There Is No America's Team
Wednesday August 27, 2003
I say it's time for the Dallas Cowboys to drop the moniker of America's Team since they are not, nor have they ever been, a team favored by a majority of the population, and in reality, more Americans dislike the team than like them. Of course, a few Cowboys fans disagree with my thoughts. Check out this hot debate on the About Football Forum.
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Ahhhh the jealousy burns deep inside…Go Cowboys! “America’s Team”
No, you’re wrong Jim. Jealousy has nothing to do with it. It’s all about common sense.
Actually, in every poll I’ve ever seen. The most popular team in the NFL, amongst fans, players (pre-NFL, of course) and non-communitsts is always the Dallas Cowboys. Granted, they are usually also voted the most disliked but that’s by those die-hards who really want their Bengals or Saints to be America’s Team. Also, if you listen to interviews with NFL players they are always surprised when they play Dallas at their respective home stadiums at how many Cowboys jerseys appear in the stands. Finally, if you travel abroad in Europe, Asia, Latin America, etc. the only American football team everyone can name is the Dallas Cowboys. Go into any bar anywhere in the world and if they know any NFL team it’s the ‘Boys. So Mr. Alder, get your facts straight before you start whining about who should and shouldn’t be America’s Team. Why don’t you just relax and enjoy your hair.
How ’bout them Cowboys!
AMERICA’S TEAM
Same old lame arguments Tony. None of which point to the Cowboys being America’s Team.
More people dislike them than like them…DUH…That goes for every team, given the total number of competing teams and fanbase.
For more fans to like them than dislike them, that would mean more than 50% of ALL NFL fans would be Cowboys fans, which is ludicrous to say. I would say 10-15% would be accurate, as there are 32 NFL teams.
With dominant teams in the 70’s, early 80’s, and the 90’s, a lot of America latched on to the superstars and the Super teams. Now with T.O. and a rising team, it continues.
But as for a single team, they probably have the largest fanbase…more poular than the other ones. The Steelers have to be #2.
The only way to prove this would be for ALL NFL fans to vote on their favorite team, but that’ll never happen.
GO COWBOYS…AMERICA”S TEAM!
http://groups.msn.com/DallasCowboysAficionados/howthename39america39s39cameabout.msnw
That’s my point, Ryan. If it’s ludicrous to think 50% of America supports the Cowboys, then they shouldn’t call themselves America’s Team. They may be the most popular team in America. I’m not disputing that. But that does not make them America’s team.
Look here JAMES, you just jealous cause you got some team you like and there not americas team. They wouldnt have got them the name if it werent true. Now stop hatin on the cowboys when you know they’re americas team. you just mad you aint got a team that gets the credit like they do, besides they from Texas so thats enough said right there. TEXAS BABY. Represent.
GO COWBOYS
James, you dont know nothin!
Well by golly, Justin, if someone says it, it must be true, right? Now get back over with the other sheep.
Like i said u dont know nothin. callin me a sheep, is that the best comeback you had. Ive been all across the country and have seen more cowboy merchandise then any other. So you just worry about your hair and leave the sports to someone who knows what they are talkin about.
So what else do you gotta say JAMES
Nah, that’s not the best I can come up with. It’s just the most fitting for people who believe everything they hear on TV. By the way… I just love the hair jealousy.
When the 3 wisemen went out to look for God’s son Jesus what did they look for? The STAR! Likewise today when people look for God’s Team they look for the star. GO COWBOYS.
Aways America’s Team, ALWAYS!!!!
P.S. I just wrote to George Bush, a Texas native. I suggested to him to change America’s flag to America’s Team flag. Instead of having 51 stars on the blue portion just have a Dallas Cowboy Helmet with the the Star logo on it. I’m sure the Prez will approve it.
Thanks Tony… that’s a perfect example of the fantasy this moniker is based on.
your justa little bitch who proabaly doesnt like the cowboys because they most likely beat your team in championship or super bowl, and youre just pissed about it, so your going to talk a lot of crap!! so stop being such a girl and admit that there america’s team!
Roy… thanks for another perfect example of the ignorance that keeps this myth of America’s Team alive.
Give me a break, I am sick to death of the Cowboys being favored as “America’s team”. It is so stupid, but you can count on Dallas being aired every weekend and on Thanksgivinbg day, it doesnt matter how bad they suck the networks show the game, while the fans are missing watching good teams play. Wake up! If people Like T-O are suppose to represent America , that is a shame.
