Sunday, October 11, 2026

Xmastime on Football, Ish

I don't really pay attention to or care much about the Dallas Cowboys unless I'm talking to Brothatime!! or Paddy Mac, and it's occurred to me my Cowboys fandom evolved over 3 phases throughout my earlier decades:

Became a fan just as their brilliant 1970s run, which gave them 2 rings & the moniker America's Team, was fading away as a distant memory, leaving us who had never really experienced it in real time to worship it the players as if they were superheroes of fantasy.

Came of age during their dreadful 1980s run, although I have nothing but warm memories due to cozy Fall afternoons with overcast skies outside and the voices of Madden & Summerall inside.

Peak age of football fandom, early 20s as a young man stats crossing into adulthood, when the Cowboys were a dynasty but of course you still had to feel like they still didn’t mean as much as those 70s team.

I don’t really know the point of all this, but hey. 🤷‍♂️🏈 

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