Can we strip the Dallas Cowboys of the "America's Team" title?

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edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
This team is the definition of "much ado about nothing". The Cowboys are so overhyped and overblown and I, as a sports fan, am tired of hearing them being discussed on ESPN every damn day. Will they make the playoffs? How is Romo's hand? How is TO feeling about things? I dont give a shit. I would understand the hype and attention if they made a run in the playoffs.....but they dont do that, do they?

There are plenty of good teams to talk about.

Rant over.....I feel better.
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  • Posts: 4,342
    Lets start a petition...

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  • Posts: 163
    Imagine how sick of it I am...I live less than an hour away from Big D. :rolleyes: Even worse is that the news gets off topic and starts talking about stupid Jessica Simpson or whoever else is around Romo right now...I don't pay attention to it.
  • Posts: 25,109
    I vote for Kansas City :D
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  • Posts: 32,281
    ok now you can call the GIANTS Americas team .. :)
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  • Posts: 6,980
    They can be the red state's team.
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  • NEW YORK Posts: 11,322
    More Hype to come...their new Stadium is gonna be awesome


    Gonna host the SB and NBA all star game in the near future
  • Posts: 163
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    More Hype to come...their new Stadium is gonna be awesome
    ...and the city of Arlington's residents agreed to help pay it. :rolleyes:
  • Posts: 2,243
    no
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  • Posts: 17,388
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    no
    ...and another vote for "No". :p
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  • West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    + 2

    Everyone knows it should be the Steelers.

    They consistently play smashmouth football.
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  • Posts: 45,468
    South of Seattle wrote:
    + 2

    Everyone knows it should be the Steelers.

    They consistently play smashmouth football.
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  • Posts: 6,097
    ESPN has made me hate the Cowboys. before i was indifferent.
  • Posts: 5,856
    1st off, no one in the city of Dallas or in the Cowboys organization ever designated them as "America's Team". This term was coined by Bob Ryan, the President of NFL Films in 1979.

    Here is his quote:
    "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."

    2nd, when your team gets anywhere close to the popularity of, and the amount of merchandise sold by, and overall value of the Cowboys franchise, then you can make the argument about stripping them of the title.

    Like it or not, the Cowboys are far and away the most popular franchise in the NFL.


    Oh, and if you want more proof, just look at the AET and see how many posts are in the Cowboys thread and how many threads there are bashing them. You don't see 42 threads about people hating the Eagles. Because they don't warrant the attention.
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  • Posts: 1,447
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    More Hype to come...their new Stadium is gonna be awesome


    Gonna host the SB and NBA all star game in the near future

    MORE hype? Didn't Jerry Jones say he wanted the current stadium to have a retractable roof so God could watch his favorite team?
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  • Posts: 203
    Flagg wrote:
    1st off, no one in the city of Dallas or in the Cowboys organization ever designated them as "America's Team". This term was coined by Bob Ryan, the President of NFL Films in 1979.

    Here is his quote:
    "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."

    2nd, when your team gets anywhere close to the popularity of, and the amount of merchandise sold by, and overall value of the Cowboys franchise, then you can make the argument about stripping them of the title.

    Like it or not, the Cowboys are far and away the most popular franchise in the NFL.


    Oh, and if you want more proof, just look at the AET and see how many posts are in the Cowboys thread and how many threads there are bashing them. You don't see 42 threads about people hating the Eagles. Because they don't warrant the attention.

    How do you feel about the Yankees then? They are super popular, super rich, and sell tons of merchandise. Do you enjoy seeing all kinds of Yankees news, highlights, analysis, interviews, etc while they are way out of the Wild Card hunt, then promptly seeing a nice 10 seconds worth of highlights for your team?

    Other teams DO warrant the attention. Thats the point. People get sick to death of seeing the Cowboys. Theres like 15 other teams in the playoff hunt.
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  • Posts: 1,977
    Meine leibe wrote:
    How do you feel about the Yankees then? They are super popular, super rich, and sell tons of merchandise. Do you enjoy seeing all kinds of Yankees news, highlights, analysis, interviews, etc while they are way out of the Wild Card hunt, then promptly seeing a nice 10 seconds worth of highlights for your team?

    Other teams DO warrant the attention. Thats the point. People get sick to death of seeing the Cowboys. Theres like 15 other teams in the playoff hunt.

    But why is that the Cowboys/Yankees fault that ESPN or whoever feel the need to report every little thing with either of these franchises? I admit it is annoying. I'm a Dallas fan and I would love for people to stop referring to them as "America's Team".....besides, up until this year, I heard them calling the Patriots that more than the Cowboys.
  • Posts: 7,718
    Seriously. Texas is practically Mexico.
  • Posts: 2,201
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Seriously. Texas is practically Mexico.


    You know, maybe we shouldn't have annexed Texas back in the day. :D
  • Posts: 5,856
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Seriously. Texas is practically Mexico.


    Never mind.

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  • Posts: 5,856
    Bubba wrote:
    But why is that the Cowboys/Yankees fault that ESPN or whoever feel the need to report every little thing with either of these franchises? I admit it is annoying. I'm a Dallas fan and I would love for people to stop referring to them as "America's Team".....besides, up until this year, I heard them calling the Patriots that more than the Cowboys.

    Yeah, not the Cowboys fault. They are a ratings magnet.
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