How do the Cowboys compare with your other favorite teams?

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In addition to being a Cowboys fan, I am also a San Antonio Spurs, Texas Rangers and Buffalo Sabres fan (the last one being 'sort-of;' I hardly follow hockey at all.)


Compared with those teams, the Cowboys are the only ones who have a very high profile, are glamorous, and get a lot of attention in the media. The San Antonio Spurs, my favorite NBA team, are kind of the opposite of the Cowboys - they are the epitome of a blue-collar, low-key, traditional, quiet, non-controversial type of team.


Neither the Rangers (baseball) nor Sabres have ever won a championship. They are characterized, in a certain sense, by sports futility. Again, that's very different from the Cowboys, who have 5 Super Bowl trophies and 8 Super Bowl appearances.



What are your other favorite sports teams? How is being a fan of them similar to or different from rooting for the Cowboys?
 

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Red Dragon;5073236 said:
In addition to being a Cowboys fan, I am also a San Antonio Spurs, Texas Rangers and Buffalo Sabres fan (the last one being 'sort-of;' I hardly follow hockey at all.)


Compared with those teams, the Cowboys are the only ones who have a very high profile, are glamorous, and get a lot of attention in the media. The San Antonio Spurs, my favorite NBA team, are kind of the opposite of the Cowboys - they are the epitome of a blue-collar, low-key, traditional, quiet, non-controversial type of team.


Neither the Rangers (baseball) nor Sabres have ever won a championship. They are characterized, in a certain sense, by sports futility. Again, that's very different from the Cowboys, who have 5 Super Bowl trophies and 8 Super Bowl appearances.



What are your other favorite sports teams? How is being a fan of them similar to or different from rooting for the Cowboys?
Well right now they are sandwiched between my Islanders and Mets. The Mets suck but im ecstatic for the Isles to finally make the playoffs in a long time.
 

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I grew up a Yankee fan and a Laker fan and a Cowboys fan. Obviously I am not limited to Geography. Over the years, unfortunately I have lost interest in Baseball and Basketball, so I left the teams that actually win and I only give a crap about the boys. I am all NFL all the time. Hence I am bitter and angry and living in NJ watching Giant fans celebrate their championships does not help. :eek:
 

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The Bulls are in the playoffs, and the Giants are winning World Series. Just waiting on the boys to step it up!
 

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Red Dragon;5073236 said:
In addition to being a Cowboys fan, I am also a San Antonio Spurs, Texas Rangers and Buffalo Sabres fan (the last one being 'sort-of;' I hardly follow hockey at all.)


Compared with those teams, the Cowboys are the only ones who have a very high profile, are glamorous, and get a lot of attention in the media. The San Antonio Spurs, my favorite NBA team, are kind of the opposite of the Cowboys - they are the epitome of a blue-collar, low-key, traditional, quiet, non-controversial type of team.


Neither the Rangers (baseball) nor Sabres have ever won a championship. They are characterized, in a certain sense, by sports futility. Again, that's very different from the Cowboys, who have 5 Super Bowl trophies and 8 Super Bowl appearances.



What are your other favorite sports teams? How is being a fan of them similar to or different from rooting for the Cowboys?

Cowboys, Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Sparks, Galaxy, Gamecocks

I get most excited at the beginning of the NBA season. However, that season is so long that my interest comes & goes. Of all the teams I highlighted, no one gets my blood more solvent than THE Dallas Cowboys. This is the most exciting time of the year IMO. The Gamecocks football team are a close second to the Boys in terms of stirring up my insides.
 

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Cowboys, Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Sparks, Galaxy, Gamecocks

I get most excited at the beginning of the NBA season. However, that season is so long that my interest comes & goes. Of all the teams I highlighted, no one gets my blood more solvent than THE Dallas Cowboys. This is the most exciting time of the year IMO. The Gamecocks football team are a close second to the Boys in terms of stirring up my insides.

It's great to see a male support a WNBA team (I assume you're male by your posting style). I hear people say that the only way for women's sports to prosper is for women to take interest. But how sad is that? There are plenty of women at sports events featuring male athletes. There's no reason that men shouldn't take an interest in women's sports too, so kudos to you.

As far as my favorite teams, I'm similar to the poster who used to love baseball (Tigers, Braves, Dodgers) and basketball (Hawks, Lakers, Heat), but lately those sports just aren't as exciting as they used to be, even during the playoffs. I've been a Cowboys fan going on 36 years now and my affection never wanes, no matter the record or who wears the star.
 

