It's not my team anymore

[Cowpolk]

We never should have given him that fourth helping of beans.

Them was some good beans cormbreab was gouda also

 

[shabazz]

Quit denying it. You are old. Not as old as me, but you are old and it only gets worse.

truth….anybody born in the mid seventies is on the wrong side of middle age. New sports car, toupee or hair coloring, and girlfriend on the side is the next step

 

[Corso]

Quit denying it. You are old. Not as old as me, but you are old and it only gets worse.

A little old. Mid-40's, but I have the brain of a 20 year old! At least the maturity level of a 20 year old.
Thank goodness I have a strong (and patient) wife.

 

[shabazz]

Them was some good beans cormbreab was gouda also

….cornbread with Gouda sounds interesting

 

[jnday]

Right , but if we start like 3-0 or 6-2 there will be the usual casual fans and homers who hop on thinking we’re headed to a SB again.

I still get a kick out of the fans that were comparing the team from last season with the good teams of the 1990s.

 

[Corso]

truth….anybody born in the mid seventies is on the wrong side of middle age. New sports car, toupee or hair coloring, and girlfriend on the side is the next step

I embrace my gray. Still long and strong baby!

 

[shabazz]

Ouch…


Completely true too. Our division sucks so we should easily have a repeat of last season.

……if I was a sadist, I would relish at the thought of so many hopes to be dashed this season. The set up is so predictable and will have to run its course.

 

[shabazz]

Still long and strong !

……and down to get the friction on!

 

[Corso]

….cornbread with Gouda sounds interesting

I have a bartender friend that just told me about this liquor just a half hour ago that is supposed to tasted like cornbread.
Hold on...

Nixta, "the bartender's salsa".

 

[nobody]

I still get a kick out of the fans that were comparing the team from last season with the good teams of the 1990s.

And the correct response to those comparisons is: "Oh, they were that good last season? What's their post season record in comparison to those 90's teams? Oh..right."

 

[john van brocklin]

There is no justification, at least there is none for somebody that places winning over their own ego. Jerry wants to win, but only if winning comes his way and he gets all the credit. Years ago, Jerry didn’t mind spending money on players that could help the team win. Now, Stephen has put a stop to that one sliver of hope.

Yikes!
Some lean times on the horizon!

 

[john van brocklin]

And the correct response to those comparisons is: "Oh, they were that good last season? What's their post season record in comparison to those 90's teams? Oh..right."

There is no comparison
Great teams are judged on post season success.

 

[cowboybish]

Before you go saying adios, seeya wouldn't want to beya or something else along those lines, hear me out.

I have been wondering if my loss of passion for the Cowboys is just the aging process or is there something else causing that and I think I am on to it. I do not have that proprietary attachment to the Cowboys I once had.

When I became a fan, they were my team. Really MY team, I felt more than just a fan, they were mine. I had a special relationship with them and almost felt I knew them.

No owner sends the message louder or clearer that this is his team than this one. He even went so far to tell the fans if you don't like it, plop down 140M of your own money. And since then, it's only gotten worse.

Not only do he and his son spend their time telling us that this is their team but they insult my fantelligence by trying to sell their way is the way. No other owner in sports history has spent more time trying to sell lemonade and eventually it becomes an insult. Do they really think I am that stupid? Just because I am a fan?

The bragging and boastfulness of the Joneses negates any "this is my team" thinking. It's all about them.

Tex Schramm was a master marketer and he had this knack for making the Cowboy accomplishments inclusive for the fans. I can still recall the pc when he established the largest radio network in NFL history and was responsible for establishing the Dallas Cowboys as Mexico's team, as well as New Mexico and Arizona. He made it about us, the fans. He said we were the reason that happened. It was look what we did.

This detached feeling I have when I watch this team play has become the norm so it doesn't bother me as much but when I watch them play, I know I am watching someone else's team play, not mine.

I realize there is no logic or rationale attached to being a fan but that's what has happened to me, I am now a fan because I've been a fan for so long. If not for the history, I would not choose this team today.

The problem is that I do not think I will ever get that feeling back again. That this is MY team feeling. And that makes me sad because one should never outgrow their passion.

This is not a complaint thread or a bash the owner one as I do not think he did this intentionally, it just happened because he let his ego take over. And a lot of what he's been doing is trying to chase the Jimmy Johnson ghost away but along the way he took my pride of ownership of my team away from me.

it is still my favorite NFL team but it is not MY team.

It's really hard for me to disagree with a single word you stated. As a fan since 1963 it's safe to say - "I've seen it all". I feel just the way you do!

 

[Cowpolk]

A little old. Mid-40's, but I have the brain of a 20 year old! At least the maturity level of a 20 year old.
Thank goodness I have a strong (and patient) wife.

I'm a less fat old fart when I retired I weighed 279 lbs. I'm down to 201 now 26 pounds to go

 

[Corso]

I'm a less fat old fart when I retired I weighed 279 lbs. I'm down to 201 now 26 pounds to go

Drop those lemon drops and pick up them cans of beans mister!
It's time to start:

 

[kskboys]

Maybe he should let it go he replied to me several times. Try keeping up! Why don’t you let it go and stop messaging me. This has nothing to do with you. You’re nothing but a nuisance who doesn’t have a clue about anything. You just come around looking to start fights with me.

No, actually, you go out of your way to throw little cheap grade school insults. Sad, dude, just sad.

 

[kskboys]

I still get a kick out of the fans that were comparing the team from last season with the good teams of the 1990s.

Most likely follow the ball fans, which is unfortunately what our GM is.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Sure, but 3 of those wins will be from within their division...lol

Wins are wins. Definitely a tougher schedule down the stretch.

But it doenst matter. All the resident homers will be out in droves talking about the SB if we go 6-2.

 

[john van brocklin]

I'm a less fat old fart when I retired I weighed 279 lbs. I'm down to 201 now 26 pounds to go

Congrats on that weight loss!

 

[Big_D]

It’s Jerry’s team! He’s the face of the franchise!