The Dallas Cowboys were billed as America’s Team NOT by the Cowboys themselve, as seems to the be opinions of far too many media mongers. The Cowboys were given that title back in the days of Tom Landry. In fact, after the Redskins won the superbowl I believe in ‘92, they insisted that they should be America’s Team. The President even responded, saying that the Cowboys were now and would remain America’s Team because they had done more for the sport of football than any other team in history. Add in the fact that they are tied for the most wins of any team, they have also been to more Superbowls than any other team (count them…its 8). AND if you look at the ratings, more people watch the Dallas Cowboys than any other team in the league. Love them, Hate them, you have to respect them. They are the Dallas Cowboys, America’s Team.
no there is no ignorance, look at it, when the dallas cowboys went 1-15 back in the early 1990’s,texas stadium was still sold out, that very next season! if you look at any other team when they have a losing season, people stop wearing there jerseys, stop buying tickets to there games, they stop watching there games, they just abandon them!!! when dallas does bad they dont get abandoned! i know your propbaly going to say something back that makes no sense, to reply but go ahead and do it. i have so many facts to prove it i can go for a very long time!
So far you’ve proved nothing Roy. You’re making the same old lame arguments that don’t hold water. There is no America’s team because there is not one team that represents America. Unless, of course, you consider about 7-8% of the total NFL fan base a majority.
Give me your facts Roy. I can shoot them down as fast as you put them up.
If 30 percent of the people vote for a candidate in an election, and he ends up with the most votes, he still gets the job. Of 32 teams in this country, more people are fans of the Cowboys than any other team. The Cowboys are still watched by more people than any other team. TV stations still get better ratings from airing the Cowboy games then virtually “any other game.” Its not a question of them having 10 percent of the fan base, its the fact that they have a far greater fan base than any other team out there. Add in those people that choose the Cowboys as their second favorite team, and you more that double that number. The Dallas Cowboys hold a commanding lead over any other team when it comes to knowing who they are and what they represent. More people know who Roger Staubach is than could tell you who the quarterback was for the then Saint Louis Cardinals. Ask ANY football fan and they could tell you who Tony Dorsett was. Danny White, Troy Aikman, Emmit Smith, Micheal Irivn, etc, etc, etc.
You want facts? The Dallas Cowboys invented more football plays than any other team. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Shotgun? The first time a quarterback (a Cowboys quarterback by the way) stepped into that formation, Referees had to stop the game to figure out if the formation was even legal.
And again, 8 Superbowl appearences. More playoff games than any other team. Hello? Still tied for first with 5 wins…you gettin any of this? And like Roy said, every game sold out. 15 and 1 or 1 and 15..doesn’t matter they sell out EVERY game. And why? Because they are AMERICA’S TEAM!
hey do me one favor!! go to google search, or yahoo search, or any type of search engine, type in americas team, and see what the first thing is said at the top, and you tell me what it says? can you do that?
I’m a Cowboy fan… and they ARE America’s Team!
I am a HUGE Dallas fan. IF they are not “America’s Team” then why has the NFL network got DVDs out that says “Dallas Cowboys, America’s Team”? Even Madden calls them America’s Team. Sure we are hated by many, but we have the largest fan base in the world. So I have to say..we ARE America’s Team and ALWAYS will be!
GO COWBOYS
if there not americas team, then how come today on nbc they were talking about the wild card games, and the annoucer said staright out, americas team travels in to seattle to play the seahawks!! i wonder why they would say that?
The game of football would not be played the way it is today if not for tom landry.He was the inovator and mastermind behind the name of america’s team,the motion you see in today’s offense,4-3& flex defenes plus perfected the shotgun formation is what poeple came to love dallas for,making them america’s team and still america’s team.
face it, no one really likes the Cowboys.
To say, “face it, no one really likes the Cowboys.” is really ignorant since better than 65,000 people pay better than face value for tickets to watch every home game live at Texas Stadium…
This ESPN Sports Poll proves it — and it goes across all major sports, not just football:
http://groups.msn.com/DallasCowboysAficionados/howthename39america39s39cameabout.msnw
sorry – forgot to mention – scroll down to bottom, and notice its not even close compared to other teams. I’m all for letting the Saints “borrow” the term for this season, but the Cowboys are one of the most successful sports franchises in sports history. And those are numbers no one can deny.
Go Cowboys!!
Well, the Cowboys did not coin the phrase “America’s Team”. Bob Ryan, Editor in Chief at NFL Films, did. He used that title for the NFL Films 1978 Cowboy’s highlight film. He said that the Cowboys were on national TV the most, and he always saw Cowboy jerseys even at games the Cowboys were not playing in. Now, did Texas E. Schramm take that ball and run with it? Yes, but let the record be set straight that it was NFL Films that put that monkier on us. Actually, many of the Cowboys of the 70’s hated the name.
