Governor's Cup

[The Emperor]

If we beat them in Week 3, don't we get it back?

 

[casmith07]

If we beat them in Week 3, don't we get it back?

Yes, and it will count.

 

[Primetime42]

I hope that's true.

Then I hope we throw it in the trash afterwards because that's how much it means on this side of the "rivalry".

 

[The Emperor]

I hope that's true.

Then I hope we throw it in the trash afterwards because that's how much it means on this side of the "rivalry".

Like when Emmitt tossed the Gallopping Gobbler or whatever.

 

[wconn1979]

When we beat them in Week 3, we will get it back!

There i fixed that for you!

 

[GuerillaBlack]

I hope that's true.

Then I hope we throw it in the trash afterwards because that's how much it means on this side of the "rivalry".

Lets be clear here, the Texans and their fans could care less about the cup. The only fans I see making a big deal out of it is Cowboys fans, as they seem to believe that the Texans really wanted it. May have been true when Carr was the QB, but definitely not now...not with this current team.

Also, the rivalry with Houston and Dallas has been going on since both cities were founded. It goes on way beyond sports. Still, anytime a Houston and Dallas team faces each other, it's great for the state.

 

[DasTex]

Lets be clear here, the Texans and their fans could care less about the cup. The only fans I see making a big deal out of it is Cowboys fans, as they seem to believe that the Texans really wanted it. May have been true when Carr was the QB, but definitely not now...not with this current team.

Also, the rivalry with Houston and Dallas has been going on since both cities were founded. It goes on way beyond sports. Still, anytime a Houston and Dallas team faces each other, it's great for the state.

Thats funny, because every friend of mine who is a Texan fan, thats all they care about. I hear all the time "As long as we beat the Cowboys, I'm happy with the season."

 

[Dallas]

I don't understand playing for the so called "CUP" during a preseason game.


Who does that?



Im sure the Texans were all for the idea. :laugh2: We will game plan Dallas for 2 weeks and show up and throttle them and take the cup away like the Spartans we are.

 

[Dallas]

Thats funny, because every friend of mine who is a Texan fan, thats all they care about. I hear all the time "As long as we beat the Cowboys, I'm happy with the season."

I could never pull for a team if all I cared about was them beating 1 team. That's no fan I want on my wagon.

Texans can keep as many of those fans as they want. Keep them away from Dallas.

 

[links18]

The Texans: A team with such a storied past that some other team wore their throwback jerseys last year. :laugh2:

 

[GuerillaBlack]

Thats funny, because every friend of mine who is a Texan fan, thats all they care about. I hear all the time "As long as we beat the Cowboys, I'm happy with the season."

Well you have some short sighted friends then. I lived in Houston (still have a home there), but currently live in Arlington, and you can ask almost any Texans fan on the street, or at the fan sites which team they'd rather beat: Colts in Week 1 or the Cowboys in Week 3, and most would say the Colts. It seems to me only Cowboy fans are still stuck on the old Texans when they strived to beat the Cowboys in the preseason.

 

[kmd24]

Lets be clear here, the Texans and their fans could care less about the cup. The only fans I see making a big deal out of it is Cowboys fans, as they seem to believe that the Texans really wanted it. May have been true when Carr was the QB, but definitely not now...not with this current team.

Are you kidding? I lived in Houston, and I have two brothers who live there now, so I see smack from a lot of Houston fans in my Facebook news feed. The common sentiment I saw was something along the lines of this quote from my younger brother, a Texans fan:

I know it's only preseason, but I hope the Texans stomp the Cowboys.

I think Texans fans definitely wanted to see the Cowboys lose.

 

[Established1971]

If we beat them in Week 3, don't we get it back?

"if" ?

 

[7footer]

Yeah, I can't wait to play them again in week 3. This isn't the same laughable Texans team of the past though, and to discredit their talents on both sides of the ball would be a huge mistake. However, I know our team will be pumped to play them again after hearing all of the flack they've endured since the loss...and they will circle that game on their calendars.

I fully expect we will beat them soundly.

 

[GuerillaBlack]

Are you kidding? I lived in Houston, and I have two brothers who live there now, so I see smack from a lot of Houston fans in my Facebook news feed. The common sentiment I saw was something along the lines of this quote from my younger brother, a Texans fan:

Please tell me what so bad about that comment? I live in Arlington currently, and my friends were saying the same things (hoping Dallas beats Houston). When it didn't turn out that way, it became "well, it's only the preseason. Who cares!". Obviously Romo and many of the starters did. All you had to do was look at their faces on the sidelines. They wanted to prove the doubters wrong from the other preseason games (much like the Texans wanted to the previous game in New Orleans).

