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Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 3:46 PM
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more exciting. A sad 6-0. Turnovers galore. Can't sco from the 1 yard line. Lord help us
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Cowboys are right where they belong.
Jan 18, 2015, 3:51 PM
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Home on the couch watching along with the rest of us.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 3:52 PM
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This game is very exciting. That was a coot comment by you.
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You got Coot on the brain. We know the Refs took
Jan 18, 2015, 3:55 PM
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that game away from the Cowboys. Now we stuck with a no name game
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Re: You got Coot on the brain. We know the Refs took
Jan 18, 2015, 3:56 PM
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You're an idiot.
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it was the correct call per the rule book
Jan 18, 2015, 4:02 PM
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funny right after the detriot game the cowboys fans were saying one play/call doesn't decide a game, but then after the green bay game they lost because of a "bad call".
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Dallas got handed the first game
Jan 18, 2015, 4:57 PM
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They should not have been there last week. You dallas fans have to be the most delusional sports fans in the history of sport.
I am sure they are the most hyped, least performing team ever. EVER! Name one team with more hype that has produced less...
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Re: Dallas got handed the first game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:05 PM
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Hey now..I'm a cowboy fan but y'all haven't seen me doing any crying. 
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Re: Dallas got handed the first game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:08 PM
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What have they done ? Is it 2 playoff wins since 1995 ? That is 2 meaningful wins in the last 20 years .
Yeah , Dallas is just turrble.
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Re: Dallas got handed the first game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:23 PM
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Yep the last two decades have sucked for my Cowboys.
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Re: Dallas got handed the first game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:25 PM
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I knew when the Ego couldn't get along with Jimmy Johnson, things would be tough for the Cowboys.
I really thought with Jimmy Johnson, the Cowboys could have went on a dynasty "type" run.
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It is just the ones like OP
Jan 18, 2015, 5:29 PM
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To claim that his team would be better based on the history of winning 2 playoff games in 20 years is just ridiculous. These two teams have won more superbowls combined in the last 20 years than the Cowboys have playoff games, but claims that Dallas would be better. SMH...
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 3:52 PM
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Dallas is not Americas team.
a team of coke heads in teh 90s do not represent the country.
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Why do you hate America? The Cowboys have the most wide
Jan 18, 2015, 3:57 PM
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spread fan base in the history of Sports. I am not from Texas.
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Re: Why do you hate America? The Cowboys have the most wide
Jan 18, 2015, 4:00 PM
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you misspelled most band wagon fans.
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Re: Just shows your weak mind and your ability to be a follower
Jan 18, 2015, 5:35 PM
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Pittsburgh has 3 Super Bowl appearances and 2 Super Bowl trophies since 1995 . To compare the Steelers with the Cowboys is just dumb. Pittsburgh has 6 Super Bowl victories in just 8 appearances. Remind me again how many times the Cowboys had to go to get 5 ?
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Re: Just shows your weak mind and your ability to be a follower
Jan 18, 2015, 5:38 PM
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They have been irrelevant for 2 full decades. Most of the current Cowboys were in diapers the last time that team really meant anything or were actually a threat to do something .
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Americas Team
Jan 18, 2015, 3:57 PM
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The REDSKINS are America's Team...duh, as in here in the country first? As GEICO says, everybody knows that!
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Omg! I hate the Redrascles. Always have been a thorn in
Jan 18, 2015, 3:59 PM
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the real Americas team side
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Re: Omg! I hate the Redrascles. Always have been a thorn in
Jan 18, 2015, 4:00 PM
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"redrascals" seriously how old are you?
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Re: Omg! I hate the Redrascles. Always have been a thorn in
Jan 18, 2015, 4:30 PM
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You're the reason why American hates that chump team. The NFL doesn't need the cowgirls to get the ratings. Never has...... Never will. Cowgirls fan suck. Pretty much like the coots, but with a trophy case in use. They are as likable as the sec
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Re: Omg! I hate the Redrascles. Always have been a thorn in
Jan 18, 2015, 4:32 PM
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Could not agree more.
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I would root for Al Qaeda's team over the Cowboys......***
Jan 18, 2015, 3:58 PM
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Jerry Jones
Jan 18, 2015, 4:00 PM
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Jerry misjudged the amount of $$$ that those Cheeseheads in Green Bay have..His bribe was a distant second last week!