On top of that, of the 5 highest rated regular season games on Fox, the Cowboys have three of them. The Cowboys also have the highest rated regular season game on cable as well. A Reuter’s poll a few years ago has the Dallas Cowboy Star as the most recognizable sports logo.
Sounds like America’s Team to me!
go cowboys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill you are an idiot. James… need I say it?
AK you are a genius.
That is funny because this whole thing is asking if dallas is americas team. If your even askning the question then you already have your answer.
Also this about the Saints being Americas team. Just beacause they were devastated by a hurricane. take that away and you have nothing. All the respect in the world to them. But that does not make them americas team. besides what state took them in. I believe it was texas
First the Cowboys do not claim to be America’s team. A writer in the 70’s put that tag on them because not only were they the most reconizable pro team in sports but they were either loved or hated not to mention year after year a top seller of merchandise. Also don’t forget America’s darlings our Cheerleaders. Tex Schramm heard it, ran with it, and took financial advantage of it for the Cowboys. Do not be a baby because you are not a fan of the Boys and it’s a great caption! I’m sure you believe Yankee Stadium is the house that Ruth buildt though. Just live with it and except it who ever you root for will NEVER be called America’s Team! Plus if the Cowboys really cared why did they not trade mark it. You just sound like soar grapes!
If you look at things more objectively, and not just who your favorite team personally is, you might conclude otherwise. I would assert based off of consistent popularity, longevity, performance (most all-time championships) and most importantly, the only team that is actually fully owned by the citizens of the USA only, it would be the Green Bay Packers. They are actually the only team in all of professional sports that can claim that.
Go Dallas, “America’s Team”
Whoa there Nick! Haven’t you read anything? Greenbay most all-time championships? Since when? Big picture…Dallas has won more playoff games been to more Superbowls than ANY other team at 8 and ties for Winning the most Superbowls of any team. That would be 5. Greenbay has won 3 and been 4….lets see…8 to 4…hmmm..5 to 3….hmmmmm…I’m seeing a pattern here…Now, Congratulations…you don’t like THE Dallas Cowboys, America’s Team. Scamper off and play nice now. Let the Big BOYS Take care of business now. They have a LOT of fans to take care of. (Its only fitting that the Cowboys new stadium will be the freakin ENVY of every team in the league! A stadium fit for AMERICA’S TEAM!)
Oh..and by the way…longevity…America’s Team since the 1970’s..That ties right into popularity…As for performance.. well…you know the rest.
Nick is right actually, Claud. Green Bay does have more NFL championships than any other team, followed by the Chicago Bears.
Moose calls in every NFL stadium.
The Cowboys are America’s Team and those who suggest otherwise not open to the truth of the matter. In fact, most who oppose the Cowboys use of America’s Team seem to argue from a perspective of envy and hatred, and that is proof that they thinking clearly. I am not a Cowboys fan, but I live in NY and know that there are more Cowboys fans here than Jets fans and almost as many as Giants fans. Its all theatre. The NFL needs the Dallas Cowboys to be good, because its good for the league. Its widely known, and there is no other team in the NFL that the league wants to be successful. The Cowboys are villians to many, and heros to many more. The league is more interesting when the Cowboys are good. The very notion that people either hate them or love them is proof in itself of their power. People denounce them because of their insecurities; I guess it makes them feel as if their own team is illegitmate, but it doesn’t. Again, its all theatre-its all drama. Don’t take it so litereally-it makes you seem simple-minded.
The Cowboys are a very popular team but also a very disliked team. The most popular team in America is the ittsburgh Steelers. SB XL was a home game for the Steelers. Also, they sell more merchandise than any other team. Also, the Steelers fan base is strong anywhere they travel.
And greenbay won those when? back before Dallas had a team? The fact still remains, the Cowboys capture more audiences than any other team. Period. No matter what team people claim, more people flip over to see how the Cowboys are doing. Love them, Hate them, they still get the respect. And lets not forget, the Cowboys didn’t name themselves that. They didn’t even want the name. Somehow, it stuck. And oh look. How many years later and they are still called America’s Team. Agree or not, they are America’s Team. Like it or not you will still turn on the T.V. and hear “America’s Team” and know that the Cowboys are playing. They are now and will remain AMERICA’S TEAM!
nuff said.
everyone is jealous cause no matter where we are when we come to a stadium every fan knows we are the team to beat. Fact is we are the yankees of pro football. See all you haters in the playoffs
First: I’m not a Cowboy fan..
