Comments on: Cowboys lacking home-field advantage

By: cliverush

cliverush — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:37:30 +0000

When teams do not establish a winning atmosphere in their home stadium fans will not pay to play. When the visitors come from a fan base used to winning they will travel and pay for the chance to see their team play. Some fans from Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philly, NE, NY and Denver will overwhelm the home crowd. Ask the Tenn., Miami, Tampa fans how it feels. Not good.

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:10:33 +0000

I have been a Cowboys fan since ’76 and the trend of quiet fans have been going on for decades. For some reason in fan noise in both Texas Stadiums have been lacking. I think the problem with the new stadium is the attitude and activities. The Cowboys players walk through an open gateway pass the fans (no intensity – like Garrett), the stripper poles and dancers (which is cool, in another setting), a Victoria’s Secret shop in the stadium (again cool, but this is football), and the rest of the stuff that should not be part of a true, hardcore football experience. The stadium is an architectural masterpiece and an amazing feat, but they could have done the same thing with a hardcore football attitude and gain home-field advantage (like Death Valley – Clemson in the old days, the Coliseum in Oakland, CenturyLink Field in Seattle, etc)

By: luckyarmpit

luckyarmpit — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:51:48 +0000

It was the same thing at BofA stadium in Charlotte a few weeks ago. The amount of Giants fans at that game was staggering. I felt like I was at a home game. When the Panthers were introduced the crowd went nuts and was loud. But the noise from the Giants fans in the crowd were about equal to that. It probably was 50-50 split between Giants and Panthers fans, which was very surprising. I know Charlotte is a melting pot, but it was still more than I expected.

Unfortunately, Cowboys fans don’t have a lot to be excited about lately. So the fact that Jerryville was mostly full of Bears fans doesn’t surprise me in the least.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:34:41 +0000

The huge three ring circus atmosphere has way too many distractions for fans. Bars, girls dancing on poles Fans are watching the game on the big TV. Who pays that kind of money to watch a game on the TV?

Home field advantage lost thanks to Jerry and hig big stadium and big ego.

By: realdealsteel

realdealsteel — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:04:14 +0000

Giants are undefeated in Cowboys new stadium. That’s all you need to know.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:00:45 +0000

I couldn’t believe how many Bears fans were at the stadium. Every time the bears made a big play, there were loud cheers. I kept thinking I missed something on the play (like maybe it was actually the Cowboys that made a big play). Then, as the cameras panned the stadium, you see a bunch of Bears jerseys. Pretty cool turnout for the Bears.

By: hor2012

hor2012 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:50:09 +0000

I think home field advantage is one of the most overrated concepts in sports. I think it’s a marketing concept designed to get people to pay money to go to games. But, in reality there’s only minumal effects fans can have on the outcome of a game. For example in the glory days of the cowboys ie: Roger’s or Troy’s Cowboys they would be anyone anywhere. As a Saints fan I can attest to countless Sundays the dome was packed only to see the Saints lose. Now, last year the went unbeaten. I don ‘t think the dome was louder then it was ten or fifteen years ago. I just think the team was better. The reason the new stadium isn’t providing a home field advantage is because the home team playing of the field just isn’t that good.

By: tmac4454

tmac4454 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:48:47 +0000

Jenny Jones put a Victoria Secret shop in a man’s arena.
Anyway, that photo speaks enormous words. The ad did state if you was bored you can go to Victoria Secret to get your shop on.
I wonder how many Cowgirl fans was in the store on Monday night.

By: daysend564

daysend564 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:33:14 +0000

They need to take a page from the Seahawks and pump some noise in there.

By: steviemo

steviemo — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:33:06 +0000

It’s not a football stadium; it’s an amusement park. No different than if they played their homes game at Disneyland.

By: dmartin17

dmartin17 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:16:51 +0000

Maybe the 14-12 is an indicator of the bad teams they’ve had down there?