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Re: Jerry Jones
Jan 18, 2015, 4:01 PM
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Re: Jerry Jones
Jan 18, 2015, 4:03 PM
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Cowboys , the most non-relevant team in the NFL since 1995 . They are on par with Cleveland and Jacksonville.
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I am no fan of Jerry jerk Jones***
Jan 18, 2015, 4:10 PM
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3 turn overs by Seattle-- sigh***
Jan 18, 2015, 4:13 PM
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Now GB turns it over. The Cowboys are laughing their azzes
Jan 18, 2015, 4:18 PM
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off. haha Comedy of errors
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Re: Now GB turns it over. The Cowboys are laughing their azzes
Jan 18, 2015, 4:20 PM
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yea I am sure the Cowgirls are laughing from their couches....
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 4:33 PM
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Here's some food for thought on last week's Dallas-GB game from sports betting and sports fixing expert Brian Tuohy.
"Then came Sunday's "Ice Bowl II" (which was called that simply for marketing purposes). The one play shown above has be already beaten into mashed potatoes in the media, but I'll still add my take for what it's worth.
One: Dez Bryant caught that ball. That is undeniable. It was in his hand(s) and not being bobbled. He had control. The problem lies in the NFL's rule on what actually is a "catch" (note: what is a catch to most people is not what the NFL defines one as being).
Two: The obfuscation of NFL rules is intentional. The official who initially determined this was a catch was standing not six feet away from the play. I'm certain he knows and understands the rules. He called it a catch, but because the league has created an enormous gray area when it comes to its rules, it could be overturned...if the league so desired.
Three: Why does anyone know the name Dean Blandino? Hasn't it always been the notion that good officiating remains anonymous? An unseen entity on the field? This is no longer the case, especially when it comes to the new micro-managed NFL. Every replay, including pivotal ones like this, has the on-the-field official in direct communication with the NFL home office in New York City. Sitting at that control panel is Dean Blandino (the same guy who now has a face in the media explaining why his officials always make the right call - be it on the field or in reviews - without much question coming from our watchdog media). Why can't fans watching at home hear the conversation between these two entities? What's so secret? They should be merely discussing the rule book. Why isn't it part of the broadcast? Then it would all be above the board and beyond reproach.
Four: If we could hear the field-to-NYC discussion, we wouldn't need a guy like Mike Pereira telling us the wrong thing. That's right. The former VP of Officiating (the pre-Dean Blandino), Pereira was actually involved in creating this "in the process" rule. A rule he failed to explain correctly to a clearly pissed off Howie Long on the FOX postgame show. Could it be that Pereira took the officials side of things this week in order to calm a brewing storm after helping stir the pot after the Cowboys benefited from poor officiating in the Wildcard round?
Five: Let's face it. If the Cowboys won the game in part because this was ruled a completed pass, the NFL "conspiracy theorists" (that is, people like me) would be popping out of their holes like groundhogs on February 2nd screaming "Fix!" So was this non-catch call purposefully made to quiet this growing disenfranchised crowd? Was it made because of "home field advantage?" Was it a little of both? Because if one reads the actual NFL rules on this, it's hard not to call the play anything but a catch.
Six: I have to say I kinda like Boomer Esiason, and not just because he had me on his radio show to promote my book (he also admitted during that interview fixing could occur today). Don't just listen to what he says in this clip. Look at his body language. As a former player, I'm certain he loves the game. And as having served the league both on the field and now off it, he understands how it really operates. This play, this ruling, has him beaten. He knows it was a catch, and he says so. Sure, he backs the NFL's letter of the law as he talks (they still employ him via CBS), but he doesn't believe in it. His hands are tied in the matter, and frankly, I think it bothers him.
The bottom line is when the NFL has to immediately go into damage control, you know something's not right. When Alex Jones calls my house less than 20 minutes after the final gun sounds to ask me to return to his program, something's not right. When Andrew Luck and the Colts beat Peyton "I'm suddenly playing with a torn quad which by rule should've been listed in the injury report but never was" Manning, something's...well, sooner or later the new guard has to take over if the NFL is going to continue to thrive on its QBs. Plus, the NFL couldn't have all four home teams win, could they?"
Brian Tuohy
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 4:35 PM
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lol
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 4:44 PM
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The fix ? Good lord with the conspiratorialists in every nook and cranny of the world these days.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 4:47 PM
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Cowboys are the biggest bunch of cry babies in the country.
