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Today on Just Wondering, Norm does what every sports fan secretly wants to do — he makes himself the general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. Fair warning: you’re probably not going to like some of the moves. Norm doesn’t like all of them either. With the salary cap looming and bills coming due, Norm walks through what tough, realistic roster decisions actually look like — who stays, who goes, and w...

Bri and Ziggy discuss Diggs, coach carousel and The U is back. Ziggy likes lil dunk on Beer flight of the night. Drunk people do drunk things on Beer Goggles of the Week. The stories on Six pack take over the videos. Ziggy has an announcement and it's not that he's good at Geography.  Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfw  Instagram: sunsetloungedfw Tiktok: sunsetloungedfw X: SunsetLoungeDFW F...

The classic film "Rocky" turns 50 here in 2026, and Mac has an anecdote about meeting a figure from the famous movie that is consistent with some of his other chance meetings with some famous people that he had no clue who they were until later. 00:00:00 - New Year’s Resolutions (Lower the Bar, Please) 00:01:39 - Rocky Turns 50 and Why That Matters 00:02:50 - The Free Concert I Absolutely Should H...

Welcome back to The Signal 51 Chronicles, where “just one more question” turns into an entire investigation. In Case 2, Part 1, John Henry & Jake White  open the door to one of the darkest chapters in college athletics — the 2003 Baylor basketball scandal. What begins as a missing player quickly spirals into murder, institutional panic, and a moral standoff no playbook could prepare anyone for...

Norm is just wondering… what exactly were the Cowboys trying to accomplish in New York? After another joyless, mistake-filled loss to the Giants, Norm breaks down a season that somehow managed to be worse than it already felt. From a defense that couldn’t stop anything, to penalties, turnovers, and the ever-popular “culture building” excuse, this one had it all—except competence. There’s talk of m...

On this episode of Norm Hitzges’ Just Wondering, Norm rings in the new year by wondering whether a breakup everyone saw coming might actually work out—for both sides. The Cowboys officially move on from Trayvon Diggs, and Norm walks through how a once-promising marriage unraveled: injuries, disagreements over scheme, rehab disputes, fines, frustration, and a quiet but inevitable divorce. When Gree...

The Clubhouse heads to Dallas Comic Show for a live Q&A that goes completely off the rails—in the best possible way. Rob Ervin sits down with voice actors Scott Gibbs and Carly Hoke, the voices behind Joker and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad Isekai, to talk anime, DC fandom, improv, and the weird paths that lead actors into a voiceover booth. From fourth-grade theater trauma and professional pr...

Bri and Ziggy discuss Christmas and why it’s not so special. Bri hates the Paul brothers and engagements. Ziggy thinks Boxing is back. Christmas halftime shows better than Thanksgivings? Is Ziggy a Scrooge? Beer flight gets warm and Bri thinks her future husband maybe Jewish. Contact: sportsoclockbeer30@gmail.com IG: beer30sportsoclock TikTok: beer.30.sports.o Facebook: Beer 30 Sports O'clock  You...

It’s New Year’s Eve, and Norm is just wondering whether the Cowboys are about to do the most Cowboys thing imaginable: win a meaningless game and make everything worse. With Dallas already eliminated from playoff contention, Norm breaks down the logic (or lack thereof) behind trying to finish “strong” by beating a broken-down Giants team. Is two late-season wins really a “springboard,” or just a f...

It’s Monday, December 29th, and Norm is just wondering when college athletics quietly turned into an arms race for billionaires. With championship games approaching, the sport looks less like tradition and more like open-market chaos. Players are transferring for the third and fourth time, skipping bowl games without a second thought, coaches are being fired at record speed, and the NCAA appears t...

It’s the day after Christmas, and while the wrapping paper is still on the floor, Norm is already wondering about the one gift Cowboys fans didn’t ask for: finishing the season 8-8-1. After questioning why the NFL insists on hijacking Christmas Day (nothing says “holiday spirit” like wall-to-wall broadcasts), Norm dives into a Cowboys win that somehow felt like every other Cowboys game. A fast sta...

It’s the holidays, but The Clubhouse doesn’t leave you empty-handed. Rob heads back to the Dallas Comic Show for a special Christmas episode featuring one of the most fascinating resumes in Hollywood—actor and voice-acting legend Phil Morris. With more than 200 IMDb credits, Phil shares incredible stories from a career that spans Mission: Impossible, Star Trek (yes, all of it), Seinfeld, Batman, D...

