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Texas Showdown
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Big Spring's (TX) native son Ryan Tannehill gives the Bandits a fighting chance in any shootout |
Bandits upset Armos in an instant classic
DUNCANVILLE,
TX - This one had all the makings of a classic Hollywood “cowboy shoot
‘em up” from the early 1960s. The independent-minded Texans were to
defend the local mission church/fort against the invading Bandidos from
the South. John Wayne was cast to star as a crusty cowboy turned
last-stand soldier (Johnny Crocker) in an epic Western entitled
“Texas Showdown”. A young Charles Bronson was cast as the bad guy leader
of the Bandidos (El Toro) with very few lines, but he was to look tough
and resilient in every scene. It was to be filmed south of Dallas in
rural Waxahachie to give it a true Texas authenticity. The movie script
called for a bunch of small skirmishes with each side winning a few
each. The climax of the film called for El Toro to kill Crocker in
hand-to-hand combat after both sides had run out of ammo and then the
Bandidos would seize the mission church/fort for a surprising twist at the
end. Wayne didn’t like the script’s ending, nor could he fathom losing a
fight to Bronson on the silverscreen, so he turned down the part.
Devastated by Wayne's decision, Paramount Pictures pulled the plug on
the project and turned the movie's budget and their attention to the
future of colored motion pictures and the development of streaming
technology. In Week 10 of the BDFL, it wasn't a banner week for the
State of Texas. The Bandits invaded Duncanville and upset the
homestanding Armadillos 32-31 in a BDFL instant classic.
If You're Gonna Play In Texas by Alabama (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
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OFF: CHI, CIN, HOU & NYG |
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BUL |
BD |
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11 |
25 |
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WIL |
JUG |
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24 |
12 |
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BAN |
ARM |
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32 |
31 |
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FRE |
GAM |
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18 |
14 |
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BLZ |
DOG |
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24OTV |
24 |
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CHE |
PS |
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14 |
10 |
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MAY |
SM |
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19 |
22 |
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GRE |
BEL |
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18 |
15 |
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| THE BDFL NEWS |
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Tracking future stars like Kenneth Walker has helped increase the overall appeal of TheBDFL.com |
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The BDFL is growing in cyberspace |
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TITLETOWN - The BDFL
has come along way since its humble beginnings in 1995. Over the
last few years, the league's official website (TheBDFL.com) has
grown in interest, unique content and web traffic. If you
haven't noticed, this season TheBDFL.com got a facelift in the
form of a new 1,000 pixel-wide design. The new site features the
league's new block lettered logo at the top, a new league color
scheme (industrial gray, old gold and black) and a more
simplified navigation format. Along with the league's first
worldwide corporate partner (Synaflex Rubber), the BDFL has
expanded their reach and overall appeal. In 2006, TheBDFL
reached 2,285 unique viewers. In 2020 the league reached a new
high with 5,958 uniques. In the month of October 2021, the
website hit an all-time high reaching 1,014 different viewers in
a calendar month. The previous two watermarks were 1,000 uniques
in February 2020 and 939 uniques in October 2015. We could get
into more healthy web metrics for the site like number of
visits, page views, hits, bandwidth, etc., but we'll not into
boring copy. The new 2021 website features several new features
including Email, Internet, Twitter and Instagram icons with
click-thru hyperlinks towards the bottom of the home page and a
cool "back to the top" link built into TheBDFL.com banner at the
absolute bottom of each page for your browsing convenience. The
website has also added past season archive links near the bottom
of the 
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