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This is the best of the Ben Mallor show on Fox Sports Radio.

The old saying, they love to say this.

Our friends from Texas love to say everything is bigger in Texas,

and especially the soap opera.

And again, this has nothing to do with Jerry Jones,

the National Anthem, and the Cowboys.

It does have a lot to do with Jerry Jones, though.

And one of our favorite nemesis,

someone we've had a great time talking about over the years,

that's my quarterback, Terrell Owens, T.O. who's about to be enshrined into the pro football Hall of Fame,

except he is not going to be there. And if you miss this, if you were not paying attention today,

maybe you were sleeping or doing other stuff, you might have missed it.

This is great.

Now, it started out innocently enough.

Jerry Jones was asked his opinion of T.O. skipping the gold jacket party.

And the thing about Jerry Jones is he is going to answer any question that he's asked.

He will not, I give him credit.

He does not dodge questions typically.

He gives an answer.

And so let's listen to the Cowboys owner and GM, Jerry Jones there,

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