During these team doldrums, consider fanboy media (and your frustrations) before the Internet

[GimmeTheBall!]

I was practicing some dance moves when I thought to catch up on me Cowboys news.
So smug and assured am I, tha, with a click of the tablet, lappy or grandpa "computer" we have a world of Cowboys news, speculation, news on trades, injuries. Every team's roster available to us. Stats. Tickets. Schedules...

It wasn't always this easy, ruffians and starry-eyed fans.

When I was in Cali, I remember going to me postal box for Our L... newsletter and Cowboys Weakly. ...And hope the Calif. media would toss me a morsel of Cowboys news.

Me hearties, what were your media frustrations before the Internet?
How, if outside the Metroplex, did you keep informed?

Imagine! Looking up Reggie Swinton on a whim.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I was practicing some dance moves when I thought to catch up on me Cowboys news.
So smug and assured am I, tha, with a click of the tablet, lappy or grandpa "computer" we have a world of Cowboys news, speculation, news on trades, injuries. Every team's roster available to us. Stats. Tickets. Schedules...

It wasn't always this easy, ruffians and starry-eyed fans.

When I was in Cali, I remember going to me postal box for Our L... newsletter and Cowboys Weakly. ...And hope the Calif. media would toss me a morsel of Cowboys news.

Me hearties, what were your media frustrations before the Internet?
How, if outside the Metroplex, did you keep informed?

Imagine! Looking up Reggie Swinton on a whim.

Easy...radio and tabloids. You could find out you just couldn;t be a bully about it. Unless you went to the games. Even the bars only showed what you could already see.

Then. the late 80's happened. Satellite TV. OH boy Heeeerrre weee go.

 

[The Quest for Six]

And in a couple of years, every game will be pay per view.....

 

[Big_D]

I have 10 years of Cowboy weekly’s in their collection cases between 90 & 2000. That was definitely the highlight besides whatever tidbit you would find in the newspapers back in the day.

 

[big dog cowboy]

How, if outside the Metroplex, did you keep informed?

Cowboys weeklys and ESPN.

 

[Blast From The Past]

And in a couple of years, every game will be pay per view.....

If I could get a season deal for only the Cowboys and it was affordable I would pay it.

 

[bandfan]

Wish I had all the money back I spent on an unnamed newspaper in the 70's and 80's..

 

[jazzcat22]

I have 10 years of Cowboy weekly’s in their collection cases between 90 & 2000. That was definitely the highlight besides whatever tidbit you would find in the newspapers back in the day.

I have all those as well, actually from 1989. Was living in South Florida. So signed up for the DCW, and my first issue was when Jerry bought the team. I finally cancelled in 2000, as I moved to the DFW area in 1998.

I also have copies of the DMN and FWST after the won SB 27. My father in law at the time lived in Arlington. So he saved me copies for next time we went to visit him.

All packed away in a rubbermaid container.

 

[jazzcat22]

Was able to get some decent info on Dallas. Through ESPN of course. DCW paper. And CNN had a sports show back then as well.
Of course I bought the preview magazines, or a few of them. The rest I read at the magazine counter, while wife was grocery shopping.

The Palm Beach Post had a fantastic sports section. Pretty much a blurb about every team, even in he off season. And they had great daily cover of all the draft prospects leading up to the draft. As well on game day great previews to the game. And on Monday, great coverage and boxscore of all the games.
Same for USA Today back then. Had some info, as well as all teams transactions.
Also went to the library and looked at The Sporting News weekly paper.

 

[Rockport]

I was practicing some dance moves when I thought to catch up on me Cowboys news.
So smug and assured am I, tha, with a click of the tablet, lappy or grandpa "computer" we have a world of Cowboys news, speculation, news on trades, injuries. Every team's roster available to us. Stats. Tickets. Schedules...

It wasn't always this easy, ruffians and starry-eyed fans.

When I was in Cali, I remember going to me postal box for Our L... newsletter and Cowboys Weakly. ...And hope the Calif. media would toss me a morsel of Cowboys news.

Me hearties, what were your media frustrations before the Internet?
How, if outside the Metroplex, did you keep informed?

Imagine! Looking up Reggie Swinton on a whim.

I subscribed to Cowboys Weekly as well and hung up pictures of the Cheerleaders in my locker in the barracks. It became a popular place.

 

[Rockport]

Easy...radio and tabloids. You could find out you just couldn;t be a bully about it. Unless you went to the games. Even the bars only showed what you could already see.

Then. the late 80's happened. Satellite TV. OH boy Heeeerrre weee go.

It must’ve been Eagles related if it was in the tabloids,

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

It must’ve been Eagles related if it was in the tabloids,

Lol...i wouldnt know.

back then all we had was things like preseason predictions and SI stuff....which sat right next to national enquirer and such....not even espn. Even when it came out not many had full cable.
Kinda fun waiting for the full color rags to come out every late summer. That was it...all we had. And if yer lucky a good big city newspaper sports section. Good times.

 

[Rockport]

Lol...i wouldnt know.

back then all we had was things like preseason predictions and SI stuff....which sat right next to national enquirer and such....not even espn. Even when it came out not many had full cable.
Kinda fun waiting for the full color rags to come out every late summer. That was it...all we had. And if yer lucky a good big city newspaper sports section. Good times.

In the 70’s and deployed, all we had was the Cowboys Weekly. No internet back then.

 

[Ranching]

I was practicing some dance moves when I thought to catch up on me Cowboys news.
So smug and assured am I, tha, with a click of the tablet, lappy or grandpa "computer" we have a world of Cowboys news, speculation, news on trades, injuries. Every team's roster available to us. Stats. Tickets. Schedules...

It wasn't always this easy, ruffians and starry-eyed fans.

When I was in Cali, I remember going to me postal box for Our L... newsletter and Cowboys Weakly. ...And hope the Calif. media would toss me a morsel of Cowboys news.

Me hearties, what were your media frustrations before the Internet?
How, if outside the Metroplex, did you keep informed?

Imagine! Looking up Reggie Swinton on a whim.

Post a link to your dance moves! Do we need to make it rain with bills or pennies! Lol

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Post a link to your dance moves! Do we need to make it rain with bills or pennies! Lol

LOL

 

[rags747]

I subscribed to the Cowboys Weekly plus my dad had his business in Manhattan so he would pick me up the Dallas newspapers As they were readily available at the larger newsstands.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Was able to get some decent info on Dallas. Through ESPN of course. DCW paper. And CNN had a sports show back then as well.
Of course I bought the preview magazines, or a few of them. The rest I read at the magazine counter, while wife was grocery shopping.

The Palm Beach Post had a fantastic sports section. Pretty much a blurb about every team, even in he off season. And they had great daily cover of all the draft prospects leading up to the draft. As well on game day great previews to the game. And on Monday, great coverage and boxscore of all the games.
Same for USA Today back then. Had some info, as well as all teams transactions.
Also went to the library and looked at The Sporting News weekly paper.

The real pain and frustration came for fans outside of Texas. They, like me, had to fight for every news item, every personnel move etc. Those are real fans.