- Tremendo espectáculo entre Jake Paul y Anthony Joshua, aunque de boxeo tuvo poco Joshua noqueó cuando quiso después de perdonar por más de tres rounds  - Los Cowboys pagan sus errores defensivos  con la eliminación Ahora a cerrar temporada ¡Al Máximo! dicen jugadores y entrenadores  - Esto y más ¡Al Máximo!

t’s Wednesday, December 24th, and Norm Hitzges is in a festive mood—by which he means grateful, reflective, mildly alarmed, and just a little concerned about the future of local sports. Norm opens with an invitation to one of the most meaningful traditions in DFW radio history: the 25th annual Normathon, raising money for Austin Street Center for the Homeless. Twenty-five years, more than $10 mill...

Mac became eligible to vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame a few years ago, and on this latest ballot he changed his mind about the people who are linked to steroid use.   Contact us: tengel@star-telegram.com Instagram: @macengelprof x: @macengelprof Tiktok: macengelprof Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfw  Instagram: sunsetloungedfw Tiktok: sunsetloungedfw X: SunsetLoungeDFW FB: Sunset Loung...

In this special Christmas edition of Signal 51 Chronicles, John Henry and retired Fort Worth police sergeant Jake White dive into one of the most infamous Texas true crime cases: the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery in Cisco, Texas. A man in a Santa suit—ex-con Marshall Ratliff—walks down Main Street with kids in tow… then steps into the First National Bank of Cisco and detonates chaos. What follows...

Norm tips the cap to Cooper Flagg turning 19 and casually dropping 40 in the NBA—then immediately pivots to something far less impressive: the Dallas Cowboys doing the exact same thing again. If this season feels familiar, that’s because it is. Early points, a brief lead, then the defense opens the floodgates while the offense stalls out like it hit an invisible wall. Norm walks through the Charge...

As we wrap up 2025 and the 2026 World Cup picture begins to take shape for the USMNT, it’s time to start projecting who takes the field as the starting XI when the U.S. takes on Paraguay in their opening match on June 12. Tyler brings you his very speculative starting XI. What does he get right? Where does he go wrong? Let us know on Instagram or email us at mailto:sunsetsoccerclub@stolenwatermedi...

It’s Friday, December 19th, and Norm is doing that thing where he calmly lays out the facts… while quietly setting the building on fire. After dumping Mike McCarthy for a 7–10 season (even with Dak missing half the year), the Cowboys hired Brian Schottenheimer and sold everyone the “new coach, new culture, new results” dream. Fast-forward to now: 6–7–1, which is basically the same meal served on a...

El Toluca es bicampeón y Antonio Mohamed es un técnico histórico en México    Terence Crawford se retira … ¿Será para siempre ? Canelo quería revancha en septiembre, ahora qué …   Cooper Flagg da destellos de estrella en la NBA   Los Cowboys aseguran que jugarán ¡Al Máximo! aunque estén eliminados  Y Jerry pareció soltar amenaza al coordinador defensivo   Esto y más ¡Al Máximo!  Follow us: Instagr...

Bri and Ziggy predict the playoffs for the NFL with the current seating. Beer flight didn't miss and Beer goggles had animals. Is it over for the Chiefs?  Michigan scandal isn't as it seems. Is it Josh Allen's year to win it all or will the Broncos figure it out. Contact: sportsoclockbeer30@gmail.com IG: beer30sportsoclock TikTok: beer.30.sports.o Facebook: Beer 30 Sports O'clock  Youtube: @beer30...

It’s Wednesday, December 17th, and Norm Hitzges is already treating the Cowboys like it’s January—because let’s be honest, they’ve been playing for “next year” for a while now. Norm lays out the real offseason problem: this team can score like a contender (historically so), yet they’re wandering toward mediocrity because the defense couldn’t stop a parade—much less an NFL offense. And now comes th...

Mac pulls out "an oldie" for this episode. In 2022, he interviewed former Texas Longhorns linebacker and Philadelphia Eagle player Emmanuel Acho about a variety of topics, including the changes that were coming in major college sports. Acho's forecast was accurate. Acho has made a nice career for himself as a broadcaster, among other talents. Contact us: tengel@star-telegram.com Instagram: @maceng...

The Koslow case comes to a close in Part 3 as John Henry and retired Fort Worth PD sergeant Jake White wrap up the River Crest murder saga—from the moment the investigation pivots away from Jack Koslow to the domino-effect arrests of Jeffrey Dillingham, Brian Salter, and Kristi Koslow. Along the way, the guys detour through a classic Police Blotter: an “atom bomb in the attic” insurance-fire fiasc...

The Cowboys just played another game that looked competitive if you squinted… and Norm Hitzges is once again left just wondering what exactly the offseason plan is supposed to be — because whatever this is, it ain’t it. After watching Dallas turn Sunday night into a live-action pinball machine (points flying everywhere, very little resistance), Norm breaks down how a team that can score nearly 30...