NFL 2016 - <whatever Tony is doing>
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Burnem Wizfyre
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No I fucked up the links, fixed now. Though with him on ignore you will only see me and Mario talking about it.
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"I don't think Dallas has ever really had a great home field advantage. What I've heard is that, 'Wow, they really lost home field advantage when they left Texas Stadium.' Texas Stadium really wasn't that different. Having played playoff games in Texas Stadium, that stadium was rocking, it was great. ... But when we would play in Philadelphia, New York and walk out of the tunnel, I would have to be yelling at the top of my lungs for guys to hear me. And you get on the plane for the flight home and your head would be pounding, you wouldn't have a voice, and that's just the way that it was. There was no way you could go down there near the goal line and use hard count in an opposing stadium. And yet in Texas Stadium, teams did it all the time."
Any theories as to why, Troy?
"I think for a large part – and the fans don't want to hear this – a lot of the people that attend sports in this town, they're there because it's kind of just a place to be seen. I didn't know anybody who went to Rangers games, and then when they started winning and going to World Series, everybody's wearing Rangers hats and saying, 'Oh yeah, I'm a big Rangers fan.' I've always said Dallas isn't so much a sports town as it is a winner's town."
So to summarize: Cowboys fans you were always bandwagoners, but I guess it's okay now because apparently a lot of the folks who frequently attend games in Dallas are bandwagoners, too. You have more in common with them than we ever knew
Any theories as to why, Troy?
"I think for a large part – and the fans don't want to hear this – a lot of the people that attend sports in this town, they're there because it's kind of just a place to be seen. I didn't know anybody who went to Rangers games, and then when they started winning and going to World Series, everybody's wearing Rangers hats and saying, 'Oh yeah, I'm a big Rangers fan.' I've always said Dallas isn't so much a sports town as it is a winner's town."
So to summarize: Cowboys fans you were always bandwagoners, but I guess it's okay now because apparently a lot of the folks who frequently attend games in Dallas are bandwagoners, too. You have more in common with them than we ever knew
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Burnem Wizfyre
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One of my favorites was the Cowboys fans calling up direct tv canceling Sunday ticket after the Romo injury.
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The actual bet. Now Convo's going mega pussy and pretending he stipulated it wouldn't take place until after the Super Bowl.
For those who have him on ignore:
"Bet is who has better regular season record between Eagles and Dallas. I have Eagles with the better record, he has Dallas. Tie Breakers follow the NFL Tie breaker rules.
Loser is banned from posting in the sports forum for a year."
What a delusional faggot with zero integrity.
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Convo
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Actually someone popped in and suggested we make it till after the SB for jimmies. IDC either way. But I can see why you think my indifference is me being a pussy. Your logic is always on point.
Not that you would take a bet like this.
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Burnem Wizfyre
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So Convo could be banned this Tuesday, I'll alert mods when I get up for work Tuesday morning, unless one of you guys are awake after MNF game.
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Chanur
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First time the two big markets have been relevant in a while. Its not surprising.
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Jozu
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Best Dallas team since 1995 when they had Deion Sanders.
Im not even sure that Dallas team was as hot a team as this 2016 version. A version where the two most dangerous players on their offense are rookies. The 95 team lost a lot of key pieces due to the constraints of free agency, as they saw guys like Alvin Harper and Jim Jeffcoat go, and Aikman was banged up during the middle of the season. They lost 2 games in a row and probably should of lost a 3rd to a terrible Giants team but won on a late FG. That team was still stacked as fuck with Aikman, Emmit Smith, Ivrin and Novacheck, and had a great defense with Sanders, Haley and company but that offensive line wasnt as good as this current version, and Dez Bryant (when healthy) is just a tier below Mike Irvin, and Dak and Zeke provide just as much firepower as Aikman and Smith IMO.
Obviously not in terms of accomplishment, but their production and ceiling are off the charts. Zeke has a chance to be a legend. So does Dak. Its exciting times to be a Cowboys fan. Not even that 95 team won 10 in a row, no Dallas team has ever even won 9 in a row. They beat the Steelers, they just outscored a really good Washington team, they beat the Ravens and Philly, and most importantly, they dismantled the shitty teams like they are supposed to.
Jason Garrett deserves a lot of fucking credit.
Im not even sure that Dallas team was as hot a team as this 2016 version. A version where the two most dangerous players on their offense are rookies. The 95 team lost a lot of key pieces due to the constraints of free agency, as they saw guys like Alvin Harper and Jim Jeffcoat go, and Aikman was banged up during the middle of the season. They lost 2 games in a row and probably should of lost a 3rd to a terrible Giants team but won on a late FG. That team was still stacked as fuck with Aikman, Emmit Smith, Ivrin and Novacheck, and had a great defense with Sanders, Haley and company but that offensive line wasnt as good as this current version, and Dez Bryant (when healthy) is just a tier below Mike Irvin, and Dak and Zeke provide just as much firepower as Aikman and Smith IMO.
Obviously not in terms of accomplishment, but their production and ceiling are off the charts. Zeke has a chance to be a legend. So does Dak. Its exciting times to be a Cowboys fan. Not even that 95 team won 10 in a row, no Dallas team has ever even won 9 in a row. They beat the Steelers, they just outscored a really good Washington team, they beat the Ravens and Philly, and most importantly, they dismantled the shitty teams like they are supposed to.
Jason Garrett deserves a lot of fucking credit.
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Chanur
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I think we should calm down with the legend shit until they actually do something for a while. That being said Dallas has all the pieces to be competitive for years to come, and if they can improve their defense a bit they could be the NFC team to beat for years.
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lol Convo being a scared little bitch again. Gonna miss owning you constantly.
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Jozu
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Im not a Dallas guy trust me, but you cant deny the fact that Elliot and Prescott could truly be something special. People laughed when Dallas drafted Travis Frederick. Now him and Smith are anchoring the best line in football. Now they hit on Elliot and Dak, so they should get all the credit they deserve.
If the Cowboys make it to the Super Bowl this year, and somehow win it, you're talking possible legend status for those two. This is the closest thing to Aikman and Smith by far, and you can only be giddy if you're a Cowboys fan. Yeah they could both be garbage by 2019 but they could also be truly special, we just dont know yet, but for the time being that fanbase gets to bask in this glory.
If the Cowboys make it to the Super Bowl this year, and somehow win it, you're talking possible legend status for those two. This is the closest thing to Aikman and Smith by far, and you can only be giddy if you're a Cowboys fan. Yeah they could both be garbage by 2019 but they could also be truly special, we just dont know yet, but for the time being that fanbase gets to bask in this glory.
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