Unintentional case study of the young sports fan in DFW

[WV Cowboy]

I think it is naive to think that 16+ seasons without normal Dallas Cowboys levels of success has not impacted kids interest in the Cowboys.

Kids just naturally want to be associated with winners.

I am sure there are a ton of kids that are all of a sudden Miami Heat fans, .. 9ers and Ravens fans, etc.

Notre Dame fans have come back out of the woodwork in droves.

And that is not surprising.

But there is a way to fix this.

Are you listening Jerry?

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by DBOY3141

The 80's and 90's fan base are slowly eroding. I have a 4th grade boy and if it wasn't for me "pushing" the Cowboys, he would never follow them. I listen to his friends and none of them follow the Cowboys. They all follow teams that get to the playoffs and Super Bowl.

Jerry has already lost a generation of football fans, he's starting on another.

Oh brother. Sorry, not concerned with Elementary likes and dislikes. It has always been that way for as long as I can remember. But whatever.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by DFWJC

My son's school had a jersey day (college and pro) earlier this year and at least 1/3 of the kids had Cowboy jerseys.
There were a bunch Rangers jerseys too. Some Mavs and one or two Stars jerseys.
The other jerseys were mostly college (LSU, Texas, etc).

I would say the sample size was about 100 kids.

So that one school study, as always, is not indicative of an entire data pool.

I agree that far less Cowboys gear is worn by the kids now than in the 90s (or eaven ealry 2000s) but I think it's still near the top.

This observation thread is agenda driven, don't ya know. I agree with what you're saying.

[5Stars]

Originally Posted by erod

An interesting observation.

My fourth grader had an assignment in which her class acted out a play. Each kid was asked to wear a jersey to class, which was part of the story. Won't bother you with the details.

Interestingly, here's the breakdown of the 22 kids in the class.

6 Mavericks jerseys - all Dirk
5 Rangers jerseys - 2 Kinsler, Hamilton, Young, Darvish
2 Stars jerseys - Modano, Morrow
2 Texans jerseys - Watt, Johnson
1 Broncos jersey- Manning
1 Yankees jersey - Jeter
1 Barcelona jersey - Messi
2 youth soccer jerseys
1 youth football jersey
1 pink Cowboys jersey - Miles Austin

Just an average suburban DFW class. Not one boy with a Cowboys jersey on.

17 years and counting.......

Sell the team, Jerry! Little 4th kids do not like your team.

[texbumthelife]

You're all missing the point...

Go Spurs Go!

[Corleone]

Originally Posted by erod

If you're a junior in college, you've only witnessed one Cowboys playoff win in you cognizant life.

That's the problem.

That's me. A lot of my friends watch the Cowboys but don't love them, they are bigger Ranger/Mavs fans and it's been like that for a while, not just since the World Series and Finals. We never saw the 90's superbowls, it's no wonder why a lot of people my age aren't as passionate about them, there hasn't been anything to spark that. The Rangers went to back to back world series, the Mavs won a championship and spent a decade winning 50+ games and were in the playoffs regularly. If my family weren't big fans, I have no reason to think I would have been drawn to them. I don't look it as the teams competing for fans in the city because I love all three of them but the Cowboys are the only jersey/truck decal I have.

[juck]

Dirk!!!!! Epitome of class and true champion.

[texbumthelife]

Originally Posted by juck

Dirk!!!!! Epitomy of class and true champion.

You misspelled Duncan.














And epitome

[juck]

Originally Posted by texbumthelife

You misspelled Duncan.














And epitome

Duncan plays in San Antonio. Not DFW.

[WPBCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by WV Cowboy

Notre Dame fans have come back out of the woodwork in droves.

They sure have.

It was far better a couple of years ago when they even lost to NAVY!!!

Here's to hoping they fade back outta the picture again.

[Zordon]

Not surprising. I've been saying that the Cowboys fanbase has been slowly but surely eroding across all age groups across the DFW metroplex, especially with the under 21 crowd. It sucks b/c I know there will be ripple effects for this many years down the line. Only one man to blame for this.

[TwoDeep3]

Originally Posted by texbumthelife

DFW has been a "What have you done for me lately" city for a while now. It has less to do with the mediocre play of the Cowboys and more to do with the success of the frnachises in other sports. You also have to take into account "Texas Pride" and the overwhelming success of Texas franchises as a whole.

It's just a shame no one had a Spurs jersey, as they're clearly the class of the state and have been for a while now.

You are posting on a site that has been feverishly Cowboy and no dissension.

That was up until two years ago.

To suggest this new found temperament is not manipulated by the results this team has fielded over the last decade and a half is ignoring what all Cowboy boards were and are now.

There are some boards that are now banning people for being negative. And I am not speaking about this board.

[TwoDeep3]

Originally Posted by Matts4313

I don't mean to burst any bubbles, but its common knowledge that the most fair-weather Cowboys fans are the ones that live in Dallas. Its embarrassing for the rest of us when we visit the stadium and the natives are sitting on their hands. Of course, thats if they didnt sell their tickets.

I live in Round Rock now, but Ive lived in Austin and San Antonio. I have friends/Family in West TX and Houston. I can tell you without a doubt that there are still a ton of Cowboys fans. I coach my sons Flag team, Id say its greater than 70%. In fact, the Cowboys are the =>ONLY<= kids flag team that runs out of jerseys.... every.single.season.


Just one guys opinion.


PS - Go visit San Antonio if you want to see what real Cowboys support looks like.

I have lived in Dallas since 1976 and grew up thirty miles from Dallas.

I'd say I have a pretty fair idea of what people think about this team since I work with nearly 100 NFL fans and the majority of them are Cowboy fans.

Your age may cause you to think as you do about "fair weather fans," but I'd say the die hard fans are tired of the results.

I been one since day one and I am tired of it.

So does that make me a fair weather fan for sitting in Texas Stadium every game of the 1-15 season?

Inexactitude does not fact make.

[MissouriCowboy]

Originally Posted by texbumthelife

DFW has been a "What have you done for me lately" city for a while now. It has less to do with the mediocre play of the Cowboys and more to do with the success of the frnachises in other sports. You also have to take into account "Texas Pride" and the overwhelming success of Texas franchises as a whole.

It's just a shame no one had a Spurs jersey, as they're clearly the class of the state and have been for a while now.

Good point on Spurs.

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by TwoDeep3

I have lived in Dallas since 1976 and grew up thirty miles from Dallas.

I'd say I have a pretty fair idea of what people think about this team since I work with nearly 100 NFL fans and the majority of them are Cowboy fans.

Your age may cause you to think as you do about "fair weather fans," but I'd say the die hard fans are tired of the results.

I been one since day one and I am tired of it.

So does that make me a fair weather fan for sitting in Texas Stadium every game of the 1-15 season?

Inexactitude does not fact make.

Yeah. He was out of line with those comments.