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Could you ever root for the Cowboys?

ANGPASS : 7/2/2015 4:58 pm
I know a group of Jet fans (who are brothers)who actually root for the patriots. During the season they hate them but in the playoffs they root for them. The reasoning is they are a great org and you can't hate them. Also, that there is no law that says you have to hate teams in your division. I argue because I said I hate they cowboys. they ask why and i said Jerry Jones, the fans, how the media blows them up to be better than they are etc. I was told those are not good reasons.
One of their friends (a giants fan) agreed with them saying he doesn't hate the cowboys.

I asked this so called giants fan if he was a Yankee fan too and he was. I followed up with "so you could root for the red sox?" and she said hell no. so WTF is the difference. Obviously he isn't that big a giants fan.
They said i was the only one who thinks like that (about hating division teams). it was like arguing with a wall.

BBI, do you respect a fan who roots for their division rivals? or am I in the twilight zone.
Fuck no  
Jints in Carolina : 7/2/2015 4:59 pm : link
And Jets fans are losers.
No  
pjcas18 : 7/2/2015 5:00 pm : link
unless I had a son or nephew (or other close relative) who played for them, then I'd root for them while he played and then go back to not rooting for them.
I'll root for ISIS first.  
Klaatu : 7/2/2015 5:00 pm : link
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there's nothing wrong  
YAJ2112 : 7/2/2015 5:01 pm : link
with rooting for division rivals

- hudson
Where is this question coming from?  
Headhunter : 7/2/2015 5:02 pm : link
Did you have a traumatic experience recently?
root for the Giants  
Rocky369 : 7/2/2015 5:03 pm : link
and then the team that knocks the Giants out of the playoffs. Never have I or will I root for Philadelphia, Washington, or Dallas.
Yes,  
River Mike : 7/2/2015 5:05 pm : link
if they were in last place at the end of the season and we needed them to beat the Eagles to put us in the playoffs. That's about it
RE: Yes,  
smshmth8690 : 7/2/2015 5:12 pm : link
In comment 12354285 River Mike said:
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if they were in last place at the end of the season and we needed them to beat the Eagles to put us in the playoffs. That's about it


Exactly, only when a win by them will directly help Big Blue.
Same here, never can root for NFC East rival  
NYG27 : 7/2/2015 5:18 pm : link
unless their win would help the Giants somehow making the playoffs or getting a better draft slot.
the only time I rooted for Dallas was against the whiny 49ers  
gtt350 : 7/2/2015 5:32 pm : link
and Steve Young. Their arrogance was just nauseating
bruh  
charlito : 7/2/2015 5:37 pm : link
.
I would root for the Cowboys over the Eagles  
Steve in South Jersey : 7/2/2015 5:38 pm : link
every time unless it made a difference to the Giants for the Cowboys to lose.
River Mike  
Torrag : 7/2/2015 5:38 pm : link
with the correct answer

+1
Fantasy Football  
NYG27 : 7/2/2015 5:46 pm : link
I can't even root for NFC East rival players on my FF teams. How do you justify drafting and rooting for Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray or Desean Jackson's success each Sunday.

If value wise, NFC East player is the best option when it's my pick, then I select them and trade them early in the season.
Uh, No  
Percy : 7/2/2015 6:05 pm : link
What kind of question is that?
If the NFL and other big leagues  
mrvax : 7/2/2015 6:10 pm : link
are setup correctly, you should hate your division rivals. That creates a lot more interest in your team winning games.

If the leagues were set up with piece, love and respect in mind, no one would really care if their team won.

I find that sporting events are far more interesting if you have a good reason to root for one team over the other.

