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'4th and Long'
Whether you love the Dallas Cowboys or hate
them, one thing is certain -- if they offered you a paycheck you'd take it. And
they just might, if you're one of the 12 guys given an opportunity on 4th and
Long, airing Mondays on Spike TV. Football legend and former Cowboy Michael
Irving hosts this reality challenge where the winner gets a spot at Cowboys
training camp and with it, a shot at making the team. So if you love the
gridiron and can't wait for training camp to start, call your friends; we're
throwing 4th and Long!
Setting the scene:
Clear out the living room and lay down AstroTurf that's chalk-lined, and follow that up with lockers, benches and all the equipment you'd expect to see during football practice: balls, pads, cleats, helmets, jerseys, towels, clipboards, water bottles, goal-post pads, lineman marker sets and a poster of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. If you want to totally go over the top, add a few practice body shields and sleds. Have the more athletic of the guests try out the sleds, while the more demure might rather have a go at EA Sports' Madden NFL '09 video game. Invitations should be printed as draft letters to the prospective recruits, and party favors can include everything from footballs to Dallas NFL fan merchandise.
Attire:
Not surprisingly, guys should arrive in Dallas Cowboy uniforms or team apparel, while the ladies should emulate the team's famous cheerleaders. Don't forget the pompoms!
On the menu:
Healthy eating certainly seems like the way to make it to training camp, but when you are running sprints and working blocks all day long, you can eat almost anything. Load up on tailgating fare such as grilled teriyaki tuna, hot wings, bratwurst, ribs, potato salad and barbecued chicken. Beverages: Gatorade with Budweiser chasers.
On the hi-fi:
Lets start off with the theme song to Dallas, then add If You're Ever Down in Dallas by Lee Ann Womack and Dallas by Alan Jackson, and finish off with Tony Romo's favorite musical artist, Jessica Simpson.
The showstopper:
Lets not kids ourselves; though one of the guys might make the team -- and we repeat might -- the closest we're going to get is to buy tickets. Why not splurge and get Founders All Access seating? You get cushy seating on the 50-yard line and access to all the private clubs with all-inclusive food for a mere $150,000 one-time fee per seat and $3,400 annual seat cost.
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