Dallas Cowboys are NOT America's team. Proven (coach, cheerleaders, fan) - Pro Football - - City-Data Forum

jazzy jeff 11 · 11-03-2009, 03:04 PM

was watching Sportsnation. Love that show and they said it there is no America's team. no America's team.

Friendly banter is encouraged on this thread.

eat that Dallas Let's not have that Jeff, ok?

TexasGirl@Heart · 11-03-2009, 03:10 PM

Blame it on the media back in the 70's! That is who dubbed them with that nickname.

Meanwhile, the Steelers DOMINATED the 70's with 4 Super Bowl titles!

The media interviewed Chuck Noll and asked him "Does it make you angry because Dallas is referred to as America's team when you and your club are winning all the SB's?" His reply was classic Chuck Noll! He said "No, because we aren't America's team. We are PITTSBURGH'S team!" Loved that guy!

Orangeish · 11-03-2009, 03:15 PM

where does sportsnation stand on gay marriage? I need ESPN to decide on more stupid push button issues for me.

DOUBLE H · 11-03-2009, 03:25 PM

When Bum Philips, head coach of the Houston Oilers was asked about that slogan, he replied, "I'd rather be Texas's team!"

TT Dave · 11-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DOUBLE H

When Bum Philips, head coach of the Houston Oilers was asked about that slogan, he replied, "I'd rather be Texas's team!"

LOL...I remember that quote from Bum, that was funny. I'm a Cowboys fan and I couldn't care less about my team being called "America's Team" or not being called that. Most of my friends, family, and other people I know who are Cowboys fans couldn't care less either.

TexasGirl@Heart · 11-03-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DOUBLE H

When Bum Philips, head coach of the Houston Oilers was asked about that slogan, he replied, "I'd rather be Texas's team!"

Exactly!!!

Stripes17 · 11-03-2009, 04:25 PM

I wish the Cowboys weren't called America's Team either.

Then a certain jealous poster won't keep starting threads and harping on a moniker that was given to the team and not created by themselves.

But, I guess when the team you root for is so pathetic that you've got nothing to be proud about, you tend to dwell on other things.

Um, let's not have that, ok?

little elmer · 11-03-2009, 04:32 PM

It's never meant anything to most true Cowboy fans either - who'd rather their team do the talking on the field.

Instead, it of course goes back to Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt's marketing the team back in the late 60s and 70s. They really got creative with merchandising and fan mail (they actually answered the mail and gave them info on how to buy team related stuff - what a concept).

It's all about the money, not the football.

TexasGirl@Heart · 11-03-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by little elmer

It's never meant anything to most true Cowboy fans either - who'd rather their team do the talking on the field.

Now that is the most intelligent thing I've heard in a LONG time on these sport forums!!! Gotta rep you for that one!

DOUBLE H · 11-03-2009, 05:04 PM

Little Elmer has a good point. The Cowboys pulled out all the stops regarding promotion, started probably by the cheerleaders! lol

I'm not sure exactly who or when it started, but it could have been a combination of CBS Sports and NFL Films, who at that time was headed by Ed Sabol, Steve's dad. The first time I heard that phrase I remember it being spoken by John Facenda through NFL films. I always fondly think of Facenda as "The voice Of God' himself. And I'm not so certain that Monday Night Football didn't push that phrase along as well, particularly broadcaster Howard Cosell!