Web site aims to 'Ruin Romo'

By WALT ZWIRKO / WFAA.com

Can the face of a 27-year-old singer/actress bring down the mighty Dallas Cowboys? A California real estate agent has launched a new Web site targeting a perceived weakness of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

RuinRomo.com encourages fans of Cowboys opponents to print a mask of Jessica Simpson they can then hold up during a game to distract the play-caller who has led Dallas to a 12-2 record.

Romo seriously faltered for the first time this season in Sunday's game against a 5-8 Eagles team as Simpson—wearing a pink jersey bearing Romo's number—watched from a luxury box at Texas Stadium.

"Help your team to victory by letting him know the love of his life is in the stands!!!" implores the RuinRomo site, which was started by Matthew Sorensen, a real estate agent in San Diego who says he and his wife are big fans of the Green Bay Packers.

"After Dallas beat the Packers and [quarterback Brett] Favre got hurt, Romo just seemed to be a little too big for his britches," Sorenson said. "Romo and I are both Wisconsin born, and if anything, there is a little jealousy that a Wisco boy could land a girl like Jessica."

Sorenson said his wife provided the inspiration for RuinRomo.com. "My wife does a radio show here in San Diego and mentioned that all an opposing team would need to do is bring a Jessica Simpson mask to the game and Dallas would lose for sure after Romo's last two attempts to bring girls to the game," he said. Romo also lost a game to the Eagles last season when friend and singer Carrie Underwood was in the stands.

Sorenson's site is selling "Ruin Romo" caps, T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the Simpson mask design. He said he hopes that the income might be used for a good cause.

"Last night it hit me that this could be a really good thing," he said. "I would love to raise some money on the site and extend an olive branch to Mr. Romo and even start up the Tony Romo Foundation where kids can have the opportunity to play sports... honestly!"

Sorenson said he's "100 percent" surprised by the impact of RuinRomo.com, and added that while he hopes his Packers will go to the Super Bowl, he is just hoping for a good game.

"So if that means Dallas is there, I will be the first one cheering on Romo and T.O.," Sorenson said.