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Re: There are far more people with their heads in the sand ****
Jan 18, 2015, 5:53 PM
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lol Cowboy fans are a pathetic bunch.
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so how did I, a casual viewer in SC, know immediately
Jan 18, 2015, 5:08 PM
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that was NOT a catch? It was obvious to someone who actually watches football and has understanding of the rules.
Good grief, give up your conspiracy crap.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:27 PM
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You will just have to ignore all these Panther butt hurt fans. That is the fan base that is the most delusional right behind the steelers.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:29 PM
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I hope you didnt get a respiratory illness knocking all that dust off of your Cowboy gear this year.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:33 PM
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I'm a Cowboy fan. What do they do? Give you guys a course in how to keep posting the same lame little pics over and over. We lost the game,the last play didn't determine that. We had multiple opportunities to win that game and didn't get it done. You won't hear me complain about a call costing us the game. You will however continue to cry like all the fans of the other teams that suck ### including the Panthers and the Redskins. Now go find you another little picture to post and grow up a little bit while you are at it.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:34 PM
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lol you sure sounds like you are crying. I am laughing my ### off at a fan from a team who is also sitting at home trying to be an elitist ###### bag bc his team won some games with Coke heads in the 90s.
Cowboys have been irrelevant for more than a decade.
Bandwagon losers.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:37 PM
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Laugh all you want its sports dude. I'm over it. By the way where is your team at? Sad bunch you are that live and die with sports. You have hurt my feelings so bad. Not.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:54 PM
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I live and die with sports?
Dont think so little buddy. My team is the same place as the cowgirls.
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 5:29 PM
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Some of you on this thread should refrain from talking about football...pro football at least. Dallas is on par with Cleveland and Jacksonville? Really? Dallas was one of the best teams in the league this year. Remind me how many games Cleveland and Jacksonville won this year? Ridiculous statement. Dallas has never produced anything? They have 5 Super Bowls! They had like 6 pro bowlers. I swear, some of you hate the Cowboys more than you love your own team. It's pathetic really.
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I don't "have" an NFL team, or any pro sports favorite team
Jan 18, 2015, 5:51 PM
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and I'm kind of mystified what makes a person even become a "hardcore" pro sports fan. Unless you live in a certain city, what connection do you actually have to it?
I have been a season ticket holder for 2 different NFL teams (Panthers the year they played in Clemson, and the Titans when I lived in Nashville), though I have no rooting interest in either any more. I think I still might have a Titans baseball cap in a box somewhere, but that's about it for pro sports gear.
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Re: I don't "have" an NFL team, or any pro sports favorite team
Jan 18, 2015, 6:45 PM
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It can be whatever city you live in or were raised in/near.
For me the first game I ever watched was a Packers game and they won, and then the next week I watched them again and it just built up from there. 20 years later I still love the Pack.
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Re: Exactly!!! You da man!***
Jan 18, 2015, 5:56 PM
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Well I have been. Steelers fan since 1975 , when I was 6 years old and first payed attention to the NFL. Never waivered.
The difference in the NFL and the CFB fanbase is that with the pro level you get a lot more ship-jumpers , and with college fans you have a lot more who feel tied to the university they root for , either monetarily or alumnus/wise or both.
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Americas Team is rolling on the floor laughing at the
Jan 18, 2015, 6:12 PM
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Greenboobs haha
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Re: Americas Team is rolling on the floor laughing at the
Jan 18, 2015, 6:16 PM
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you have to be a troll.
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Cowboys now eating them some Cheese! haha***
Jan 18, 2015, 6:38 PM
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Re: Cowboys now eating them some Cheese! haha***
Jan 18, 2015, 6:43 PM
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Yep while AT HOME
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Re: Cowboys now eating them some Cheese! haha***
Jan 18, 2015, 6:46 PM
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What they are eating smells a little like cheese ...but it leaves a stain around the mouth hole.
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Dallas vs the New England cheats would have made a
Jan 18, 2015, 6:51 PM
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great Super Bowl. Like Good guys vs the evil doers. Oh well
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Re: Dallas vs the New England cheats would have made a
Jan 18, 2015, 7:01 PM
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There would be no good guy in that match-up .
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Like America vs Russia***
Jan 18, 2015, 7:02 PM
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 7:35 PM
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Who in the hell ever name the Dallas team as AMERICA's team. Are they not one of the most hated teams in US
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See this link
Jan 18, 2015, 7:43 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Team
America's Team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ###### logo.
