tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709698839135404853.post1418838263822857627..comments2023-02-27T08:39:57.803-06:00Comments on Heavener blogs: The best way to a sports writer's heart...Craig Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11265567466052776075noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709698839135404853.post-58901669428470392402009-03-08T19:29:00.000-05:002009-03-08T19:29:00.000-05:00John, you mentioned the Cowboys' food spread being...John, you mentioned the Cowboys' food spread being not as good when Jerry Jones took over. Similar story for the Rangers when Tom Hicks took over, but worse. They started charging the writers for meals. Some paid up, some ate somewhere else, but nobody ate free anymore.<BR/><BR/>Also, back in the old days when Randy Galloway worked for the Dallas Morning News, he brought his own beer and food to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709698839135404853.post-81959729579437680112009-03-08T19:22:00.000-05:002009-03-08T19:22:00.000-05:00Free food is a double-edged sword. It's awfully e...Free food is a double-edged sword. It's awfully easy to overeat when it's free.<BR/><BR/>I've really been enjoying your blogs about sports writing.Glen Lazalierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202758035423138294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709698839135404853.post-49754619010413141802009-03-08T12:26:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:26:00.000-05:00Sadly the schools I was covering back in those day...Sadly the schools I was covering back in those days did not worry about taking care of us writers. I guess that is because I was covering the small schools and you got the biggies. Plus I seldom went up in the press box. I usually took pictures and covered the game from the sidelines.<BR/><BR/>The Cowboys did do it right back then. I probably put on five pounds every time I covered a game. You Craig Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265567466052776075noreply@blogger.com