By: unbiased8383

unbiased8383 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:55:10 +0000

I go to 6 cowboy games a year. 3 in dallas and 3 on the road. It’s a lot more fun to go on the road and be a fan where there is actually a football atmosphere. Monday night was embarrassing. The bears fans ran that stadium. It’s a nice place except to play football in.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:54:55 +0000

Bot Jerry’s Palace was supposed to guarantee winning all home games. Just a waste for a poor team.

By: abninf

abninf — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:54:37 +0000

I live 15 minutes away from the stadium. Been there twice. I don’t like it, too flashy. Like George Strait in Pure Country when he has smoke and fireworks on stage, then goes back to his roots. I miss Texas Stadium.

By: nolahxc

nolahxc — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:45:56 +0000

That’s because they essentially play in a shopping mall.

By: shlomotruehovic

shlomotruehovic — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:45:06 +0000

Also, lack coaching, leaders, playoffs wins, etc….

By: piemasteruk

piemasteruk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:44:19 +0000

“Their .538 winning percentage in their opulent palace is well off what they had at the old Texas Stadium (213-100, .681).”

That statistic is meaningless without comparing it to the team’s record on the road during the same periods. Most of the reason the the Cowboys don’t have as good a record in their new stadium is, to put it bluntly, they aren’t as good a team now as they were most of the time they were in Texas Stadium.

By: joneil66

joneil66 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:40:08 +0000

As far as visiting fans are concerned, what did they expect? When you build a spectacle of a stadium like that, it immediately becomes a destination. When a fan of a visiting team picks up that schedule in April and looks to plan a trip, Dallas is going to be at the top of the list, at least for a few years. People want to experience Jerry world.

By: marvsleezy

marvsleezy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:27:39 +0000

Cowboys are lucky they were not booed out of the place. Fans can only keep cheering so long through so much bad football.

By: theeultimate

theeultimate — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:25:14 +0000

95% of Cowboy fans in Texas believe they are “owed” something from the team. That the team must do for them first so they sit back and act like they are watching an event and not a football game. I remember coming down there my first time for a game at old texas stadium and me and my buddy going crazy being loud, screaming for the team and a fan next to us says “shhhh” wtf??? we lit into his a$$! i look at the games on tv and shake my got d@mn head at the fans.

By: robnel36

robnel36 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:24:24 +0000

I agree that there is not much to cheer about but on Offense your only suppose to cheer during or after the play. For pre-snap on defense you cant even hear the crowd which is really pathetic by the fans. I’ve been a Cowboys fan all my life and I when they show the crowd after a big play most of them are sitting. You would never see that in places like Baltimore or Seattle. Just pathetic…

By: areyoudue

areyoudue — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:24:17 +0000

Owners need to realize that the price point for being a season ticket holder is through the roof. It’s just not a wise investment of our entertainment dollars anymore. With the advent of online ticket agencies it’s easier to just purchase a single game ticket when your team comes to a local stadium. This is not just a problem for Dallas but league wide. Greed is going to kill the golden goose eventually.

By: snoop24

snoop24 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:21:14 +0000

Rg3 is defined incompetent and the measuring stick for all else trying to not be as bad. No Redskin weighs an ounce on the scale of glory. Fear not Cowboys fans! Rg3 will be there shortly to start the expectations on your glorious season. The Redskins suck!!!!!!! You’ve been warned!!!!!!!

By: greymares

greymares — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:19:35 +0000

Surprised? Cowboy fans are always phony, win the next 6 games they’ll show up.

By: bucrightoff

bucrightoff — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:17:34 +0000

Lets be real, the amount of money it has to cost to get season tickets in that stadium likely makes most of the crowd rich folk looking to be seen rather than actual die hards cheering the Boys. Jerry couldn’t could less though, he’s making money hand over fist.

Also, the gargantuan nature of the stadium makes it difficult to get very loud. Its like the anti-Seahawks stadium, not designed to keep noise in.

By: irishgary

irishgary — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:09:54 +0000

Headline should have stopped at Cowboys lacking. Then you could have written a novel on what.