Houston/Dallas

[Risen Star]

Do Browns fans root for the Ravens?

This is an easy one. I am a Dallas Cowboys fan.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

No current player or coach is associated with the teams of the '70's or 90's.

I have a feeling most of the people here didn’t decide to root for the cowboys due to current players or coaches

 

[DallasEast]

Key question is which team is recognized to have won all those super bowls in the 70’s and 90’s? The now Texans or the CJ Stroud Cowboys?

@DUO_CORE can correct me but the hypothetical is a swap of franchises. Past franchises have packed up and retained their histories, with the lone exception of the Cleveland Browns (I believe).

Let's pretend more by saying the moves happened in 2027. If the swap involved franchise histories in the switcheroo, the new Houston Texans' history would range from 1960 to 2027, covering the entire old Dallas Cowboys franchise, including playoff history. The new Dallas Cowboys history would start in 2002 to 2027, encompassing the whole old Houston Texans' history, with its championship-omitted postseason history. That arrangement would make Jerry Jones giddy.

That is franchise-level history, though. The all ex-players' and current players, who were to the previous franchises' rosters in 2026, would have player histories with asterisks. Let's use a historical database like pro-football-reference.com for an example. For instance, Troy Aikman's career statistics would still say Dallas for his entire career, BUT all his data would be under the Houston Texans page. Similarly, David Carr's career statistics from 2002-2006 would still say Houston, BUT all his data would fall under the Dallas Cowboys page. 2027 players, who were on 2026 rosters, would have their statistics treated the same way.

 

[DallasEast]

I have a feeling most of the people here didn’t decide to root for the cowboys due to current players or coaches

Specifying 'most' is appropriate, no matter if it is fair or not.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

@DUO_CORE can correct me but the hypothetical is a swap of franchises. Past franchises have packed up and retained their histories, with the lone exception of the Cleveland Browns (I believe).

Let's pretend more by saying the moves happened in 2027. If the swap involved franchise histories in the switcheroo, the new Houston Texans' history would range from 1960 to 2027, covering the entire old Dallas Cowboys franchise, including playoff history. The new Dallas Cowboys history would start in 2002 to 2027, encompassing the whole old Houston Texans' history, with its championship-omitted postseason history. That arrangement would make Jerry Jones giddy.

That is franchise-level history, though. The all ex-players' and current players, who were to the previous franchises' rosters in 2026, would have player histories with asterisks. Let's use a historical database like pro-football-reference.com for an example. For instance, Troy Aikman's career statistics would still say Dallas for his entire career, BUT all his data would be under the Houston Texans page. Similarly, David Carr's career statistics from 2002-2006 would still say Houston, BUT all his data would fall under the Dallas Cowboys page. 2027 players, who were on 2026 rosters, would have their statistics treated the same way.

I would guess regardless of the answers here, an overwhelming amount would become Texans fans.

The memories of sitting with your father watching Staubach or growing up with Aikman and Emmitt supercede the color of the jersey or the name in the endzone. Houston would then be the place those memories are immortalized and live on. That’s bigger than laundry

 

[DallasEast]

I would guess regardless of the answers here, an overwhelming amount would become Texans fans.

The memories of sitting with your father watching Staubach or growing up with Aikman and Emmitt supercede the color of the jersey or the name in the endzone. Houston would then be the place those memories are immortalized and live on. That’s bigger than laundry

It would be any given individual's choice. I made up my mind as a nine-year-old, but my choice was the franchise and The Star--not people. It makes hypotheticals like the OP easy for me.

...with conditions of course. haHA!