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Bleu Star;5073295 said:
Cowboys, Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Sparks, Galaxy, Gamecocks

I get most excited at the beginning of the NBA season. However, that season is so long that my interest comes & goes. Of all the teams I highlighted, no one gets my blood more solvent than THE Dallas Cowboys. This is the most exciting time of the year IMO. The Gamecocks football team are a close second to the Boys in terms of stirring up my insides.

100% male sir! :flex:

I have a daughter that plays JV basketball at her HS. She'll probably play varsity next year. She has been playing ball since she was 7 and I have been with her every step of the way. Britney Griner is a beast.
 

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Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers. I loved them during the 80's, and would watch every game i could, They were the show. Haven't paid much attention to them since. I got tired of basketball, and all the show boating.I'll watch them now if nothing else is on. They are my Basketball team, but what happens to them doesn't matter much to me anymore. Became a fan of theirs because Warriors fans were so annoying in the late 70's and early 80's.

Baseball: Oakland A's. I love this club. I expect heart break from them every year, but also now they are among the smallest of the small market teams. I always refer to them as our Yankees farm team, and just be happy with what we get every year. A first class organization in every way. I've been to much more San Francisco Giants games, they were always drunk filled, and fight riddled. The A's always provided for a nice family atmosphere. You wouldn't think that when you hear "Oakland" and "San Francisco", but it's true. Of course, that was when the Giants were playing at Candlestick. Haven't been to a game at the new stadium, and don't care if I do or don't. A's are my team. Ex-fiance was a big Giants fan though, so would always go with her(Raiders fan too she is. Talk like Yoda I do.). Would never miss a game of theirs during the 80's and early 90's on the radio, but don't get to pay as much attention to them now. I heart them so much, and will always proudly wear their ugly colors. Became a fan of theirs in the 70's about the same time i became a Cowboys fan. The "Swinging A's", and the mustache gang are classic. If you ever meet me at the grocery store chances are i am wearing an A's baseball cap. Let them move to San Jose! That's A's territory!

Hockey: San Jose Sharks. I can't think of any other team in professional sports to break your heart as much as this one does. They are consistently good, consistently picked as contenders to win the Cup, and consistently break their fans hearts. So frustrating. Classy organization that loves to meet with their fans. Drew Remenda and Randy who announce the games I've met multiple times, and Drew even started recognizing me later when i would see him at Sharks events. Great bunch of guys, and the team is that way too. But they can never get to the Finals! Aaaargh! I've got team signed jerseys that I can just stare at and wonder what could have been. Became a Pittsburgh Penguin fan in the 80's, and ditched them for the Sharks when I heard San Jose was going to get a team. Father who raised me a Cowboys fans now doesn't watch any professional sports except for Sharks Hockey.

Football: Dallas Cowboys. I was born in the Bay Area from parents both born in TX. Father grew up in Sinton TX, mother born in McAllen, but later grew up in San Jose. Father was a huge football fan and Cowboys were his team. He also liked UT, but Cowboys were all that mattered. So that's how i was raised. Would watch games with him but didn't become a true fan till Dorsett. That was my true first sports hero. Mother liked the Raiders because she grew up with Jim Plunkett, and I have ties to the guy. If it wasn't for my dad I would have ended up a Raiders fan. Egad! My all time favorite team, and my first true love. Makes me sad my dad doesn't watch the NFL anymore. Says college and high school football are much better now. Still trying to get him to have that enthusiasm that got me to love the Cowboys so much. Says Sharks are his top team now for professional sports, and hates Jerry Jones. He didn't even watch hockey till I introduced him to it.

College: Baylor University. Used to be a Stanford fan, then became a UT fan when I moved out here in 2001. My son graduates from Baylor this year, and became a Baylor fan once he started attending. They're getting enough money from me, might as well cheer them to win some games.

/Sic em Bears!
 

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All of my teams were selected in my childhood watching black and white TV...games that captured my imagination and love for sports, games that are burned into my memory.

1. 1967-1968 World Series...st Louis cardinals vs Boston and Detroit....bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Tim mc carver, etc. Cardinals fan ever since.

I wish the Cowboys were more like the Cardinals, a team that knows how to grind out wins even with lesser talent, refusing to lose.

