Fan rebuilding - Dallas Cowboys Forum

TheKey · 01-13-2013

I haven't started a new thread in a long time. Part of that is due to becoming more of a college fan, and the other part is probably growing frustration with the state of things in Dallas. I am a card carrying season ticket holder, but we all know some things have to change.

What has frustrated me more than how the results of the games have turned out is the attitudes and behavior of the fans. Watching the Denver game earlier has just further illustrated that. Now I know that most of the blame will go to Jerry and how expensive ticket prices have shut out the casual fan, that the stadium is too big, yada yada. The truth is we need to rebuild this team, AND rebuild our fanbase.

Can anyone who has been to the stadium honestly say there is any fan organization? We all know how people cheer when we have the ball. Can anyone say that we have any tradition in our behavior at the games? How can a team with so much history have so little tradition with the fans? Ever since crazy ray died the last little bit has disappeared.

What I am proposing is a concentrated effort, not just mere complaining, to improve our gameday atmosphere. A manifesto of fan chants, slogans and traditions to be developed right here at CZ, and distributed before home games. It will be hard, take years and it is easier to complain, but instead of just complaining why don't we try to improve our fanbase? We have no control over personnel moves, but what about the things we can control.

If you have a problem with Jerry, fine. Use this thread to find 10 people that agree with you, pull your money together, make a banner, and go to a home game in the standing room section and make something happen. That is just an example. Personally, I'd like to see the changes be something tradition based, something positive.

Whatever we do, we can do something.

Vanilla2 · 01-13-2013

Sounds good but it will be made difficult with the corporate atmosphere.

Zordon · 01-13-2013

What do you suggest?

(fyi i agree with you.)

TheKey · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by Zordon

What do you suggest?

(fyi i agree with you.)

I suggest we use this thread to come up with some situational chants, cheers, behaviors for the fans. We have a whole offseason to pick and refine, and we can all throw in a few bucks to get some "instructions" printed and distributed in the parking lot. Hell, I will hand them out to people. A season or two and they will catch on.

As for specific suggestions on what the chants would be...give me a little more time. First, I want to gauge the temperature of the fan base.

KJJ · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by TheKey

I suggest we use this thread to come up with some situational chants, cheers, behaviors for the fans. We have a whole offseason to pick and refine, and we can all throw in a few bucks to get some "instructions" printed and distributed in the parking lot. Hell, I will hand them out to people. A season or two and they will catch on.

As for specific suggestions on what the chants would be...give me a little more time. First, I want to gauge the temperature of the fan base.

Hostile · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by TheKey

I suggest we use this thread to come up with some situational chants, cheers, behaviors for the fans. We have a whole offseason to pick and refine, and we can all throw in a few bucks to get some "instructions" printed and distributed in the parking lot. Hell, I will hand them out to people. A season or two and they will catch on.

As for specific suggestions on what the chants would be...give me a little more time. First, I want to gauge the temperature of the fan base.

Kick 'em in the left knee
Kick 'em in the right knee
Kick 'em in the weenie, weenie
We need a touchdown!

Like that?

RastaRocket · 01-14-2013

I wish there were places with intimidating atmospheres similar to that seen in soccer.

TheKey · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by Vanilla2

Sounds good but it will be made difficult with the corporate atmosphere.

It will begin with one person in each section doing the specified activity EVERY time the situation pops up. Then three people...and so on. You're right, difficult. However, not impossible. What's the alternative?

TheCoolFan · 01-13-2013

I wish we had an outdoor stadium. Being inside makes things so cozy for an already relaxed crowd. Plus we are the only NFL team that plays indoors in their division.

TheKey · 01-13-2013

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I wish we had an outdoor stadium. Being inside makes things so cozy for an already relaxed crowd. Plus we are the only NFL team that plays indoors in their division.

But we can't change the stadium. Let's work on other things that we can change

FiveRings · 01-13-2013

You don't make fan traditions on purpose. They just happen and grow, take the Florida Panthers of the NHL, in their last playoff run their captain thought he saw a rat in the dressing room. As time passed that one innocent happening turned into the fans throwing plastic mice onto the ice after playoff games this year.

The same goes for all other notable fan things, the Hogettes and Fireman Ed didn't have intentions of being famous, they just though it'd be cool to dawn their respective gear at games and the rest is history

Hoov · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by TheKey

It will begin with one person in each section doing the specified activity EVERY time the situation pops up. Then three people...and so on. You're right, difficult. However, not impossible. What's the alternative?

I see what you are saying. Something like how the KC cheifs had that chop movement with their arms and that would start a chant throughout the stadium.

Shinywalrus · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by Vanilla2

Sounds good but it will be made difficult with the corporate atmosphere.

What a cop-out. I cringe every time I see this.

jazzcat22 · 01-13-2013

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Originally Posted by Vanilla2

Sounds good but it will be made difficult with the corporate atmosphere.

this is the attitude that he's talking about that needs to change.

SkinsandTerps · 01-13-2013

NFL has priced out a lot of the diehard fans.

Even the scalpers have to make something too.

It's good and bad. I understand both sides of the situation.

Chants and gimmicks haven't worked for the Redskins. Sit back on that one and get back to me.