The Jets fans that you spoke with may have been drunk or stoned at that discussion.
RE: I'll root for ISIS first.  
SGMen : 7/2/2015 6:14 pm : link
In comment 12354264 Klaatu said:
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LMFAO! Hysterical...
No.  
WeatherMan : 7/2/2015 6:15 pm : link
and when the Cowboys play the Eagles or the Redskins, I root for the refs to fuck em all.
This says it all  
SirSirob : 7/2/2015 6:16 pm : link
.  
mirwin : 7/2/2015 6:16 pm : link
being honest if they played the eagles probably, and if it benefited us i obviously would but regularly, no.
I had a  
Alex_Webster : 7/2/2015 6:27 pm : link
good friend that was a Dallas Fan. He was dying of Cancer last year. I was very conflicted. For him I was hoping they would have a great run.Ultimately I was happy when they fell apart. He died in April(47). Later I felt awful about that. Now that the season is starting again soon. I truly hate them again, but really not as much as the Eagles.
Any One in The NFC  
Aloha Alan : 7/2/2015 6:31 pm : link
whose team is other than the Giants I wish they always lose, even when they play each other!!!
Yes  
Mike in Philly : 7/2/2015 6:35 pm : link
Any time they're playing the Eagles. Any time...
Sure  
arniefez : 7/2/2015 7:00 pm : link
If it benefitted the Giants at the end of a season. Otherwise no. Kind of like the Red Sox even though they're in last place I root for them to lose to the other AL East teams. But if the Yankees needed them to win at the end of the year I'd root for them.
Just got back from the bathroom.  
Red Dog : 7/2/2015 7:15 pm : link
Had to go blow lunch after reading the OP's question. The suggestion made me physically sick.

There is no way in hell that I could root for the #*$%^@## Cowflops. Ever.
No! I wouldn't mind it if they won certain games  
JohnB : 7/2/2015 7:16 pm : link
But I would NEVER, EVER root for them, cheer for them, "pull" for them. Never. It's not in my DNA.
RE: River Mike  
bradshaw44 : 7/2/2015 7:17 pm : link
In comment 12354333 Torrag said:
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with the correct answer

+1


Yup
I have good  
ctc in ftmyers : 7/2/2015 7:41 pm : link
friends who root for all 3 three.

If we are out of it and "their" team is in, I root for those fans.

That includes all teams, not just those from the NFC east.
RE: I have good  
mrvax : 7/2/2015 7:49 pm : link
In comment 12354494 ctc in ftmyers said:
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friends who root for all 3 three.

If we are out of it and "their" team is in, I root for those fans.

That includes all teams, not just those from the NFC east.


You have a bad attitude. You should always torment fans of non-Giant teams in the NFC East, always. If your mother is an Eagles/Cows/Skins fans, she should be tormented just as if she's not your mom.
Only if it benefits the Giants  
Torn Tendon : 7/2/2015 8:18 pm : link
If my son was an early pick in the NFL draft, I try to convince him to do what Elway did. Have him refuse to play for the Cowboys, probably refuse Washington too.
I root for the Cowboys twice a year....  
Fishmanjim57 : 7/2/2015 8:34 pm : link
When they play the Eagles. I hate that Philly team more than any other in professional sports. I never want them to win a single game......ever!
Now never but...  
steve in ky : 7/2/2015 8:52 pm : link
Ironically when I was a boy and being a huge Giant fan I also was a NFL fan versus the AFL. So I wasn't happy when the leagues merged and for many of those early Super Bowls I rooted for the NFC team versus the AFC team regardless of who they were. I also liked and admired Tom Landry since he was Giant "family" so in those first couple of Cowboy Super Bowls I rooted for them. They represented "us" the NFL (NFC) which the Giants were part of. I bet Wellington felt the same way.

That was an entirely different age of football and hard to imagine any part of me ever rooted for them.

I think if the NFL changed to a worlds league and each country had one team representing them and America's was the Cowboys I would probably root for the Canadian team for the first couple of season rather than root for them. That is how strong I currently dislike the team and Jerry Jones.


If one of my kids played for them.  
idol-mind : 7/2/2015 9:09 pm : link
Otherwise, never.
RE: RE: I have good  
bradshaw44 : 7/2/2015 9:56 pm : link
In comment 12354506 mrvax said:
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In comment 12354494 ctc in ftmyers said:


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friends who root for all 3 three.

