Cowboys not Eggheads
Welcome to Cowboys not Eggheads where I visit with guests about topics like loyalty, honesty, authenticity, courage, integrity and resilience.
I come from a cowboy raised and egghead educated background. I’ve saddled and rode a horse, been on multiple cattle drives, fed cattle in 40 below temperatures, worked cattle in a corral, put up hay in 100 degree temperatures, fixed fence …. you name it …
I attended high school at a prestigious private school. I got a College degree.
I spent 31 years as a national political operative, owned my own business and spent 13 years as a police officer.
My interesting life has lead me to the conclusion that the world is made up of cowboys and eggheads. I believe that we should have a few more cowboys than eggheads. Get ready, because you’re about to be pulled into the story of my life……
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Aug. 13, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 6: Going Through the Motions
Send us Fan Mail Killer Kane, Chapter Six: Going Through the Motions In Chapter Six of Killer Kane, a twelve-part audio memoir from Cowboys Not Eggheads, Sam Fischer returns to the field after the disappointment at Bennington—but something has changed. He doesn’t quit. He still practices, still prepares, and still does what is asked of him. But at seventeen, convinced his opportunity has passed, Sam stops reaching for anything more. He begins simply going through the motions. There are still ...
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Aug. 11, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 5: Halftime
Send us Fan Mail Chapter 5: Halftime After a summer of hard work and Coach Jim Kane’s promise that he would “find a place” for him to play, Sam enters his senior season believing he has finally earned an opportunity. But during the opening game against Bennington, he remains on the sideline while the first half passes without his name being called. At halftime, something inside him changes. Feeling overlooked and betrayed, Sam makes a quiet decision to stop caring. He continues attendin...
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Aug. 6, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 4: We'll Find You a Place
Send us Fan Mail Chapter Four: We’ll Find You a Place By the summer before his senior year, Sam Fischer is no longer trying merely to survive Jim “Killer” Kane’s football program. After long days working in the hayfield and months of strength training alongside his younger brother, Will, he returns to Mount Michael heavier, stronger and convinced that he is finally ready to contribute. Moved from tight end to offensive guard, Sam attacks the opening practices determined to make himself imposs...
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Aug. 4, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 3: Inside Kane's Program
Send us Fan Mail Chapter Three: Inside Kane’s Program There was no gradual introduction to Jim “Killer” Kane’s football program. You entered it, and the program began measuring you. In Chapter Three of Killer Kane, Sam Fischer steps inside a system built on discipline, repetition, physical force and unquestioned authority. Kane teaches every assignment, demonstrates every block and demands that his players execute the same plays again and again until they are correct. The opponent may know wh...
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July 30, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 2: Before Kane
Send us Fan Mail Chapter Two: Before Kane Jim “Killer” Kane did not create toughness in Sam Fischer from nothing. Long before Sam arrived at Mount Michael, life on his family’s ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills had already taught him the basic rules: finish the job, keep your word and do not stop simply because you are tired or uncomfortable. His parents—especially his father—poured the foundation. Kane would later reinforce it until those lessons became inseparable from the man Sam became. In ...
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July 28, 2026
Killer Kane Audio Memoir; Chapter 1: The Library
Send us Fan Mail Chapter One: The Library Nearly forty years after his final football season, Sam Fischer stands alone at the grave of legendary Mount Michael coach Jim “Killer” Kane. He has come prepared to confront the man who promised to find him a place to play—and never did. But the confrontation does not unfold as expected. Instead of leaving with an accusation, Sam finds himself examining the moment he stopped fighting for his own opportunity. In the opening chapter of Killer Kane, he ...