I think Texans fans definitely wanted to see the Cowboys lose.

We wanted to see our first team do well against Dallas' first team (especially after the New Orleans game). Go look at TexansTalk. You won't find any comments discussing the Governor's Cup or whatnot. Now, you would have 2006 and before, but now? Hell no. Our sites are not on a preseason trophy, contrary to popular belief up here on North Texas sports radio/sports sites.

 

[Arch Stanton]

I don't understand playing for the so called "CUP" during a preseason game.


Who does that?



Im sure the Texans were all for the idea. :laugh2: We will game plan Dallas for 2 weeks and show up and throttle them and take the cup away like the Spartans we are.

Well the Commanders always like to win the Off Season Superbowl. Why not let another team win summat?

 

[kmd24]

Please tell me what so bad about that comment? I live in Arlington currently, and my friends were saying the same things (hoping Dallas beats Houston). When it didn't turn out that way, it became "well, it's only the preseason. Who cares!". Obviously Romo and many of the starters did. All you had to do was look at their faces on the sidelines. They wanted to prove the doubters wrong from the other preseason games (much like the Texans wanted to the previous game in New Orleans).

There's nothing wrong with it, it's simply that none of those people said anything about stomping the Saints or the Cardinals.

As far as the teams go, I would estimate that the Texans blitzed more against Dallas than they did against New Orleans. I didn't chart the plays, so I can't say for sure.

Maybe you are right. Maybe the Texans fans and team didn't care about the game. From the outside looking in, that appears to be a disingenuous position.

From the looks of it, I think a lot of Cowboys fans cared about the game, but I think that the Cowboys' game plan was nothing like a regular season game plan. It doesn't excuse the lack of effort and concentration. No amount of game planning could have overcome that, I'm afraid.

 

[ODawg]

Yes, and it will count.

AND MAYBE THEY WILL PLAY SERIOUS AND NOT PLAY LIKE THEY HAVE A MANGINA:laugh2:

 

[SAboys889]

Well you have some short sighted friends then. I lived in Houston (still have a home there), but currently live in Arlington, and you can ask almost any Texans fan on the street, or at the fan sites which team they'd rather beat: Colts in Week 1 or the Cowboys in Week 3, and most would say the Colts. It seems to me only Cowboy fans are still stuck on the old Texans when they strived to beat the Cowboys in the preseason.

I live in Houston and I completely disagree. Texan fans would rather beat the Cowboys and many would say, "as long as we beat the Cowboys, it will be a good season" Just listen to the radio during the week leading up to the game and you'll hear many people say this. I can really care less about the Texans, it's the Cowboy envy they have that is so annoying. The true rivals for me are the Eagles, Commanders and Giants. That's the games I get hyped up for, not a game against the Texans. Of course I don't want to lose the game, but I would never consider it a rivlary.

 

[GuerillaBlack]

I live in Houston and I completely disagree. Texan fans would rather beat the Cowboys and many would say, "as long as we beat the Cowboys, it will be a good season" Just listen to the radio during the week leading up to the game and you'll hear many people say this. I can really care less about the Texans, it's the Cowboy envy they have that is so annoying. The true rivals for me are the Eagles, Commanders and Giants. That's the games I get hyped up for, not a game against the Texans. Of course I don't want to lose the game, but I would never consider it a rivlary.

Not a chance. I have no idea who is saying "if we beat the Cowboys, it'll be a good season). That's pre-2007 talk right there. People down in Houston are looking at the playoffs, not Cowboys in Week 3. You think Texans fans will honestly be okay with another 8-8 record, as long as we beat the Cowboys? Hell, Kubiak will be gone if we have that record again. Like I said, take a visit to TexansTalk and you'll see.

And like I said earlier, the rivalry between Houston and Dallas has been going on since they were founded and will continue until the world ends. It's much more than sports. It's good for the state of Texas when Houston and Dallas sports teams are facing each other. If there wasn't a rivalry, CBS 11, during the pregame show on Saturday, would not have taken shots at Houston and the Texans. The rivalry is definitely there.