Comments on: Troy Aikman: Dallas fans go to games to be seen, not to cheer

By: spfripp

spfripp — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:28:58 +0000

The way I see it is all the teams with a great fan base are the ones that find ways to make to the fans feel as they are part of the game. For example, the Packers have the lambo leap, the Steelers have the terrible towels. As a Dolphin fan I remember fans were loud and proud when the fins played in the orange bowl. When they built what was Joe Robbie Stadium back then, they placed the seats much further away from the field which I think caused a disconnect between the fans and the team. Ross and Jones probably think that glitz and glamour will attract fans but fans when fans really want to feel like they are part of the team.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:15:22 +0000

Aikman makes a valid point. The numbers show that Dallas has not had a home field advantage since they came to Jerry’s Big Top circus stadium.

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:12:03 +0000

I love this….. “They go there to be seen” LOL. This is an stinging indictment of the people attending the game. If it is accurate then those people can’t even be considered as real true fans. They’re more like “socialites” and are concerned with their social status than the outcome of the game. Nice job Troy of calling these impostors out.

By: elwaysmilehighdenver

elwaysmilehighdenver — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:02:42 +0000

Schucks! I thought ya’ll go to them games
to few the greatest cheerleaders in the NFL!

By: brooklyndoingit11

brooklyndoingit11 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:23:21 +0000

Can someone plz explain to me why the Cowboys play in the NFC East?! It should be Giants, Eagles, Redskins, and Ravens… The NFL did the right thing when they took the Cards out the Div it’s time for Goodell to do something right and fix this

By: beeronthefridge

beeronthefridge — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:33:18 +0000

Money grubbing unscrupulous owners love hard core fans that fill stadiums even though the team stinks!

By: sufferingbirdsfan

sufferingbirdsfan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:20:18 +0000

I didn’t need Aikman to tell me Dallas fans are frauds but I appreciate his honesty.

By: gmen1080

gmen1080 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:58:01 +0000

This is the most sense Aikman has made in years.

By: joestemme

joestemme — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:54:58 +0000

Having watched hundreds of Cowboys games on TV for decades (they were “America’s Team” and had as many games on the tube as anybody for years and years), I can not recall a single time the opposing QB ever had to call a TO because he couldn’t be heard over the crowd noise in Dallas.

Troy was there folks (and still goes to games). He’s right.

And, if you asked Roger Staubach, I’m sure he’d reluctantly agree.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:51:49 +0000

thelastpieceofcheese says:
Oct 13, 2012 10:28 AM
Fans from towns like Chicago where you can go out there and go 4-12 and they’re stilling selling out stadiums are fools!
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Not fools…these folks are real fans of their teams. The rest are bandwagon “fans” that only want to be associated with “winners”. The team and game mean little to them.

By: meximoshdc

meximoshdc — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:45:51 +0000

I am a die Hard Dallas Cowboys fan and I cannot agree more with what Aikman said. Truth is when you go to the cowboys game its not a bunch of Die hard fans guzzling beer and getting loud. Its mostly women dressed up to the nines with their three daughters all wearing pink cowboy jerseys, and rhinestone cowboy boots. That not to say that there aren’t your hardcore fans cheering at the top of their lungs, But for the most part its a very uppity place. The thing I thought that completely killed the vibe though was the announcer. My god Ive never heard someone less enthused to do what has to be one of my top 5 dream jobs. He might as well been working for any minor league baseball team ( But even then he’s probably be fired) I think if they changed him out to someone who could actually get the crowd excited it would make a huge difference even with the fans they attract at home.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:45:37 +0000

Troy is right. Many “fans” go to the game to be seen…and most of those social butterflies could not name more than 5 guys on the field. That is the same deal as in LA and now Miami. These folks spend money and sadly that is who the owners cater to now. The average true fan usually settles for the scraps while they actually support their teams.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:40:51 +0000

It’s a purty stadium for everyone else to win in that’s for sure!

By: johnnyquick

johnnyquick — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:01:05 +0000

Jerry Jones should be commended for pricing out the riff raff boor fans!

By: larrydavid7000

larrydavid7000 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:57:33 +0000

As a Redskin fan I found out bigger is not better. RFK was a great place to see a game and root for the Redskins loud and no visiting team fans. Now we are at Redskin stadium which was the biggest stadium at its time 92,000. The bigger the more fans and more opposing team fans can attend the game at anytime. Thats why Snyder down sized the stadium capacity. I can see this year less opposing fans attending home games this year.

