it man-to-man. Person-to-person defense doesn’t sound right.”