Second: It seems about 95% of above comments support the Cowboys lustrous byname..
Third: On said 95%, I’m sure they are not ALL Dallas fans but still agree with the moniker AMERICA’S TEAM…
So please spare us all the regurgitated attitude from envious fans of less favored teams.
And my final thought, being that they are the favored team of the rest of the planet, perhaps it was they who inspired the label.
I guess “America’s team” is what we have here then. Whiney coaches who quit because of self centered players moaning about one thing or another. Work ethic that comes from the ghetto’s of Dallas for sure. What we have here is disgruntled fans saying that the Cowboys are America’s team, as far as I am concerned they don’t represent anything that I care for and they are not the only team that has done anything for the game of football. Calling them America’s team is the mistake of calling all facial tissue Kleenex, they got branded something its NOT!!!
the name didn’t always come with nice things, you think cowboys loved it at first at all?
cowboys deserve the name because they are sticking with it now. win or lose, for those only like the name onlybbecause they win, they don’t worth the name.
claud……you’re a freakin genius. right now he’s the only one who has come up with cold hard facts. nobody has come back with anything but childish insults. I was born and raised on the cowboys. die-hard fan through and through. honestly, looking through the conversations, everything i wanted to say has already been said. however, i do have one question to all the haters… what exactly did u type in to get to this site? and if u hate them so much then why?
I would like to be the first to suggest that America’s team is to small for the Cowboys.I think they should be team universe. We all know theyre well known world wide, and I’m sure if ET has the nfl network he and his are watching the stars too!!
ESPN 2007 poll says Dallas Cowboys are most popular football team, receiving twice as many votes as the second place team.
If you go to Arizona, especially around phoenix, you’ll find there are about as many cowboys fans as AZ cardinals fans.
Your so full of it you stink. Everybody knows the Cowboys are the Americas Team. You just don’t want to admit it. Your not a Cowboys fan and it shows. How many other teams have won the Super Bowl five times. Get a life……better yet just bet on the Cowboys to win the next Super Bowl.
Even on the news tonight they said the Cowboys were the Americas Team. So it dosen’t mater what you mindless fools think…..the Cowboys “RULE” Ha Ha ha
How many other teams have won five Super Bowls? Two… the Steelers and 49ers. I guess that means we have three America’s Teams. Of course, none of the three are supported by the majority of Americans, so the moniker really isn’t fitting for any of them.
all you have to do is google americas team, may i say more!!!wow!
YOUR STUPID…
So, the reason they are “America’s Team” is because google says so??? LAME!!!
look i live in n.c. people are always tring to push the panthers on me but i am a diehard cowboys fan and if you cant face the musis get into the doghouse with the other punks cause there is only one americas team and that my friend is the boys in blue and silver ha ha eat your heart out punk
Who has 12 NFL Championships and counting?
Wouldn’t THEY be the real America’s team?
Maybe a team from a real working class city? that is owned by the people? that has the greatest QB ever?
There are plenty of working class people in Dallas and Fort Worth. Oh, and your greatest QB ever has never won a game in Texas Stadium.
I like the fact that the Cowboys have more Lombardi trophies than the Packers and way many more George Halas trophies than the Bears.
One big reason that the Cowboys have more nationally televised games this year than anyone else including the Patriots, Steelers and Colts, is because television networks know more people watch the Cowboys.
No. 1 rated regular season game last year: Cowboys 21, Colts 14.
All I have to say…
There are way more reasons the Cowboys are America’s team than they arent. You guys keep asking for reasons they are, and everybody’s giving them… (and a lot of good ones) Well hey guys, give us a reason they aren’t! A good one!
Just to contribute to why the Cowboys are America’s team:
THE DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS!!!
Think about it. Did you even know any other team HAD cheerleaders?
Who cares! I know that has nothing to do with theyre ability on the field, its just one of their claims to fame.
4 and 0 BABY! Go Cowboys!!
America’s team??? Those drug loving, cheerleading gawking, 5 year old boy killing (father killed son because he kept getting in front of the TV when the cokeboys were playing), brothels around texas stadium, texans full of themselves, emmitt smith taking a 100 more carries then payton to break his rushing record. Yeah right America’s Team. Sorry to burst your bubble but Green Bay, Chicago and the Giants all have more championships then the cokeboys. Yes championships. The Super Bowl used to be called the Championship Game. The NFL was around way before the cokeboys.