2. Basketball...Knicks with Walt Frazure, Jerry Lucas, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBussure, and 6'9" center Willis Reed taking on Wilt Chamberlain and the historic Lakers. Willis Reed inspiring his team by hobbling out onto the court unexpectedly with a blown knee...hits a shot...goes to the bench soon after, but his team took it over.

Knicks have been the Cowboys...great history, but then a long stretch of poor ball....until now....please follow their example, Cowboys.

3. Watched the Cowboys come up short versus Browns...really started to understand the game watching GB in the ICE BOWL and the late Meredyth interception game...I was hooked by the pain and anguish by the underdogs...then the Colts Super Bowl heartbreak, followed by the first glorious title against Miami.

Up----for 17 years of playoffs----down for what felt just as long----back to the top----down again-----now hanging in the middle, hopefully ready to make a move.
 

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Well, the Cowboys have been a big part of my life since 64 but I've been a fan of the Red Sox since 59 and before that I was a Yankee fan for a few. But I've cooled to baseball since the strike. I'm also a Gamecock fan but also a Clemson Tiger one as well (kind of strange but there's a reason). I follow them all year, go to some games and watch most TV games. I've been a Celtic fan since 58 but the NBA is not the same for me these days. I still follow the Celtics but mostly the playoffs. I used to be a huge boxing fan but I don't watch it much anymore and don't know any champions yada. I'll watch some TV on occasion. They're not teams though unless you count the Olympic team. I don't follow golf that much anymore either and no they don't have teams either unless you count the Ryder Cup team. I don't like hockey or soccer. They all pale compared to the Cowboys. I have lobster blood and bleed blue.
 

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Cowboys.......Avalanche................Indians/Rangers

I'm by far first and far most a cowboys fan. My mood depends on if they win or lose. It's always football season in my house all year round.

As far as the Avalanche go I follow them but with the NHL not being on ESPN or even nbc more I don't get to see a lot of games. I enjoy hockey and I really enjoy watching them play.

The Indians and baseball in general is hard for me to pay much attention to till august. I enjoy watching games at the ball park rather then on tv because it puts me to sleep more times then not.

I hate the NBA and to me it's gotten to the point that I can't watch it anymore.

The teams that I follow are pretty much all quiet teams that haven't done anything in a long time or never. I think Dallas might be my best bet on a championship and even that seems far fetched. The other teams/sports are just to entertainment while I wait for football to come back. ;)
 

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Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, sort of Dallas Stars but I follow hockey the least .
 

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I'm all over the place geographically:
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Astros
Washington Capitals
West Ham United (English Premier League)

I've entirely lost interest in basketball and mostly lost interest in hockey so I'll pass on those comparisons.

West Ham has been around forever, never won a championship (to my knowledge), doesn't have the financial resources to field a true competitor but does have a small, geographically concentrated and fiercely loyal fan base. They are kind of the opposite in some ways of the Cowboys.

The Astros made it to the World Series once, had a few nice runs, especially during the Bagwell/Biggio days and are now the laughingstock of baseball. Keep an eye on them, though, because they are rebuilding under a competent, respected GM who has a great track record and a clear vision for the rebuild process. I have much more faith that the Astros will contend sometime in the next five years than the Cowboys.
 

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Dallas Cowboys, New Jersey Devils, New York Mets and at the least, the Knicks.

My interests are pretty scattered, I see the Cowboys as a prestigious, tradition emphasized organization, while the Devils are more lunch pail cultured, but still with the same tradition (despite being a very new franchise). The Mets are by far the most different of the three, basically being a perennial laughing stock, loveable losers of sort's. However, even with a difference in style, I love all my teams equally.
 

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Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, university of Hawaii football and Liverpool FC.
 

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I enjoy the Cowboys the most because they're a guilty pleasure who have no effect on me and I don't follow basketball at all and only go to hockey games as a social activity.
 
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Rangers, Cowboys a close second, Longhorns athletics. For the NBA I've always dual rooted for the Mavs and Clippers, but I'm not a big basketball person.
 

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Cowboys, my first and foremost.
Braves are my baseball team and second favorite. I goto a lot of games.
Georgia bulldogs, big fan but still never managed to catch a game yet.
Atlanta hawks. One of about 5000 in Atlanta. Not many of us lol
Notre dame. My grandfather and cousins are huge fans, I watch a lot of games with them and its one of the only teams I can agree on with my grandpa. Although I would say I am more knowledgeable about them than a casual fan, I dont know that I would really consider myself a big fan. College is the only sport I have more than one team in.
 
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