If we are out of it and "their" team is in, I root for those fans.

That includes all teams, not just those from the NFC east.



You have a bad attitude. You should always torment fans of non-Giant teams in the NFC East, always. If your mother is an Eagles/Cows/Skins fans, she should be tormented just as if she's not your mom.


Back in the early 80's my dad and his buddies told me they always pull for the other NFC East teams after the skins were out of it (yes my whole family is skins fans, I'm the sole Giants fan). And it didn't sit well with me. I've never understood that thinking. All it does is allow your biggest rivals to shit talk you for longer than just the week they may have defeated your team.
RE: RE: RE: I have good  
River Mike : 7/2/2015 10:11 pm : link
In comment 12354724 bradshaw44 said:
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In comment 12354506 mrvax said:


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In comment 12354494 ctc in ftmyers said:


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friends who root for all 3 three.

If we are out of it and "their" team is in, I root for those fans.

That includes all teams, not just those from the NFC east.



You have a bad attitude. You should always torment fans of non-Giant teams in the NFC East, always. If your mother is an Eagles/Cows/Skins fans, she should be tormented just as if she's not your mom.



Back in the early 80's my dad and his buddies told me they always pull for the other NFC East teams after the skins were out of it (yes my whole family is skins fans, I'm the sole Giants fan). And it didn't sit well with me. I've never understood that thinking. All it does is allow your biggest rivals to shit talk you for longer than just the week they may have defeated your team.


Yeah, I could never accept that mindset either. There is a certain logic to wanting to show that your team is in the toughest division by having a division rival win it all, but I just can't do it. I can't hate those guys for the whole season and then flip a switch and root for them.
RE: the only time I rooted for Dallas was against the whiny 49ers  
NINEster : 7/2/2015 10:14 pm : link
In comment 12354323 gtt350 said:
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and Steve Young. Their arrogance was just nauseating


I didn't know Deion Sanders represented the entire 49er franchise?
I almost choked and stroke out when I read this.........  
GFL in WV : 7/2/2015 11:01 pm : link
Are you kidding? NEVER NEVER times infinity. Never. No possible. Not enough bad things could ever happen to that team. The apex of suck. No, uh uh, never, not in a million liftimes.

Now I feel better.
Long...long...long....time  
Chris in San Diego : 7/2/2015 11:12 pm : link
gman fan.....NEVER!!!!!!

Staubach....Aikman....the Pukes have kicked our ass like no one else...

Washington had one good run...Eagles never won a thing...
This  
j_rud : 7/2/2015 11:17 pm : link
[quote] The reasoning is they are a great org and you can't hate them. Also, that there is no law that says you have to hate teams in your division[/[quote]

is some of the worst fan-logic ever and its bullshit. What they're really saying is "we grew up watching the Jets but we want to experience success so we now like the Pats".

RE: I almost choked and stroke out when I read this.........  
Del Shofner : 7/2/2015 11:18 pm : link
In comment 12354783 GFL in WV said:
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Are you kidding? NEVER NEVER times infinity. Never. No possible. Not enough bad things could ever happen to that team. The apex of suck. No, uh uh, never, not in a million liftimes.


this basically sums it up.
Hard to imagine rooting for the Cowboys.  
81_Great_Dane : 7/3/2015 12:49 am : link
Since my football youth was the 1970s, when the Cowboys were always good and the Giants were always bad, my two favorite teams have long been the Giants and whoever is playing Dallas.

I guess if the Cowboys were playing the Eagles, and if the Eagles lost the Giants would make the playoffs, I could root for the Cowboys.

Or if I owned the team. Or a piece of it.

But since I wouldn't buy the Cowboys, I guess the only way I could ever own part of the team would be for Jerry Jones to leave it to me in his will. But before he'd do that, I'd have to be super-close friends with Jerry Jones, like, close as a son, since he already has a son and shit, who would normally, you know, inherit the team. And that would mean I'd have to spend a lot of time hanging around with Jerry Jones, including hanging out in his owners box, cheering for the Cowboys, sitting with Chris Christie. But I don't want to sit with Chris Christie, and I wouldn't cheer for the Cowboys, so I won't hang around in the owners box with Jerry Jones, so I'll never be his BFF, so I won't be in his will, so I'll never own any part of the team, so I'll never cheer for them.