THE DALLAS COWBOYS ARE BY FAR THE BEST AND MOST DOMINATING FOOTBALL FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME!!!
they Cowboys will ALWAYS be America’s team.
not the New England Patriots like some are starting to say.
people who disagree are bitter.
its the way with all things from Texas, ya love ‘em or ya hate ‘em, but they’re better!
HOW ‘BOUT THEM COWBOYS!?
5-0 this year!
Interesting thoughts Mr. Alder. With such common sense ideas such as these, no wonder I have never heard of you.
I say it’s time for the Dallas Cowboys to drop the moniker of America’s Team since they are not, nor have they ever been, a team favored by a majority of the population, and in reality, more Americans dislike the team than like them.
Two words Jim
PROVE IT!
Is that why Cowboys merchandise outsells every other team’s?
Or let’s also consider who has a more winning record in their franchise history… Um it’s not New England.
Give it up dude. Come back after several decades of dynasty New England teams and then your argument could be valid.
Actually, you’re all WRONG!! 3 teams have won 5 times..49ers…Steelers..and the Cowboys…but I think there is one more that I can’t remember..think about that
Umm…yes. They have been favored… Which is, of course, WHY they were dubbed “America’s Team” lol! Wikipedia it, you’ll learn a lil’ somethin.
It’s not the Yankees, Red Sox’s, or the lakers so don’t even try to make an argument cause you’ll be wrong, just cause u people from the east like your pats, Celtics, and what not doesn’t mean the rest of us in America like them 2 cause we don’t. P.S. haven’t you notice that there’s always a lot of Cowboy fans in each of the city’s that play in. GO COWBOYS!!!
you guys suck cowboys blow yal away so suck it
That’s why when Dallas and Pittsburgh met in the SuperBowl, three times, Steelers fans outnumbered Cowboy fans by almost 3-1. I don’t know who dubbed the Cowboy’s “America’s Team”. They are not.
The Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team, because the definite descriptive “America’s Team” refers to the Dallas Cowboys. Similarly, Deion Sanders is Prime Time because the definite descriptive “Prime Time” refers to Deion Sanders. This doesn’t mean Deion Sanders is the time of day designated as prime for anything. Nor does the fact that the Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team mean that they are really THE team belonging to America. In fact there are several American teams; 32 in the NFL alone.
Just because we all call the Cowboys “America’s Team” does not mean that a person who likes the Green Bay Packers better, for example, is not an American.
Of course all this is not to take away from the fact that the Cowboys have traditionally been a great team, and certainly it is possible that they are the most popular team in the United States. Yet neither this nor their collection of accolades will make them America’s Team. What makes them America’s Team is the fact that everyone understands “America’s Team” to mean “the Dallas Cowboys”.
It would, however, be interesting to see an accurate poll on the topic of team popularity. I know ESPN had their poll, but I’d think a Gallup poll might be more reliable. Even so I would not be surprised if the Cowboys came out on top.
Look for similarities between how the Packers respond defensively to Detroit’s passing attack and how they play against Dallas. On the offensive side watch for how Favre, a quarterback who has historically struggled to find his rhythm in domes, looks against Detroit to indicate how he might play in Dallas. My guess is that GB will not have a chance against Dallas if they lose to Detroit. Either way I want to see GB face NE. America’s Team had their chance already.
I don’t think the majority of the population needs to support any franchise for it to be referred to as “America’s Team.” So before I support my point, I think your entire argument is moot. I think the term more or less indicates the phenomenon of the general population’s INTEREST or KNOWLEDGE, of the franchise, not necessarily whether people “like” or “dislike” the franchise. I think the Cowboys have on average been, and arguably, continue to be, the most storied and followed team in the league-i.e., “the soap opera that is the Dallas Cowboys.” I think their image is distinctly American and reflects American values. From the Team name to the Cheerleaders, the Dallas Cowboys are distinctly American. Also,I may be mistaken, but I believe the Cowboys outsell every other franchise in paraphernalia and, on average, generate the highest national TV ratings during the regular season. Specifically, I believe the number one selling jersey from April to October is Tony Romo, not Brett Favre or Tom Brady, who are currently the most established and credible NFL QB superstars. Additionally, the team has had to reschedule at least 3 games this season (moving the game from the early to late game) in order for these games to be accessible to different time zones, in effect making the game a “national” in coverage. I believe these facts clearly support the designation you question. Indeed, the NFL markets the team as “America’s Team” and at the end of th day, the total NFL marketed product significantly influences the determination of how teams are identified-not the fans.
