What Was It Like? - Page 2 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

fifaguy · 10-05-2012

The only one I vaguely remember is the one from 1995 vs the Steelers (6 y/o at the time). My dad was forcing me to stay seated and watch the whole thing with him haha. The only 2 teams I have ever followed are the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bulls. I thank my dad for both of those. I have been watching both teams play ever since early childhood.

It's funny because at the time I thought both teams were invincible. Boy was I wrong.

DallasJ7 · 10-05-2012

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Originally Posted by windward

It was awesome.

I was 9, 10 and 12 when we won our Super Bowls in the 90s. Truthfully, in those days I took our greatness for granted.

That won't happen again. I'm enjoying every win, suffering through every setback, and knowing how sweet it will be when we get ring #6.

we're pretty much the same age, and i did the same thing taking cowboys greatness for granted. i just assumed we'd always be competing for super bowls, and the decline of the cowboys in the mid-to-late 90s was like slowly realizing there's no santa claus.

witnessing a dynasty at such an innocent age is so fun, especially when you take losses so hard. losing the '94-'95 NFCCG to the 49ers was so devastating; i was just inconsolable for awhile.

but that just made winning super bowl XXX pure bliss.

Cowboys&LakersFan · 10-05-2012

I am so jelly of all of you.

Apollo Creed · 10-05-2012

I was a young lad and barely remember the Larry Brown Super Bowl as well.

But my goodness if this group of guys (Romo, Ware, Witten mainly) manage to win won, it would be so satisfying to shut up the media, silence the critics, and see these guys take their rightful place in NFL history.

As for me, I will take 2 weeks off, binge drink like I'm a freshman in college again, probably get a star tattooed on my ***, shout 'We won the Super Bowl *****es!' at random people on the street even months after the fact , write Jerry Jones an apology letter, cry, and repeat.

WPBCowboysFan · 10-05-2012

I was too young to experience our first SB win.

When we beat Denver for SB win number 2 it was awesome! I was in 8th or 9th grade. I had experienced the loss before to the Steelers, and then the 2nd loss to the Steelers after that win over Denver.

The 1st loss to the Steelers was painful, really painful. My 3 friends next door were Steelers fans. Man did that hurt! Then I got to experience the win against Denver. The 2nd loss to the Steelers was devastating, just horrible. Disbelief! Having experienced the win over Denver was so awesome, and then a 2nd loss to the Steelers - just as bad as anyone can imagine.

Then we had the 3 NFC Championship losses with Danny White as our QB, and then the drought.

SB 27 was just awesome. Growing up the Boys were in the hunt every year. It was just normal. The drought made me realize how special things used to be. I went to the Rose Bowl for the game. I wouldnt have missed it for the world. It was one of the greatest days of my life! Think of a time when you were happy, full of joy and just absolutely as satisfied as you could ever be. Being there was being part of something truly special! In all honesty I cant think of a better day in my life.

I also went to SB 30 and it was great, but different. SB 27 was just a perfect experience in every way. SB 30 was more of a sense of relief. It just couldnt compare to SB 27.

When we get our next one, I hope I can enjoy it as much as I did SB 27. Jerruh has taken away a lot of our joy as fans for so long . . . . . . . . . .

Lazyking · 10-05-2012

I was only 7 years old when they beat the Bills for the first time.. It's a great feeling but at that age and even when they beat the Steelers a few years later, it's not something I could really grasp as something that may never happen again..

You go to bed, euphoric and then your outside playing, forgetting all about it the next day lol.

I have memories of it and I've seen my other teams win.. For you, it'll probably be like the Celtics title win for me. I heard all the stories, all the great tradition and then to finally see the Celtics win it all a few years ago.. It was like, I couldn't breath.. I just stood there, with the biggest grin on my face.. With life not being so stressful, I was able to enjoy it for weeks, months even.

At the same time, I'm so competitive that I want every season to be a championship season lol.

