Oct 13th 2008 2:00PM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Texans, NFL Fans, NFL Video

First of all, I like to thank all of you who said kind things to me over the last weeks as the Haus’ resident beleaguered Texan fan. Gracias. Here’s some flavor of the game, including a cheerleader video for those who like that sort of thing:

Welcome to Hispanic Heritage Day

The Texans have themes for their home games and yesterday was “Hispanic Heritage Day.” My buddy Sweet, from the Raging Bull Tailgaters, celebrated with his Texans poncho. He bought that in Mexico, and I’m guessing that isn’t an NFL-approved product.

In a nod to the themed day, the Texans cheerleaders originally came out of the tunnel wearing frilly skirts. A friend sitting near me said he thought they looked more like French maid outfits. He did not mind. I did not take pictures of the outfits, but if you want to judge the frenchmaidiness of the cheerleaders, there’s plenty of pictures over at TexansBullPen.com.

Strangely enough, the cheerleaders after the half came out in track suits. They temporarily clothed themselves to do a promotion for the Texans Junior Cheerleaders, a program that allows young girls to cheer at one of the games. A junior cheerleader dances with the regular cheerleaders in this video:Continue Reading