America has 32 teams last time I checked… Dallas is 1/32 of that and therefore, not Americas team.
America’s Team is a term often used to describe the Dallas Cowboys franchise that plays in the NFC East of the National Football League.[1] The term is recognized and often used by media outlets, including ESPN [2] and Yahoo! [3] .
Bob Ryan, the Vice President and editor-in-chief of NFL Films, coined this for the Cowboys in 1979. After preparing and editing the team’s 1978 season highlight film he had to come up with a title for the film.[4] He was quoted as saying:
“I wanted to come up with a different twist on their team highlight film. I noticed then, and had noticed earlier, that wherever the Cowboys played, you saw people in the stands with Cowboys jerseys and hats and pennants. Plus, they were always the national game on television.”
Drawing upon this inspiration and that of other nationally followed sports teams, such as the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in college football and the Boston Celtics in pro basketball, which Ryan said “are all America’s teams,” he decided to use America’s Team as the name of the highlight film.
During the Cowboys’ first game of the 1979 season, a nationally televised game against the St. Louis Cardinals (which Dallas won 22-21), the television announcer introduced the Cowboys as America’s Team and the nickname stuck.
Dallas’ Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry originally did not approve of the appellation. He felt that it would give opposing teams extra incentive to play harder. Eventually he gave in and actually came to like the name.[5]
In 2003, NFL Films released a DVD collection chronicling the Dallas Cowboys franchise entitled The Dallas Cowboys: The Complete History of America’s Team 1960-2003.
Right. So the Dallas Cowboys really are “America’s Team”. It’s just a name.
Deion Sanders is “Prime Time”
Walter Payton is “Sweetness”
Green Bay, WI is “Titletown, USA”
Just watch the TV ratings after the Dallas & Green Bay game on Thursday and maybe the non-believers will get a clue….then again, probably not since Cowboy haters are in denial.
Go Cowboys! Beat Farve and the Pack!
“Just watch the TV ratings after the Dallas & Green Bay game on Thursday and maybe the non-believers will get a clue”
High ratings could just as easily be interpreted as interest in the Packers, or Brett FaVRe or in a great football game. What else would you expect from a game that’s supposed to produce the NFC’s answer to the Patriots? (At any rate I highly doubt the NFC conference game will feature a re-match of these two teams)
Go Missouri!
Of course, the Cowboys/Packers game will be shown on NFL Network which apparently is not carried on Charter or Time Warner..so that might have an effect on ratings outside of the Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Dallas viewing areas (which have permission to broadcast the game on local stations).
So if the Cowboys are America’s team does that make the rest of the NFL’s teams THE WORLD’S TEAMS?? nyah!
take it up with NFL Films….they’re the ones that gave them the nickname in the ’70s
I hate to think that the team that represents America is one that has a slimy owner, cheap bimbos on the sideline, prima donna players, ‘pastel uniforms, tacky astroturf, and a partial dome playing in nice weather.
America’s real team is Chicago, or the Packers, or the Browns!
HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS!!!!
the cowboys may be americas team but packers fans are still the most loyal ones
Want the real answer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America’s_Team
cowboys are the best team and the world and have earned the name americas team..go dallas!
The reason they’re called America’s Team derived from a tongue in cheek reply made by Tex Schramm, the then GM for the Cowboys. He was asked why they built Tex. Stadium with a hole in the roof. He replied, “So God can watch his team play”. Some broadcaster, name escapes me now, picked it up and tagged the ‘Boys as America’s Team and it stuck. I sorta like it. VBG
GO BOYS…BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS AGAIN!
haha you hater. its a name, just a name. granted, they are the most successful team in NFL history, (check it, nerds) its JUST A NAME. deserved though. the cowboys OWN patriots? who are they?
P.S. HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS
You need to find out the Dallas Cowboys are called America’s team before you say anything about it. It has nothing to with the number of fans. If you do some research you will find that a part of the team was owned by the American government and that is why they are referred to as America’s team. Besides the fact that they are the most liked team in the world of football. You can find proof of all this on the internet in case you want to see for your self
I agree with James, Dallas is not ‘America’s Team.’. They may think so, but that may be true for Texas, maybe.
I would think Green Bay is closest because they do not put up with the type of player scandals found on other teams like the Cowbiys, are community owned and supported in so many ways and not open to corporate blackmail by owners such was seen in Baltimore, Houston, and Cleveland.
The Packers are about fair play and community centeredness. They are what Americans would like to become.
Dallas is and always will be Americas team. God says so, its his team too!…and if you dont like it, go suck on a redskin you bunch of crybabies!