The term "America's Team" is a nickname in the United States that refers to the Dallas Cowboys. The nickname originated with the team's 1978 highlight film, where the narrator opens with the following introduction:
They appear on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars. They are the Dallas Cowboys, "America's Team".[1]
The term is recognized and often used by media outlets, including ESPN,[2] Yahoo!,[3] HBO Sports,[4] and Sports Illustrated.[5]
Contents
1 History
2 Records and media
3 Other uses
4 References
5 External links
History
Bob Ryan, now Vice President and editor-in-chief of NFL Films, coined this for the Cowboys while preparing and editing the team’s 1978 season highlight film.[6] He was quoted as saying:
I wanted to come up with a different twist on their team highlight film. I noticed then, and had noticed earlier, that wherever the Cowboys played, you saw people in the stands with Cowboys jerseys and hats and pennants. Plus, they were always the national game on television.............
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Re: See this link
Jan 18, 2015, 7:45 PM
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http://www.dallascowboys.org/americas-team/
Dallas Cowboys (America’s Team)
Originally nicknamed by the media during the highlight film in 1978, the Dallas Cowboys, also known as America’s Team, stuck. The individual narrating the film, opened with the nickname, and it continues to represent the team today.
History of the Dallas Cowboys as America’s Team
During the opening game of the 1979 season, the announcer for CBS called the Dallas Cowboys by their new nickname, and from that point on, it became part of the team. Fans, announcers, and even team members, used the nickname.
Then coach, Tom Landry, wasn’t thrilled by the new nickname for his team. He felt strongly that the name would push their opponents to play harder. However, as strongly as he felt against the name, he really had no choice. Eventually the name grew on Landry, and he even learned to like it!
Controversy surrounding the nickname of the Dallas Cowboys
The nickname for the Dallas Cowboys did not come without controversy. Even today, teams across the league battle it out to determine who really America’s Team is.
Baseball teams such as the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees, and football teams like the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots have all had fans and sports writers suggest that they should be considered America’s Team.
Even the long time successful NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, had people backing them as America’s team, due to their most winning Super Bowl record. However, owner Art Rooney quickly put a stop to that nickname, stating that they were Pittsburgh’s team.
Leading up to Super Bowl XXVII, the Buffalo Bills, attempted to get inside the heads of the Dallas Cowboys, when their coach, Marv Levy, announced they were the new, America’s Team. The Bills uniforms were red, white, and blue, so he felt they should take the nickname. The Cowboys, didn’t buy it, and ended up laughing their way to a 52-17 victory over the Bills.
With the most recent Super Bowl win by the New York Giants, some people believe that the Giants should now be considered America’s Team, due to the fact that they are in a city that is associated with America, and since Dallas hasn’t been to a Super Bowl in years.
Will the Dallas Cowboys always remain American’s Team?
Regardless of what teams come and go, the fact is, the nickname really can’t be assigned to anyone else. The Dallas Cowboys were once and continue to be America’s Team. Whether the team, fans, or other teams like it, the nickname is here to stay.
The controversy will always surround the nickname of the team. Polls will continue to happen each year to see if there is a new “America’s Team”, but the answer will not change.
Once a nickname is assigned, it is pretty difficult to move it to someone else. It just doesn’t feel right.
The Dallas Cowboys have held the nickname, America’s Team, since the 1970’s; to take it away from them and give it to another team wouldn’t stick.
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Jan 19, 2015, 8:13 PM
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I do not even care about the NFL and have no dog in the
Jan 18, 2015, 7:52 PM
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fight, but if there is an America's team, then it would be the Patriots. They are Red, White, and Blue, the mascot itself is defined by, "a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors."
They win Super Bowls as often as cowboys buy hookers and snort cocaine.
From a casual observer, if any team defined what America's team is, it is them.
Cowboys are just over rated primadonnas.
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NE was caught stealing plays from other teams***
Jan 18, 2015, 8:02 PM
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Re: NE was caught stealing plays from other teams***
Jan 18, 2015, 8:04 PM
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And the cowboys haven't won a Super Bowl in 2 decades
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Re: Americas Team Dallas Cowboys would have made this game
Jan 18, 2015, 8:15 PM
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The Cowboys have won 1 playoff game in the last 18 yrs.
enough said!
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