By: mancave001

mancave001 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:44:57 +0000

Rex Grossman says:
Oct 12, 2012 10:59 PM
It’s always a great idea to see how many of your fans you can insult all at once
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He didn’t insult the fans. He insulted venue. And he’s right. It’s like watching a New Year’s Eve party on TV. That’s the feel of it. Doesn’t even feel like an NFL game.

By: keepingitrealdumb

keepingitrealdumb — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:33:41 +0000

aikman is completely correct and i don’t think there is anything wrong with it. a dallas cowboys home game is more like a social event .. just something to do .. a chance to spend a little money and party in that gorgeous stadium .. and oh by the way, there is a pro football game going on. nothing wrong with that .. sounds like fun to me.

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:28:39 +0000

Fans from towns like Chicago where you can go out there and go 4-12 and they’re stilling selling out stadiums are fools!

By: ravenschick

ravenschick — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:23:10 +0000

Come tomorrow, the Cowboys will find out what REAL fans sound like! M&T Bank Stadium – ESPN’S #1 Toughest NFL Venue! GO RAVENS!

By: cowboysallday

cowboysallday — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:31:40 +0000

He’s right

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:26:10 +0000

Aikman didn’t call out the hundreds of thousands of bandwagon fans around the country that became fans during the early 1990′s.

He called out the fans IN DALLAS.

Houston has better sports fans anyway.

By: daggolden

daggolden — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:23:51 +0000

I remember traveling in 2004 from Philly for Philly vs Dallas Mon night. T.O.s coming out party. 20,000 Philly fans took over the Dallas-Fort worth area than proceeded to take over Texas stadium. It was like a home game.

By: ham1

ham1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:20:36 +0000

There was no stadium like the old RFK stadium.
It was like the coliseum in Rome. You were looking down on the action on the field and the stands . the stands would literally shake and the whole stadium would be rocking. Unreal.
I loved standing in the mezzanine looking over the edge as Emmit turned the football over in the endzone. Place went crazy. The seat cushion game when Atlanta came to DC with MC Hammer, and Glanville rode out a Harley and they unwittingly gave the fans seat cushions. As the skins closed out the falcons those cushions went flying everywhere it was truly a spectacle.
Glad I did not ever have to grow up dealing with the Texas stadium. It seems now the real team in Texas is not Dallas anyhow so why worry about it?

By: martinez1108

martinez1108 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:09:42 +0000

Aikman is so true. Bears fans we where heard Monday night. Cowboys fans did not know how to react!!!! Go Bears!

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:47:02 +0000

What I love is that when the team is losing, the Jerry Mahal turns into a mausoleum.

By: a55hol

a55hol — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:42:42 +0000

Been to both Texas Stadium and Cowboys Stadium and Troy is right. Just not the loud rowdy crowd. And anyone blaming it on the stadium itself is dead wrong. I’m also an LSU fan and I went to see them play the Aggies, and it was LOUD. VERY LOUD. It’s the people. I know I stand, yell, and sometimes people just stare at me like i’m crazy. Troy is right on, hate to say it, but its true. If this hurts your pride, and you’re a Cowboys fan, do something about it. GET LOUD. If you need lessons, come to Baton Rouge for a Tigers game once.

By: bkostela

bkostela — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:29:31 +0000

ravenmuscle says:
Oct 13, 2012 2:42 AM
If any Cowboy fans come to the Raven game they will leave on a stretcher.

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I can’t stand the cowboys, but that’s pathetic. Seriously, grow up.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:22:37 +0000

Philly is so loud you can’t hear yourself. Same with North Jersey and D.C. Dallas is sooo quiet.

By: redstar504

redstar504 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:04:51 +0000

I remember a saints game back in 2006 I watched from home here in New Orleans and I remember being able to Deuce real loud down the stretch of a lopsided win as deuce mcallister was running wild over the Cowboys eating up the clock in the 4th quarter in the old Texas Stadium.

Now that doesn’t mean anything because Dallas and NOLA are pretty close and plenty of Dallas fans come here to the Superdome and plenty of Saints fans go to Dallas. I just remember Texas Stadium being reasonably quite.

I don’t think that is any indictment of Cowboys fans. I know quite a few Dallas fans and they are just as loud and obnoxious at games as anyone else. I think more than anything what goes on in Dallas is the true fans have been priced out of the market. What they have in stadium attending games are less fans and more so socialites that are indeed there only to see and be seen. The game is just a live show playing out in front of them which is ashamed because a loud crowd can have a huge effect on a game but hey Jerry has bills to pay so he’ll take the golf clap crowd at 200 a ticket over the loud obnoxious drunk crowd at 100 bucks a pop,

By: gpry

gpry — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:50:56 +0000

@Cowboys282 I gurantee you there will not be thousands of cowboys fans this sunday!!