GO COWBOYS!
Well said. Not just America’s Team, but also God’s Team …Look at the-hole-in-the-roof at Texas Stadium (and their new palace in Arlington) so God can watch his ‘boys play. Whoaaaa!!! or did I hear Yawza!
I’ve got news for you boys and girls, you either like the Cowboys or you hate them. If you like them, you watch them to win; if you hate them, you watch them to lose. Either way, they rack up the numbers and that’s how they got to be and will always be America’s Team. Cowboys even seem to revel in being hated. They are sure in your face and will play in your home stadium as if they are at Texas Stadium.
Proven and etched in stone, forever!
With the hole in the roof at Texas Stadium, even God doen’t want to miss a play.
For those idiots who are talking about the Cowboys players’ drug use, tell me what team doesnt have dysfunctional people playing for it?? The Cowboys just happen to be in the limelight the most (hence their “Americas Team” title)and so their problems are exposed. I live in California and grew up an hour and a half from Candlestick Park and I still know as many Cowboy fans as i do Niners fans. Get over it.
This is really quite simple, James.
You need to think of the title ‘America’s Team’ with a different definition.
Try this:
The Cowboy’s are America’s team to love, they’re America’s team to hate, either way you look at it they’re America’s team.
You could say the same thing about the New England Patriots, Todd. Does that make them America’s team too?
Having been born in Texas and lived in most areas of the US I can understand the rivalry that goes on within the NFL amoungst players and fans, but at its most basic level FOOTBALL is a business like any other. I don’t hear anyone fighting for IBM, AT&T, or any other corporation as the “AMERICAN COMPANY”. They are owned and controlled by an individual or corporation … with the exception of one.
Like it or not the Green Bay Packers are the only team that is owned by the city they represent. They fill their stadium and many others with their fans everytime they play and have waiting list for those fans who want to get season tickets. And the amazing thing is that it never changes. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about the days of Vince Lombardi, the less then spectacular period after that or the era with Bret Farve, the packer fans have always backed their team.
As for the previous comments about the Dallas Cowboys being the team on everyones lips, even those overseas, it is usually right after the Green Bay Packers … like it or not!!
America’s Team is a name Tom Landry hated. A newspaper printed that and it took off from there. I love my Dallas Cowboys since birth. Born and raised in Texas it’s a must to love that Star on the helmet. Whether America’s Team bothers your or that a personal issue with the haters. We are loved and hated by all. Jeaslousy is what I say. GO COWBOYS!!!
http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/cowboys_top_the_charts.html
Wow, for you STEELER fans, your franchise didn’t have a winning record until Terry Bradshaw showed up to be the QB!!! The steelers all of the sudden had all these bandwagon fans and they win 4 superbowls and they are called the greatest fans?! Yeah right. Steeler fans are bandwagon fans as they had non for 3 decades prior to the 70’s.
Jim how would you know what America is thinking?? From the looks of things you don’t look old enough to know who America’s team is. You probably don’t even watch football. Go read another magazine and leave your comments to yourself!!
America’s team is sure lookin’ good this year. Go Boys!
For the record, the Cowboys did not invent, nor were they the first to use the shotgun formation. In fact they were almost a decade behind the 49’s, which is the trend even to this day.
As for America’s team, its a name given as a publicity stunt by a media man. The team doesn’t claim it, the vast majority of sporting fans don’t claim it, the best the Cowboy fanboys can hope for is that if they say it enough it will be true.
And for the record, the Green Bay Packers have a broader appeal than do the Cowboys. Strange how more Americans can relate to eating brats and drinking brew compared to sneaking up on sheep. Is it true that cowboys wear button fly’s because sheep can hear a zipper at 200 yards? You wanna know why TO has such good hands… Its because sheep are fast. Wanna know why Barber is so good at shaking tackles… Its because border collies have a mean bite.
Yeah, I can’t stand the Cowboys, but I gotta admit, they are good (so long as their parole officer is within site).
You cowgirl fans know that NFL films approached the Steelers about the America’s Team video first, right? But Art Rooney said the Steelers aren’t America’s Team, they are Pittsburgh’s Team. Of course, the spotlight hungry cowgirls jumped all over the sloppy seconds and took that name and ran with it. So telling.
Changing the subject just a little here, but does anyone remember the previous name of the Dallas Cowboys prior to 1960?
The Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team. The Dallas Cowboys fans are the ONLY and yes ONLY NON-fairweather fans. Cowboys Fans support their team through all losing seasons and winning seasons. Selling our year after year after year. NO other team will EVER be able to have the support and yes even hate like the Dallas Cowboys. Most hated team(yes), Most LOVED NFL TEAM EVER (YOU DAMN RIGHT).
Oh yeah thats right, people travel from all over the U.S.A. to see dallas play at home. Get real. If that was the case they would be building a new stadium every 3 or 4 years. It’s time that this Dallas crap ended. How about that loss to Washington? I see T.O. is starting to cry now,please give me the ball some more right now or I’ll throw another tantrum. Get used to him because the crying will never end.
America’s Team wins, loses, but the Dallas Cowboys will always be a the team of America. Even Joe Montana said it himself. When the Cowboys were beaten by the 49ers in the NFC championship in the 80’s. He stated it on camera. (We beat America’s Team). Montana’s exact words. So yes the Dallas Cowboys are AMERICA’S TEAM. They always will be.
During the SUPERBOWL era, Dallas is the most successful franchise in the NFL. Green Bay’s “glory” was during the PRE-Superbowl era, so your arguement doesn’t really hold. The Dallas Cowboys ARE and always WILL BE “AMERICA’S TEAM”. You “haters” really need to get over it, lol.
OOO Dave! You’re jealousy is showing!!! Success breeds envy and you are living proof, lol. My pastor even used the Cowboys as an example in one of his sermons when talking about envy. He mentioned how the Cowboys were one of the most successful teams in the NFL and that “success breeds envy”. Lol…and he’s a ‘Skin’s fan!!!
Um… i’m pretty sure notre dame has actually been considered america’s team long before the NFL was even around. Notre dame has the biggest national following of any sport team, pro or collegiate. you can find notre dame apparell in any store throughout the whole country. notre dame is the only team, pro or collegiate, to have their games nationally televised every week.
seems the cryboys were second choice to the Steelers. Need proof?? here it is. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D61639F936A15752C0A960958260
Ok anyone who questions this should have their USA passport checked for authenticity! Come on, then why is it mandated that the US flag be flown at Half Mast if America’s Team should unfortunately get outscored? Once they always recover the flag can once again be flown proudly for all of America to enjoy the splendor!
Every True American loves it when America’s Team Wins!!
Go Cowboys!
Where’s the cryboys this playoff season?? Home watching the good teams play. Hahaha I love it. Anyone that would lower thier flag for a sporting event is a moron.
Cowboys Suck!!!!!
Cooper Astle agrees
The Dallas Cowboys were in the top 3 in merchandise sales in 2000,2001 and 2002. Dallas’ record in those years was 15-33. Dispite playing .333 ball, they still were the top seller in merchandise in the league over the 3 year period. They are the most popular team in the NFL. They are dispised because people are annoyed about how many fans they have. Lets face it, the star on the helmet fills the bill. The Steelers have no flair. They are boring. What is a Steeler!? Its not even a word? What is it? A verb? Is it in Webster’s dictionary? Is it a person who works with steel? Pittsburgh is a joke. No charisma or personality. By the way is Harrison in jail yet? A player punching a player because he thinks his team may lose? What a thug. PITTSburgh is a joke.
Pittsburgh may or may not be a joke Allen, but they do have six Super Bowl championships and they don’t have to look back more than a decade to relive their last. Two championships in four years isn’t too bad in my book.
I live in Dallas and have to admitt that the Cowboys are not America’s team. They are actually a pitiful and embarrasing franchise.
Go to a Steelers/Cowboys game in Dallas and the cheering will be louder for the Steelers!
And that is a fact!
I notice that this seems to be a popular subject with non Cowboy fans, so if they dont matter why does it bother you so much? The C
I notice the Cowboys occupy the thoughts of fans who hate them an awful lot where as we as Cowboys fans could care less about yours. Also dont the Cowboys sell NFL gear in the top 2 or 3 teams every year where as those other teams always change with whoever is winning? I dont think you make much of an argument for them not being “America’s Team”
Sorry to burst all the cowboy fans’ bubbles but in all actuality the packers are america’s team whether or not they are officialy called that. How many of you can say that someone from a different country moved here to watch the cowboys?? Well i know someone who moved from finland to see the packers so obviously the cowboys aren’t the only team known in other countries.
GO PACK GO!!!!
who are the packers.The name americas team was coined for the most popular team in pro sports. love them or hate them they are americas team.
OK all you Dallas Cowboys fans. I am looking for a Dallas Cowboys knitting pattern for a small blanket or afghan for my grandson. I would like it to include a helmet, football, and the star. Thanks for any feedback.