What it really means to be a Dallas Cowboys fan
About Getting On the Dallas Cowboys Bus
Fans. Are. Everywhere.
The City of Dallas is a set of coordinates that dots itself on a map. Being a Dallas Cowboys fan, however, is universal. We are there. We are here. We are in your living room. And whether you like us or hate us, there is more of us than there are of you.
This is despite two decades of low success. The Cowboys are 20 years out from their last Super Bowl victory. Yet, fans jump on board every September, even when knowing the final destination is out over a cliff.
Early in 2015, Forbes listed the Cowboys as the most valuable franchise in all of football for the ninth straight year at $4 billion. It was the first time a team surpassed the four million mark.
All aboard!
About the Washington and Dallas Rivalry
There are 1,364 miles between FedEx Field Stadium (home of the Washington Redskins) and AT&T Stadium.
So somebody please tell me why there are so many Dallas Cowboys fans in the Nation’s Capital?
Does D.C. stand for “Dallas Cowboys?” I see more Cowboys bling here than any other place in the world – outside of Texas of course. It’s like the Cowboys pounced on the area with no resistance around this zip code.
D.C. is home of the star. I witness The Metro system full of riders wearing Cowboys gear. There are cars full of blue star stickers on their car windows. People born and bred here have pledged their allegiance to the star. They know Cowboys history. They sit on the visitor’s side at FedEx Field.
No wonder why the Redskins throw themselves at the Boys like it’s a pay-per-view fight. A Cowboys matchup is their Super Bowl. It’s a big event. It’s a chance to prove that they aren’t a shadow in the NFC East. It’s television time.
In reality, Cowboys fans are thankful for the Redskins matchups. To fans, it is a Bye Week when the NFL releases the schedule. The Cowboys could be riding behind the pack in polls, with more losses than wins, but a matchup with Washington is mostly likely circled as a “W.”
No matter what context or time of year.
I have met my share of Redskins fans. I have no problem with them. I like them. But the biggest difference between a Cowboys fan and a Redskins fan is that they know more about the Dallas Cowboys organization than they do about their very own team.
In my experience, the discussion time revolves more around the Dallas Cowboys than it does with that team. And when the topic does turn to Washington, the signals in my body tell me it’s nap time.
In fact, when I have a hard time sleeping at night, I turn on Brian Mitchell, a former Redskins player turned talk show spokesman, to get a quality nights sleep.
See you soon, Brian.
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