Finally, I would agree that the Journey to the title is just as special.. Like when you know, the team you root for, can do great things.. The losses hurt but your confidence in the team never wavers..cause you just feel like they can't be stopped and if they are stopped like the Cowboys in 94 against the Niners or Celtics against the lakers in the finals again.. it eats at ya.

CxC1993 · 10-05-2012

Being 19, I don't have those type of memories either. It sucks, but it'll just be even sweeter when they do get #6.

Cowboys&LakersFan · 10-05-2012

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Originally Posted by Lazyking

I was only 7 years old when they beat the Bills for the first time.. It's a great feeling but at that age and even when they beat the Steelers a few years later, it's not something I could really grasp as something that may never happen again..

You go to bed, euphoric and then your outside playing, forgetting all about it the next day lol.

I have memories of it and I've seen my other teams win.. For you, it'll probably be like the Celtics title win for me. I heard all the stories, all the great tradition and then to finally see the Celtics win it all a few years ago.. It was like, I couldn't breath.. I just stood there, with the biggest grin on my face.. With life not being so stressful, I was able to enjoy it for weeks, months even.

At the same time, I'm so competitive that I want every season to be a championship season lol.

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God I can't stand the Celtics. Beating them a couple of years ago was sweet, but as sweet as it was I'd trade it for a Cowboys Super Bowl and I wouldn't even think about it. There's just nothing like winning a Super Bowl. It's the hardest thing to do in sports. It kills me that the Giants have two in five years and we have only one playoff win in that time span.

CowboyChris · 10-05-2012

i dont remember the SB win vs the Dolphins, I do remember the Bronco win, now onto the 3 SB's in the 90's, while the 1st one was the best of the 3, equally as good if not better was the 2 NFC Championships vs the 49ers, in those days the NFC had a strangehold on the SB's, so winning the NFC almost guaranteed you the Superbowl.

Lazyking · 10-05-2012

The feeling is mutaul with your lakers

I agree, Super bowl is much tougher. If the Eagles or Skins win a super bowl before us that will drive me crazy.. can't stand those teams..The Giants don't bother me as much except they seem to get lucky...but luck is what it takes to win a title.

Everything needs to be a place, we haven't had that in so long..

The only silver lining is some other fanbases can't even have a thread like this to educate the young fans on how special it was.. (I'm looking at you Browns fans)

Cowboys&LakersFan · 10-05-2012

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Originally Posted by Lazyking

The feeling is mutaul with your lakers

I agree, Super bowl is much tougher. If the Eagles or Skins win a super bowl before us that will drive me crazy.. can't stand those teams..The Giants don't bother me as much except they seem to get lucky...but luck is what it takes to win a title.

Everything needs to be a place, we haven't had that in so long..

The only silver lining is some other fanbases can't even have a thread like this to educate the young fans on how special it was.. (I'm looking at you Browns fans)

The one team I hate more than your Celtics is the Giants. Can't stand those guys. I hate Philly, but they haven't won anything ever. Skins have been just as big of a joke as we have been lately.

Lazyking · 10-06-2012

My hatred for the Eagles is partially cause I don't like Philly fans esp. after they cheered irvin getting injured..

The skins, well we owned them for so long, that I never want them to have the upper hand.. and now they've got a great coach, a starting QB that may turn out to be great.. it sickens me lol.

I don't like the Giants but I respect them for the class organization they are.. Besides, Cowboys fans run their stadium like they run ours lol.

Gemini Dolly · 10-06-2012

I dont remember any of the Superbowls. I hope to see one before I approach 30.

Cowboys&LakersFan · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Gemini Dolly

I dont remember any of the Superbowls. I hope to see one before I approach 30.

I hope I don't have to wait that long. That's 12 years. Hopefully it happens before I hit 20.

Lazyking · 10-06-2012

You're 18?

Yeah, Cowboys ain't winning the super bowl in that time span. haha