Troy Aikman Refused To Schedule Vacation Because He Thought The Cowboys Were Making A Deep Playoff Run

Troy Aikman Refused To Schedule Vacation Because He Thought The Cowboys Were Making A Deep Playoff Run

Troy Aikman is a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. Who can blame him, given that he played his whole twelve-year NFL career there, leading the team to three Super Bowl victories as the quarterback?

He might be a touch too devoted to them, though, as the Monday Night Football commentator lost out on a vacation because he refused to plan it because he believed the team would make it to their first NFC Championship Game since 1996.

Speaking at an event in Dallas, Aikman said that he had left his schedule open for this weekend, as he had assumed that the Cowboys would be playing in the NFC title game, and didn’t want to miss it.

“Pretty shocked,” Aikman said when asked about the end of the Cowboys’ run. “My season [as a commentator] ended last weekend, with the divisional round. I’m free this weekend. I really anticipated that Dallas would be playing in the championship game. Figured it would be in San Francisco. So I was planning on going to the game. Didn’t book a vacation after my season.”

That’s, obviously, not what happened, as the Cowboys had another humiliating early playoff exit. They fell behind the Green Bay Packers 27-0 in the first half of their NFC Wild Card Round playoff game, ultimately losing 48-32 in with some garbage time points.

This is surely getting old for Cowboys fans, who, frankly, have gone too long without playoff success. Dallas has won just five playoff games since 1996, despite having plenty of good teams in that time frame. Right now, they’ve got a pretty loaded roster, with stars everywhere. But, once again, the team fell short in the playoffs. They failed to reach the NFC Championship game despite a 12-5 regular season record for the third-straight season.

After many believed the team would fire Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Owner Jerry Jones has decided to reinstate him for the upcoming season. However, for this Cowboys core and coaching staff, it’s likely a Super Bowl trip or bust.

Troy Aikman is probably lot happier in Cabo than anywhere else he is this week.

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