“Sports hate” usually translates to this: “I hate them because they have beaten my team too many times when it mattered most.”
Having been a Cowboys fan for so long, the evolution of the “hate” we as fans have had usually follows this timeline:
- 1960s- Green Bay. Bart Starr and the pack broke our hearts twice- in ‘66 and ‘67 (Ice Bowl) Both games kept us from playing in the first two SBs.
- 1970s- Steelers- lost SB X and SB XIII to these guys in close hard fought games. Both gut punches. Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mean Joe Greene…ugh.
- 1980s- Tie- Niners and Washington- SF broke our hearts in “The catch“ game in Jan ‘82 NFC championship game and the Deadskins in the NFC championship game the next year. We hated Wash starting in the 70s with George Allen. The 80s teams it was John Riggins and Joe Theismann.
- 1990s- The niners- We played them in 3 straight NFC championship games and won 2. Jerry Rice, Steve Young and “Longneck” Merton Hanks were all easy to dislike. The e-girls were second with Buddy Ryan’s heyday.
- 2000-2010- The giants….I guess. We only made the playoffs 4 times and they knocked us out in 2007 when we had the #1 seed.
- 2011-2020- The pack- The Dez “no catch” game in 2014 and then in 2016 when they beat us at AT&T when Aaron Rodgers completed that 3rd and 30 pass to set up the winning FG.
- 2021- Now- The niners. Knocked us out the last two yea4s in the playoffs.
I want to win Sunday very bad. But win or lose, the only thing that will really feel better would be to win MULTIPLE playoff games this year. Been 28 years since we’ve done that and that’s what I “hate” more than any team.
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Washington Commanders rivarly - Joe Theismann, ..."The Fun Bunch " ..John Riggins Diesel foghorn ... Dexter Manley ...
The " Hogs " swagger and arrogance demeanor made Cowboys nation " hate " them.
Landry/ Danny White era could not overcome their " physicality" .
their 340 lbs-ness ala Dave Butz, Joe Jacoby, Russ Grimm, etc.
- Buddy Ryan's Eagles clan ...mainly because of arrogance of Bounty bowler Buddy Ryan and cheap artist
Andre Waters ...and yes always of course those damn, dreaded Philly fans !!
I cannot flat out stand them Eagles fans .. even to this very day !!
* Cheering on an injured, on the ground Michael Irvin on that awful field.! Disgustingly Arrogant and Crappy attitude !
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Montana - Steve Young/Niners era .. yeh I liked over-throning the NFC best and replacing that dynasty with our own
via Jimmie Johnson (
yes, Jerry..I said it !!) .. and even though I was so young, the heartbreak of the Catch was
as painful a game loss as I ever experienced as a Cowboys fan. (even
Tom Landry tear-cried post game interview)
Our 90's era really shook and hurt and haunted Rice & Niners, as even he flared up for a pre-game fight; Jimmie even commented on Rice's behavior.
Deion Sanders 1 year emergence changed tide in Niners favor in revenge game.
but they quickly declined in future playoff title bids as key players injuries occurred. (Young, Rice, etc)
- I cannot never recall the Cowboys having a hated rivarly vs
NY Giants,.. Simms, LT, Joe Morris, Bavaro,
Harry Carson, Banks, Pepper Johnson. Not even with Johnny Perkins, Bill Parcells, or Dan Reeves.
And surprisingly because NY fans have the reputation of being wayward jerks on the East side.