Unless the Giants need them to win. In which case, HOW 'BOUT THEM....

Aw crap, can't do it.
I root for my money...  
KingBlue : 7/3/2015 7:52 am : link
If I'm on the Cowboys, then I'm on the Cowboys.
My father in law (an eagles fans) says he roots for the Giants  
Scyber : 7/3/2015 8:14 am : link
if the eagles are out of it. He says he respects the organization, which is probably partially true, but he is likely just doing it b/c of me.

I could never root for an NFC rival unless:
1) Their win directly improves the Giants playoff chances
2) One of them is playing another (I gotta root for someone)
3) They are not in the playoffs and playing a team I hate more and a win will not impact the Giants playoffs chances.
No  
Jay in Toronto : 7/3/2015 8:17 am : link
Thanks for asking; there are so few things in life that are so black and white.
I think the only scenario where I would root for the Cowboys  
Andy in Halifax : 7/3/2015 8:21 am : link
would be in the NFC championship game if they were playing the Eagles.
The Pats and Cowboys are definitely 2 organizations  
SHO'NUFF : 7/3/2015 4:11 pm : link
you can't root for because of what they represent and how they go about their business.
regardless of what team you root for  
SHO'NUFF : 7/3/2015 4:12 pm : link
or division.
I hate:  
grizz299 : 7/3/2015 7:10 pm : link
the Cancer that took my daughter and the cancer that threatens anyone , I hate ISIS, Kim and the North Korean regime, I hate ignorance and bias, I hate the Klan, I hate the damn QB that tortured his dogs .

I use the word selectively and appropriately.

I don't know why rooting for The Giants or any team would lead someone to "hate" another team.
RE: The Pats and Cowboys are definitely 2 organizations  
SGMen : 7/3/2015 8:28 pm : link
In comment 12355387 SHO'NUFF said:
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you can't root for because of what they represent and how they go about their business.
I don't care for the Cowboys, Eagles, Redskins, Patriots and 49'ers.

I just hated Harbaugh and what they've done of late. Cry babies after we beat them in 2011 with special teams. The Pats cheat. Period.

It will never happen  
blueblood : 7/3/2015 8:55 pm : link
because hell will NEVER freeze over..
RE: This  
Joey from GlenCove : 7/3/2015 9:55 pm : link
In comment 12354789 j_rud said:
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[quote] The reasoning is they are a great org and you can't hate them. Also, that there is no law that says you have to hate teams in your division[/[quote]

is some of the worst fan-logic ever and its bullshit. What they're really saying is "we grew up watching the Jets but we want to experience success so we now like the Pats".


WOW. You definitely hit the nail on the head. That must be why.
if it was the eagles - cowboys to see who  
dep026 : 7/4/2015 2:21 pm : link
Went to the super bowl..... I'd root for Dallas every day of the weeks and twice on sunday.
Root for the Cowboys?  
Montreal Man : 7/4/2015 2:44 pm : link
I'd rather go to bed every night after taking a shit and not wiping my ass.
Never  
ChathamMark : 7/4/2015 2:49 pm : link
They are number one on my s**t-list. Only thing better than a Giants win is a Cowboys loss...
Root for them? No.  
illmatic : 7/4/2015 2:59 pm : link
I'd probably prefer the lesser of two evils if they played the Eagles in an NFC championship game. I'd rather see the Cowboys lose in the super bowl than see the Eagles get a crack at their first ring.
I'd rather  
aquidneck : 7/5/2015 5:42 am : link
The NFL folded.
As an aside,  
Doomster : 7/5/2015 9:07 am : link
does that include rooting for the cheerleaders too?
If it benefited the Giants  
SanFranNowNCGiantsFan : 7/5/2015 9:42 am : link
Other than that, hell no.
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